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A Puna man who has topped Punaʻs Most Wanted list for a good part of 2020 has been captured according to Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen.
A Puna man who has topped Punaʻs Most Wanted list for a good part of 2020 has been captured according to Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen.Today, Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen announced that a Mountain View man, 28 year-old Isaac Anthony Makoa Rosa was apprehended by Special Enforcement Unit officers after eight ( 8 ) months on the run.
Rosa, who was paroled in 2020, was wanted on an April 2021 Hawai’i Paroling Authority parole violations warrant and in relation to other active felony investigations. Rosa is being held without bail and has been returned to custody pending hearing on his parole violations.
Rosa has ten (10) prior felony convictions, including convictions for Burglary in the First Degree, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree, and Prohibited Acts Related to Drug Paraphernalia, and three (3) convictions each of Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle and Theft in the Second Degree.
Rosa’s arrest was the result of a coordinated effort by Detectives Keith Simeona and John Balberde and Officers Michael Sailer, Sheldon Adviento, and Christopher Fukumoto, Special Enforcement Unit, Area I Criminal Investigation Section.
The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney remains dedicated to the pursuit of justice with integrity and commitment. Anyone having information to assist local law enforcement should call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.
