KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Island police have arrested two men in separate investigations that the department says were connected through strange circumstances.
Police arrested and charged 26-year old Patrick Enos Jr. and 23-year old Pat Garrett Enos on Oct. 1 for an array of offenses following three investigations with peculiar connections, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
Police were canvasing an area for a stolen vehicle on Sept. 26 when they discovered a man in a stolen SUV. Pat Garrett Enos, of Hilo, was arrested as the operator of the stolen SUV. Police recovered the SUV and discovered that the license plates were from a stolen truck that, earlier that same day, was left abandoned near Maulua Gulch in North Hilo.
That same day, a man that was working in Maulua Gulch had his truck stolen by two unidentified men and a woman. One of the men threatened the man with a pipe while taking the truck.
Patrick Enos Jr., also of Hilo, who is the brother of Pat Garrett Enos, was later identified as one of the suspects in the stolen truck case. Patrick Enos Jr. was arrested on a warrant and police found in his possession a key FOB from the stolen truck abandoned at Maulua Gulch.
Police then executed a search warrant on the stolen truck from Maulua Gulch and reportedly found drugs and ammunition in the truck. Police also executed a search warrant on the SUV and found ammunition and drugs.
Patrick Enos Jr. was charged with unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle related to the abandoned truck in Maulua Gulch, robbery, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle of the stolen truck from the man working in Maulua Gulch, burglary and ammunition and drug possession. His bail is set at $90,000.
His brother, Pat Garrett Enos, is charged with unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle related to the stolen SUV; disobedience to a police officer, fraudulent plates, ownership prohibited, and drug possession. His bail is set at $46,000. Pat Garrett Enos was arrested the previous week for a no bail warrant, and was on release from the court.
In both cases the victims did not immediately report their vehicles as stolen. The department encourages the public to call police immediately to report crimes, as the delay inhibits the ability of the police to identify and recover stolen property and apprehend those responsible, and most of all poses a potential danger to law enforcement when they unknowingly are contacting those involved.