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Police arrested a former pharmacy technician accused of stealing medical supplies from the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.
Stacie-Lynn Pihana, 47, turned herself in at the Kapolei Police Station shortly before 6:50 p.m. Wednesday. Police released her at 8:45 p.m. after she posted $250,000 bail. Her arraignment is set for Tuesday at Circuit Court.
Last week, Honolulu police and CrimeStoppers issued a bulletin asking for the public’s help to locate Pihana.
An Oahu grand jury issued a $250,000 bench warrant in December after it indicted her for first-degree theft for allegedly stealing close to $700,000 worth of diabetic test strips from the health center.
Officials discovered the discrepancy between the purchase history and inventory of the strips. An audit revealed Pihana ordered large amounts of test strips, removed them from inventory and sold them to a supplier. The supplier sold the test strips on the black market in Las Vegas.
Suspect sought for waving gun at bus driver in Waimalu
Police are looking for an unknown woman suspected of threatening a city bus driver with a gun in Waimalu on Saturday.
CrimeStoppers on Thursday released a video surveillance photo of the woman provided by TheBus.
The woman began arguing with the bus driver over a transfer ticket at about 11:50 a.m. Saturday, police said.
The argument occurred on Kamehameha Highway in the vicinity of Neal S. Blaisdell Park in Waimalu.
The woman got off the bus, but just as the driver closed the doors, she allegedly pulled out a black handgun from a shopping bag and pointed it at the bus driver, police said.
The woman then allegedly stole a passenger’s bicycle from the front of the bus and fled.
The woman is described as in her 30s or 40s, standing about 5-foot-4 to 5-foot-8, weighing between 120 to 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellphone. To send web tips, go to honolulucrimestoppers.org.
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