HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR101818KPDisaskingforhelpwithfindingwantedfugitiveBERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA`I
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 18, 2018
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
MICHAEL CONTRADES, ACTING CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
KPD is asking for help with finding wanted fugitive
LTHUE — The Kauai Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a
wanted fugitive and alleged sex offender, Tristian Taeza, age 21, of Kapa`a.
Taeza is wanted on a $50,000 bench warrant for failing to appear in court on a motion
for Modification or Revocation of Probation. He is also wanted on a grand jury indictment for two
counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree. Bail on the grand jury warrant is set at $100,000.
Taeza is five feet, nine inches tall and weighs approximately 195 pounds. He has brown
eyes, black hair, and is of Japanese descent.
Police believe Taeza fled to Hilo last month, and it is not known whether he has returned
to Kauai.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to call KPD immediately at 241-
1711. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Kauai CrimeStoppers at 246-8300.
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Tristian Taeza, age 21