Suspect apprehended in weekend split-in at Hello-Tech Surf Sports activities in Kīhei

Maui police apprehended a suspect for the duration of an early morning theft of the Hi-Tech Surf Sporting activities store in Kīhei more than the weekend.

Retail outlet owners say the shop, positioned at 2021 South Kīhei Highway, was damaged into at all around 4:24 a.m. on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Police responded to an alarm report and a report of a vehicle noticed backed up to the rear door of the company.

“The suspect broke the glass on the appropriate door to get entry,” mentioned operator Kim Ball in an e mail interaction with Maui Now.

In accordance to Ball, the left door continue to had plywood on it from a break-in on June 22. Equally of the doorways had been lately changed for the reason that of the notorious “drive-through” incident on Aug. 11, 2021.

Ball claimed the suspect stole all the skateboards on the rack, together with skateboard accessories and loaded them in the trunk of a stolen Mustang.

According to the retailer, the suspect went again in and broke the glass on Maui Jim Sunglass circumstance and Nixon Enjoy case, and loaded the sun shades and watches into a trash can. “He cleaned out the instances,” Ball noted.

Upon arrival, officers noticed a 2019 Silver Ford Mustang convertible parked and still left with the motor running within just the parking ton. The glass door was smashed open up and upon building checks located a male, later determined as 24-yr-aged Thomas Jacob Smith of Kīhei, in just the business enterprise holding several goods.

Law enforcement say Smith actively resisted the officers’ tries to area him below arrest by functioning in the course of the organization till he was subdued by officers and placed beneath arrest.

While trying to spot Smith into the police motor vehicle, police say Smith broke totally free and commenced working westbound on Auhana Road ahead of officers subsequently tased the person and put him back again into police custody.

Medic staff taken care of Smith on scene, and Kīhei Patrol Officers transported him to the Maui Memorial Professional medical Heart Crisis Room for additional remedy.  He was afterwards transported to the Wailuku Law enforcement Station.

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