Updated at 7:19 a.m., Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Woman charged with arson on Big Island
Advertiser Staff
Big Island police have charged a woman in connection with three structure fires that started around 3 a.m. Thursday. The fires burned at three establishments in the area of Kopiko Street in Kailua, Kona.Damage included a two-story stairwell with an elevator and the side of a building, police said. Damage is estimated at more than $250,000.
Laura Pinder, 25, who has no permanent address, was arrested and charged with three counts of arson. Bail is $150,000.
Police ask anyone with information about the fires to call Detective David Araki of the Area II Criminal Investigations Section at 808-326-4646, ext. 238, or the Police Department's nonemergency number at 808-935-3311.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call CrimeStoppers at 808-329-8181 in Kona or 808-961-8300 in Hilo. All CrimeStoppers information is kept confidential.
