Police are searching for a Kurtisville man considered armed and dangerous after a burglary.
Police are searching for a Kurtisville man considered armed and dangerous after a burglary.
At 7:45 p.m. Friday, William Chase, 50, went to a home on Uau Road in Kurtistown. He reportedly “brandished a firearm” at a 19-year-old male acquaintance who answered the door. He then allegedly forced his way into the house. Police said he threatened a 44-year-old woman, a teenage boy and a teenage girl with the weapon and then left in a gray Toyota pickup truck. He was reportedly armed with a handgun during his departure from the home.
He is described as 5-foot-8 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds with short, gray, balding hair. He may have a mustache and beard.
Police said people should not approach him, as he is considered armed and dangerous.
Instead, anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Todd Pataray at 961-2382 or todd.pataray@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.