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Hawai’i Island Police have charged 35-year-old Thomas Bowers, of Puna, in connection with a burglary investigation from the Volcano Area.
After receiving tips from the public, Officers from both the Puna Community Police Section and the Area I Special Enforcement Unit located wanted suspect Thomas Bowers at a Volcano store. He was wanted in connection with a warrant of arrest for burglary in the first degree and criminal property damage in the first degree.
After conferring with prosecutors, Bowers was charged for both offenses. His bail was set at $20,000. He made his first court appearance on May 14, 2021 where he remains in custody at Hawai’i Community Correction Facility.
A Bellevue woman was killed while vacationing in Hawaii last February, according to police. Author: Associated Press, KING 5 Staff Published: 1:15 PM PDT May 14, 2021 Updated: 1:15 PM PDT May 14, 2021
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Editor s note: The above video originally aired in February 2020 when Sonam Saxena was arrested for second-degree murder.
Smriti Saxena and her husband Sonam Saxena of Bellevue were vacationing to celebrate their daughter s birthday.
Sonam Saxena told West Hawaii Today at the time that his wife had an asthma attack while they were taking an evening beach walk and that when he returned with her inhaler, she was missing. Police discovered the body near ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay in the district of South Kohala the morning of Feb. 19, 2020.