Possible theft of mail in Hilo

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Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying someone who is possibly removing mail from mailboxes in Hilo during the evening to early morning hours in the Sunrise Ridge subdivision and residences on Kalanikoa Street.

The mailbox doors are being left open by an unknown person, and it is not known at this time if mail from these mailboxes has been stolen.

Anyone who may have information about these incidents is asked to call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact Officer Spencer Thomas or Officer Thomas Chun-Min of the South Hilo Patrol at (808) 961-2203.