Two men and a teenage boy were arrested shortly after a late-night robbery Tuesday in Kailua-Kona. Two men and a teenage boy were arrested shortly after a late-night robbery Tuesday in Kailua-Kona. ADVERTISING Officers responded to an 11:30 p.m. report
Two men and a teenage boy were arrested shortly after a late-night robbery Tuesday in Kailua-Kona.
Officers responded to an 11:30 p.m. report of an assault in the parking lot of Coconut Grove Market Place. They determined that a 27-year-old Kailua-Kona man had been confronted by three young men who reportedly attacked him, threw him to the ground, beat him and took his backpack.
As the assailants prepared to flee in a blue Ford Bronco, the victim reached into the sports-utility vehicle and retrieved his backpack. The suspects then fled the scene in the SUV.
The victim suffered scrapes and a cut to his face but declined medical treatment.
At 11:47 p.m., police located the SUV and its occupants on a dirt road behind a gas station on Henry Street in Kailua-Kona. They arrested 18-year-old Carlos Garrido of Kailua-Kona, 20-year-old Sione Kalavi of Kailua-Kona and a 17-year-old boy, on suspicion of robbery.
The boy was released to his parents early Wednesday morning. The adults are being held at the Kona police cellblock while detectives continue investigating.
Police ask that anyone who may have witnessed the incident call Detective Myra Iwamoto at 326-4646, ext. 281. Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.
