Body found on reef last week identified
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the 24-year-old man whose body was found floating in Keehi Lagoon as Josef Labrie.
The cause of death was pending further examination, the Medical Examiner’s Office said.
A kayaker saw Labrie’s body on the reef on the Ewa side of the Kalihi Channel off Sand Island on May 2 and called police.
The medical examiner had released photos of two tattoos found on the victim’s body to help with identification.
Honolulu police classified the case as unattended death pending the results of the autopsy. There appeared to be no evidence of foul play, police said.
Armed robbery committed in Salt Lake
Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a Salt Lake business Tuesday afternoon.
Police said a suspect armed with a dangerous instrument demanded money at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday from an employee of a commercial establishment.
Police have opened a first-degree robbery case. Police would not provide details on the suspect’s gender or approximate age or type of business that was robbed.
Stolen items in store bring burglary arrest
Hawaii County police checked secondhand dealers after a Hilo burglary and found some of the stolen items, leading to charges Tuesday against a 26-year-old man for breaking into the home last week.
Scottie I.K. Yanagawa of Hilo was charged with first-degree burglary and second-degree theft. His bail was set at $35,000.
At 5:16 p.m. Friday, a 38-year-old Hilo woman reported that her home in the upper Ainaola Drive area had been entered and that several items had been removed.
Police received information that some of the items were sold to secondhand dealers in the Hilo area. Police were able to recover some of the stolen property, which led to Yanagawa’s arrest.
Email scam asks victims to click
Hawaii County police are warning the public about a scam involving email messages claiming to be from financial institutions.
The email says it is an alert from a bank and claims that the recipient’s account has experienced suspicious online activity, police said. It instructs the recipient to click on a link to verify the account. Once the link is clicked, the recipient is asked for personal information that, if provided, would make the recipient an easy target of identity theft.
Police urge the public not to respond to these bogus bank emails. Legitimate banks do not ask for personal information over the phone or on the Internet.
