A 33-year-old Hilo man is facing theft and other offenses stemming from the theft of a check during July.
A 33-year-old Hilo man is facing theft and other offenses stemming from the theft of a check during July.
In July, South Hilo patrol officers responded to a financial institution in Hilo for a report that a man had cashed two stolen checks on two separate days, according to the Hawaii County Police Department. The checks were from an invalid account that had been closed for five years.
Cheavis Kataoka, who lives in the Hilo area, was arrested Monday and held at the Hilo police cellblock while detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continued the investigation.
At 9:26 a.m. Tuesday, detectives charged Kataoka with fourth-degree theft and two counts each third-degree forgery, second-degree identity theft, and second-degree theft, according to police. His bail was set at $75,000.