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$10,000 bail in police car theft case
By LILA FUJIMOTO, Staff Writer
POSTED: November 1, 2009

"$10,000 bail in police car theft case"



WAILUKU - Bail was set at $10,000 for a man charged with stealing a police car that was driven from Kahului to Kihei, where it was found damaged and abandoned earlier this month.

Howard Souki, 51, of Kahului, pleaded not guilty to charges of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, reckless driving and resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle.

A Jan. 11 trial was set for Souki, who appeared for his arraignment Friday before 2nd Circuit Judge Joel August.

According to police, the police car was stolen at about 2:50 a.m. Oct. 10 after officers followed a moped that was swerving between two lanes and running a stop sign in Kahului. The moped operator crashed and abandoned the moped before running, with officers leaving the police vehicle to chase the man, police said.

The police car was unlocked with the key in the ignition when the moped operator got into the police car and drove it away, traveling 50 to 60 mph and going through a stop sign in Kahului while ignoring the flashing lights and siren of a pursuing police car, according to police.

Officers lost sight of the stolen police car, which was found later on Mikioi Place in Kihei. Police reported items were missing from the police car, and there was damage to the car's computer.

Souki was arrested Wednesday night when patrol officers located him while investigating a report that people were using drugs at a Lahaina location, police said.

Souki was being held at the Maui Community Correctional Center pending a bail hearing Wednesday.

Police records show that bail of $20,000 that had been posted for Souki in another case was surrendered. According to court records, Souki is awaiting trial on charges of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and reckless driving in another case.

Souki has nine prior felony convictions for crimes, including first-degree reckless endangering, second-degree robbery, first- and second-degree criminal property damage, first-degree terroristic threatening and third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug.

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Mango
The land some where in the middle
20 47 00N -156 26 00W

Go get him, Dan-o

Verna

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Verna
Indianapolis, IN

Verna,

That's "Book em' Dan-O"



Perhaps Mr. Souki wants to be a police officer when he grown up.


---Nailer---

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Living on a small island of Maui...you can't run too far...and sooner or later they will get ya. Sounds like this dude has been "got" numerous before!! Why is he not in jail.

Bob

You can tell it's been a looooong time since I've watched Hawaii 5-0, right?????

Verna

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Verna
Indianapolis, IN

Me Too.
I think it was back in the late 70's or early 80's.

I was a kid. We had it on re-runs in the early afternoon.

---Nailer---

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