Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating possible witnesses to a robbery early Monday morning. The incident started around 1 a.m. at an apartment on the 1400 block of Kinoole Street and ended on Kinoole Street north of Kawili Street in Hilo.
Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating possible witnesses to a robbery early Monday morning. The incident started around 1 a.m. at an apartment on the 1400 block of Kinoole Street and ended on Kinoole Street north of Kawili Street in Hilo.
A female victim reported a woman removed a bicycle from the apartment building and rode off on Kinoole Street. When the victim attempted to get her bike back, a second person driving a black older-model two-door pickup truck intervened and assaulted the victim, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
The first suspect is described as a “local” woman, approximately 5-feet-tall, weighing about 110 pounds, and having long black hair. She was wearing a pink tank top and denim shorts. The description of the second suspect is unknown.
Anyone with information about this incident should call Officer Paul Mangus at 961-2213 or the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311. Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.