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Updated at 9:10 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2009

Big Island police ask public's help in finding 'Hawaii Island's Most Wanted'

Advertiser Staff

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Hawaii County police are asking the public's help in finding three men.

The three were featured on the department's Crime Stoppers program "Hawaii Island's Most Wanted."

They are:

— Marciano Dennis Samana, 34, who is wanted for jumping bail and for a grand jury indictment for promoting dangerous drugs.

Samana is 5 feet 10, 280 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

— Norbert Thomas Burke, 48, who is wanted for jumping bail, violating terms of release on bail, contempt of court and failure to appear in court. Police also have an all-points bulletin out for him in connection with a theft.

Burke is 6 feet, 180 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

— Michael David Negrini, 51, who is wanted on six warrants, including two for assaulting a police officer.

Negrini is 5 feet 11, 185 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Police ask anyone with information about the wanted persons to call the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo and 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers calls are kept confidential. Crime Stoppers does not tape record phone calls or subscribe to caller ID.

"Hawai i Island's Most Wanted" is a project of Crime Stoppers Hilo, Inc., which is a partnership of the business community, the media and the police. It was inspired by the national TV show, "America's Most Wanted."

The program airs on Na Leo O Hawai'i Community Television Channel 54 on Sundays at 5 p.m. and Fridays at 5:30 p.m. It also airs intermittently on Channel 53.