A Puna man has been charged with two offenses for a robbery Thursday at two Hilo stores.
A Puna man has been charged with two offenses for a robbery Thursday at two Hilo stores.
At 11:14 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to the 300 block of Makaala Street.
A 19-year-old man reported that he had been sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot when a man entered through the passenger door, demanded cash and ordered the victim to go into two different stores to withdraw cash from automated-teller machines.
Police arrested 29-year-old Dustin K. Faris of Keaau outside the second store. At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, he was charged with second-degree robbery and first-degree unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle. His bail was set at at $7,000.
He remained at the cellblock until his initial court appearance on Friday.