Police seek burglary suspect

Police are seeking the public’s help with identifying a burglary suspect shown in a composite drawing.

At 3:35 a.m. May 22, officers responded to a reported burglary in progress at a commercial building at 224 Kamehameha Ave. in Hilo.

A witness reported hearing a loud banging noise and then seeing a man coming out of a second-floor office.

When he was discovered, the man shut the door and fled out the rooftop window, which was found to have been pried open.

The man is described as a local male in his late 20s or early 30s with a dark complexion and short beard and mustache. He was wearing a dark-gray hooded jacket.

Anyone with information about this case or the suspect’s identity is asked to call the police nonemergency line at 935-3311, Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 or to contact Detective Tuckloy Aurello at 961-2385 ortuckloy.aurello@hawaiicounty.gov.