Hitchhiking gone sour - UPDATED!

[leilaniguy]

I believe shaka Steve fell down his steps and died, we took him home more than once, drunk as a laird, facing arrest, more than once pissed himself. His life was pretty sorry. came from Estacada, OR where he some how got shot in the head.

[leo]

Bananahead, the link in your post reports that shaka steve was murdered. Was this case ever solved?

[Punatic007]

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Originally posted by randomq

I propose hitchhikers hold up a sign with a bar of soap and a $5 bill printed on it, to let drivers know they are bathed and willing to kick in towards gas and expenses. Anyone without the sign is left in the dust, and anyone lying is sedated and gets their organs harvested. Fair?

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Fair and funny!

[Kapoho Joe]

HE'S BAAAAAAACCk!!!!!!!!!!!


https://local.nixle.com/alert/5883876/?sub_id=1501075

Media Release

Hawai#699;i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 29-year-old Mason D. Beck who is wanted for questioning in connection with another robbery reported to have occurred today (March 24) in Kea#699;au.

In today’s incident, a 66-year-old local man reported that he was driving his 1991 blue colored Ford F-150 truck with Hawaii license plate ZAY202, when he picked up a male hitch hiker within the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision. While in the Kea#699;au town area, the hitchhiker pulled out a knife and ordered the victim to drive to Stainback highway. When they reached the area of the old quarry, the suspect ordered the victim to stop the vehicle. He then took some of the victim’s personal belongings, ordered him out of the vehicle, then left with the victim’s truck heading back toward Highway 11.

Beck is known to frequent P#257;hoa town and the Kalapana Black Sands subdivision, though he is not known to have a permanent residence. He is described as being Caucasian, blonde hair, blue eyes, a short beard, a scar on the left side of his face, 5-foot-11 and 225 pounds with a medium build.

This is the second such incident with a hitchhiker taking a vehicle by threat of force with a dangerous weapon. Beck is also wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery reported to have occurred March 15, 2017 in P#257;hoa.

Police strongly urge motorist to make wise decisions about picking up hitchhikers.

Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Section have been assigned to continue this investigation.

Police ask anyone with information about this incident or knows the whereabouts of Beck contact Detective Wendall Carter of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at 961-2383 or wendall.carter@hawaiicounty.gov. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the island wide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers does not record calls or subscribe to any Caller ID service. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.

Address/Location
Hawaii Police Department
349 Kapiolani St
Hilo, HI 96720

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 808-935-3311

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

the hitchhiker pulled out a knife... He then took some of the victim’s personal belongings, ordered him out of the vehicle, then left with the victim’s truck...

It's not mentioned in the report, but let's hope he at least smelled good.

You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.

[Eric1600]

For what it's worth I pickup hitchhikers quite often and only once has it been a nose full and the others have all been pleasant. No knifes or pneumatic nailers. We usually have an interesting conversation. Some are travelers, woofers or just locals down on their luck. Sometimes they give gifts for a thanks, usually fruit, never been offered pokololo though.

[randomq]

Just a reminder, it's illegal to drive around with a gun in your car. If someone pulls a knife on you, let them stab you and then call the police (once off of the back roads and in range of a cell phone tower). And wait for them to find you.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

illegal to drive around with a gun in your car... let them stab you

And now a moment for our Saturday morning reality check:

I've lived on the Big Island since the last century. I've picked up hitchhikers, I've never been stabbed, robbed, had a gun pulled on me, or was asked to change the radio station from NPR to rap.

It's the thousands of other drivers aiming 3000 pounds of metal a few feet away from me daily, traveling 50+ mph in the opposite direction from which I'm headed at 50+ mph that's my main concern. Not the four violent hitchhikers who make the police blotter every year.

You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.

[glassnumbers]

Thank you for the reality check, Primal Edge. Stuff like this is anxiety building when really, Hawai'i is a paradise.

Aloha

[Pilgrim]

Maybe the whole thing is just a clever ruse by Uber or Lyft to disable the Puna's original ride hailing service - hitchhiking. It's hard to make a profit competing with drivers who give rides for free (with occasional tips).