LIHU‘E — Kaz Alcos, a 32-year-old Lihu‘e man, was arrested Tuesday after stealing a vehicle from Garden Island Auto Sales. Kauai Police Department officials said he is currently in the cellblock and is being held on a $17,000 bail.
LIHU‘E — Kaz Alcos, a 32-year-old Lihu‘e man, was arrested Tuesday after stealing a vehicle from Garden Island Auto Sales. Kauai Police Department officials said he is currently in the cellblock and is being held on a $17,000 bail.
A report was made around 10 a.m. that a 2016 silver Ford van had been stolen from the Lihu‘e dealership.
Officers spotted the vehicle and the suspect around 2 p.m. while on patrol in Lihu‘e. A pursuit began, which encompassed several sites in Lihu‘e and Nawiliwili.
The suspect abandoned the stolen vehicle near Guardian Self Storage in Niumalu, and fled on foot, but was apprehended soon thereafter near Kaua‘i Athletic Club in Nawiliwili.
Alcos was arrested and charged with two counts of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle in the first degree, and reckless driving.
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Stephanie Shinno, education, business and community reporter, can be reached at 245-0424 or sshinno@thegardenisland.com.
Automatic 5 years in jail. If he declines that he stole the car, and decides to go to court, and gets a guilty verdict, that is automatic 10 years prison term. On the first offense. He can post bail at $17,000 dollars so he can go free. Then plead the 5 th amendment right, cannot be charged twice for a crime. And he doesn’t know them. But he’s down $17,000 dollars and a lawyers fee and no crime done. Unreal. Does he need a lawyer?
That’s not at all how bail works. Bail is insurance to make sure that, after you’re released pending a trial, you’ll show up for court. If you don’t, the bail $ is surrendered to the court and a warrant is issued for your arrest under a completely different charge (criminal contempt of court). This is ON TOP of the initial charge, which does not go away until the trial is concluded or a plea bargain is struck. Usually, jumping bail doesn’t look too good in court, and will result in additional jail time/fines (even if he/she were acquitted of the initial charge).
In regards to the 5th amendment, which is multifaceted: No person shall be charged for the same crime more than once (which doesn’t apply AT ALL in this case) and there is enough evidence to charge (and most likely convict) the suspect without his/her testimony. There are multiple whitnesses, including law enforcment officers who arrested the suspect. He can plea the 5th, say nothing, and most likely still be convicted due to the public nature of his/her crime.
And yes, everyone is entitled to legal representation prior to any criminal court trial.
Just another IQ Test. Looks like he got an “A”, for Absent a brain.
What shame, if he’d only been able to make it over the state line, he could have gotten away!
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How can you possibly expect to get away with stealing a car on a small island?
What? The dealership didn’t take his stack of bills he was reppin’ on his insta page. LOL! What an idiot. He also posted a mortgage approval with his chick and address as well. LOL… Hope she is making some money cause sister is going to be paying for that house all by herself.
You can’t cure stupid
He would have gotten away with it if it hadn’t been for those meddling cops….!! Jail sweet jail…He’s gonna LOVE it…
It doesn’t say if it was King auto dealership. This sounds like a second look to the car. If you say he has been there twice like many car buyers, then we have something to work with. Meaning he contemplates about taking the car off the lot for whatever he’s got. My guess $1,000 dollars. Then he goes ahead and makes payment on the 1st and 2nd pay already. Which is an additional $800 dollars or so. So he’s $1800 dollars down. Later on he decides enough is enough, he’s just going to pay the insurance and pay only that. So he calls the insurance company and says to cancel the plan. And put this sucker under another name. He’s friend or mom or relative. Following so far? Insurance calls the dealer, and you’ve got an attempted robbery on your hands.