Police are seeking two would-be puppy thieves who allegedly broke into the Kona Humane Society early Friday morning.
Police are seeking two would-be puppy thieves who allegedly broke into the Kona Humane Society early Friday morning.
At approximately 1:30 a.m. Friday, a man and a woman reportedly broke open a gate securing the kennel area of the Kona Humane Society and removed a 1-year-old American Staffordshire terrier named Cholo. When employees arrived in the morning, they saw the damaged gate and found the puppy wandering the parking area distressed but otherwise unharmed.
The images of the two were captured on closed-circuit television.
The man is described as hapa-Hawaiian, approximately 6 feet tall, 165 pounds and in his mid-20s. He was wearing a light-colored shirt with shorts and a backward baseball cap.
The woman is described as hapa-Hawaiian approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, 145 pounds and in her mid-20s with short-cropped hair.
She was wearing a neon yellow sports bra, white tank top, black athletic shorts and a neon pink baseball cap.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police emergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.