Police are requesting the public’s help regarding a series of fraudulent transactions that occurred at a number of retail stores in Kailua-Kona on the morning of Friday, Aug. 16.
That day, police received a report that the victim had lost their credit card at a big-box store in Hilo, and shortly thereafter received fraud alerts from their bank regarding purchases made at multiple stores in the Kailua-Kona area.
Police have been painstakingly reviewing video surveillance footage gathered from the different stores, matching it to the times of the reported purchases.
A person linked to one or more of these transactions was captured on video surveillance footage and is shown wearing a green-colored T-shirt, dark-colored shorts, dark sunglasses and a light-colored visor.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact South Hilo Patrol Officer Sheldon Adviento at the nonemergency police number, (808) 935-3311 or by email at Sheldon.Adviento@hawaiicounty.gov.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.