Hawaii island police are investigating the theft of $5,400 in weed wackers over the weekend from the county’s Panaewa Zoo.
Sometime between 6:45 and 7:30 a.m. Sunday, 10 red Shindaiwa model T282X weed trimmers, valued at $600 each, were removed from the zoo’s premises, police said.
One of them was later found in nearby bushes.
Police ask anyone with information about this case to call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311.
Upkeep to close campgrounds
The Maui Department of Parks and Recreation will be closing 12 campground areas at Kanaha Beach Park in Central Maui for cleaning and repairs starting Monday.
The campgrounds are expect to reopen June 24.
Work will include delineating tent locations, installing barbecue grills, trimming trees, repairing and painting picnic tables, general cleaning of the area, pressure washing concrete pads and walkways, cleaning parking areas in the campgrounds, posting signs, and setting portable toilets, the department said in a news release Monday.
Officer allegedly drove impaired
Rachel Garvin, a 33-year-old Maui police officer, was arrested and charged Sunday night with operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant and refusal to submit to breath, blood or urine test.
Garvin, of Haiku, an eight-year veteran of the Maui Police Department, is currently assigned to the receiving desk. Her credentials and firearm have been surrendered, police said. Garvin was released after posting $1,100 bail.
