Police are renewing their request for information about an attempted robbery before 8:03 a.m. Jan. 27 in Hilo.
Police are renewing their request for information about an attempted robbery before 8:03 a.m. Jan. 27 in Hilo.
A 79-year-old woman was walking alone on the entrance ramp to a hotel in the 70 block of Banyan Drive when a man pulled on her purse.
She fell down, holding on to the purse as the suspect began pulling on it. She screamed for help and kept her hold on the bag as the man dragged her. The man, described as a “local male” in a light-colored shirt fled on foot without the purse.
Police ask anyone with any information about this case to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Todd Pataray at 961-2382 or todd.pataray@hawaiicounty.gov.
People 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. Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.