Second goat theft reported in 4 months

Police have opened a livestock theft and cruelty investigation after two goats were reported stolen and two others injured this week on Windward Oahu.

According to the Honolulu Police Department, the incident occurred either late Sunday night or early Monday morning at a Waiahole farm. Police did not provide information about the animals’ injuries.

The incident marks the second goat theft case within four months.

In September, two men allegedly stole 23 goats from a Kahuku farm using duct tape to keep the animals silent.

Sherwin Mitchell, 24, of Waianae, and Shannon Chun, 24, of Mililani, are scheduled to be tried on felony charges of livestock theft on Feb. 18. The two men are free after each posting $11,000 bond.

The goats, which were never recovered, were allegedly taken sometime between Sept. 19 and 20 from Kahuku Goat Farms. The owners said their livestock was valued at several thousand dollars.

Police seek help to find Kauai bank robber

Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank in Kapaa, Kauai, on Wednesday.

The suspect walked into the Bank of Hawaii on Kuhio Highway shortly before 1 p.m., passed a note to a teller stating he had a gun, and demanded money. He fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash, Kauai police said.

The man is described as a Caucasian male in his 30s, about 5 feet 1 inch tall. He was wearing a dark-colored pullover sweatshirt with a large white emblem on the front, blue jeans, slippers and a dark baseball cap, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ken Cummings at 241-1686. Anonymous tipsters can call CrimeStoppers at 241-1887.