Police are seeking a suspect in an attempted robbery in May in Puna.
Police are seeking a suspect in an attempted robbery in May in Puna.
At about 8:30 p.m. May 2, police responded to the Pahoa 7-Eleven store after receiving a report that a man had entered the store and demanded money from an employee. After the 19-year-old male clerk refused the demand, the suspect fled the area. The victim was not injured in the robbery attempt.
The suspect was described as a local male in his early 20s, between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, about 165 pounds with a muscular upper body. He wore a black hooded sweatshirt, blue sweat pants, black-and-white Converse style shoes and black rubber gloves.
Anyone with information about this incident or who might know the identity of the suspect is asked to call the police nonemergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Dean Uyetake at 961-2379 or deuytetake@co.hawaii.hi.us. Those who prefer anonymity may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.