As of Thursday afternoon, the Hawaii Police Department had yet to bring charges against a man arrested Wednesday in connection with a bank robbery at Central Pacific Bank on Kilauea Avenue in Hilo. ADVERTISING As of Thursday afternoon, the Hawaii
As of Thursday afternoon, the Hawaii Police Department had yet to bring charges against a man arrested Wednesday in connection with a bank robbery at Central Pacific Bank on Kilauea Avenue in Hilo.
Lelome Kahaualoa Rogers, 61, who has no permanent address, was located on Aupuni Street and arrested at 2:05 p.m. Wednesday.
He was being detained at the Hilo police cellblock while detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continued their investigation.
In a phone interview Thursday, Detective Joel Field said he couldn’t discuss the case, as it was still ongoing.
At 1:42 p.m. Wednesday, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report of a robbery at the bank, where a man reportedly handed an envelope containing a demand note for money to the 20-year-old female teller. The teller told police she placed $500 in cash within a white envelope and handed it to the suspect, who then left the area on foot, according to a police incident report.
Authorities ask anyone who witnessed the incident to call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Joel Field at 961-2381 or jfield@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 and could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program operated by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
