Officers recover pilfered textile art
By Star-Bulletin Staff, Honolulu Star-Bulletin – March 15, 2008
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In a little more than a day, Honolulu policy arrested a suspected burglar and recovered textile art much to the relief of two visitors from Tahiti.
The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii reports that the textile art – used for designs for aloha wear made by major local companies – was worth about $250,000.
The pair’s car containing the artwork was stolen after a break-in at their hotel room at the Breakers Hotel early Thursday in Waikiki, VASH said. The burglars also took wallets, a purse, jewelry and a car key while the pair slept.
VASH said Pearl City police found the car yesterday and recovered the textile art.
“The police did a great job in this case. Not only were they able to retrieve the car, but the visitors got their expensive artwork back as well. In this type of crime against visitors, it’s rare that their valuables are located and returned,” said Jessica Lani Rich, president of VASH, which assists visitors who are victims of crimes.