Identities of suspects sought in downtown Hilo robbery

Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals involved in a robbery that occurred Sunday in downtown Hilo.

The individuals were caught on video surveillance fronting a business establishment on Kamehameha Avenue shortly after 6 p.m., according to the Hawaii Police Department.

Anyone with information about their identity should call the department’s nonemergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact Detective John Balberde with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2386 or email John.Balberde@hawaiicounty.gov.