Police seek shoplifting suspect

Police are asking for the public’s help with identifying a woman whose image was captured on a surveillance camera while allegedly shoplifting at a retail establishment in downtown Hilo.

At approximately 8:45 p.m. Thursday, an unidentified woman left the store without paying for a bottle of liquor, police said. She’s thought to be in her mid-40’s, approximately 5 feet tall, 145 pounds with a fair complexion. She had brown hair tied in a ponytail and was wearing light shorts and a dark tank top and was carrying a dark handbag.

Anyone with information about the identity of the person in the photo is asked to call Officer Michael Santos at 961-2213 or the police nonemergency line at 935-3311.