Police seek suspect in Kona credit card fraud case

Police are seeking this person regarding some fraudulent credit card transactions in Kona.

Police are requesting the public’s help regarding a series of fraudulent transactions that occurred at a number of retail stores in Kailua-Kona on the morning of Friday, Aug. 16.

That day, police received a report that the victim had lost their credit card at a big-box store in Hilo, and shortly thereafter received fraud alerts from their bank regarding purchases made at multiple stores in the Kailua-Kona area.

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Police have been painstakingly reviewing video surveillance footage gathered from the different stores, matching it to the times of the reported purchases.

A person linked to one or more of these transactions was captured on video surveillance footage and is shown wearing a green-colored T-shirt, dark-colored shorts, dark sunglasses and a light-colored visor.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact South Hilo Patrol Officer Sheldon Adviento at the nonemergency police number, (808) 935-3311 or by email at Sheldon.Adviento@hawaiicounty.gov.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.

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