Kauai police investigate break-in at Lihue wastewater plant
COURTESY KAUAI POLICE DEPARTMENT
A Kauai County truck that was stolen from the Lihue wastewater treatment plant and later recovered in an area parking lot.
COURTESY KAUAI POLICE DEPARTMENT
A view of the Lihue wastewater treatment plant today after thieves allegedly stole a county truck and other items.
Kauai police are investigating a break-in at the Lihue wastewater treatment plant, where thieves stole a Kauai County truck, tools and personal items.
The Kauai Police Department said wastewater personnel discovered the entrance to the plant destroyed at around 4:45 a.m. today. The front gate had been rammed through, and a Ford F-250 truck along with “miscellaneous tools and personal items” had been stolen.
At around 8:45 a.m., the stolen truck was located at a parking lot at a business parking lot in the Lihue area with “significant damage” to the front end.
The estimated value of the stolen equipment and damages to the plant is over $35,000, KPD said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact KPD’s dispatch at 808-241-1711. Anonymous tipsters can call CrimeStoppers Kauai at 808-246-8300 or via www.cskauai.org.
