Police are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a person whose image was captured on video surveillance in connection with an armed robbery in Hilo.
At 3:28 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a report of a robbery fronting a retail store on East Puainako Street.
Police say a male suspect entered the store, took multiple items valued more than $100 and left without paying for them. They say a 20-year-old male store employee was threatened with a weapon by the suspect before the man fled in an older gold Mercury 4-door sedan with the license plate HMD 052.
The suspect is described as thin and in his mid-20s. He was wearing a dark, long-sleeved plaid shirt, a black hat with white print, glasses and white shorts.
The public is advised against approaching the suspect, who is wanted for armed robbery.
Potential witnesses or those who recognize the suspect are asked to call the police nonemergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.