Police are seeking for the public’s help in identifying two men involved in a burglary this morning in Hilo.
Police are seeking for the public’s help in identifying two men involved in a burglary this morning in Hilo.
Shortly after 10:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of a burglary on the 1000 block of Ainaola Drive.
A 63-year-old Hilo woman went to a friend’s house and saw a van parked in the driveway. The woman told police she entered the home and encountered two men, one of whom threatened her with a firearm.
No one was injured.
According to police, the men ran out of the house, dropping jewelry as they fled, and then drove away, striking the victim’s sedan and damaging both vehicles in the process.
The men were described as local and 20 to 25 years old. The van was described as a late-model light-gray American-made vehicle.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact either Detective Todd Pataray at 961-2382 or todd.pataray@hawaiicounty.gov or Detective Royce Serrao at 961-2272 or royce.serrao@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those who prefer anonymity may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.