The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii recognized South Hilo Patrol Officer Murray Toledo on Thursday as the East Hawaii “Officer of the Month” for December, 2017.
The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii recognized South Hilo Patrol Officer Murray Toledo on Thursday as the East Hawaii “Officer of the Month” for December, 2017.
Officer Toledo, a 12-year veteran with the Police Department, was honored for his “outstanding application of his investigative and interrogation skills” while investigating a theft case that occurred on the Big Island but stemming from a burglary that took place on Maui.
On Oct. 5, Officer Toledo was assigned to a theft of services cases that occurred at a hotel on Banyan Drive in Hilo. It was reported that the suspect, after a stay at the hotel, attempted to use a stolen check to use as payment for his hotel stay. Officer Toledo was able to confirm that the suspect was a former employee of the business from where the check was stolen.
Officer Toledo also contacted Maui Police and learned that the stolen check was taken during a burglary that occurred on Maui, and they were also investigating the series of stolen checks in their jurisdiction.
Officer Toledo arrested the suspect and obtained a confession, and he was subsequently charged with theft, forgery, and unauthorized possession of personal/confidential information. In addition, the suspect also confessed to being responsible for the burglary that occurred on Maui.
