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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 25, 2017
DARRYL PERRY, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Kaua‘i police capture one KCCC escapee
WAILUA – Kaua‘i police officers apprehended one inmate who escaped from Kaua‘i
Community Correctional Center (KCCC) on Wednesday afternoon, and continue to search for
the second wanted fugitive.
Police located and apprehended Joshua Preston, age 36 of Līhu‘e, at approximately
5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wailua Golf Course. He remains in police custody.
Police continue to search for Kamoelii Kolo, age 35 of Anahola. He is 5-feet 6-inches tall
and weighs 165 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.
At approximately 1:16 p.m. police were notified by KCCC that Kolo and Preston had
escaped from the facility grounds. Roughly 20 police officers and Air 1 responded in the search
for the escapees.
Kolo should be considered dangerous and should not be approached. Anyone with
information on his whereabouts is urged to call 911 immediately.
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