Hawaiʻi Police Department
South Hilo Patrol
Sergeant Norbert Serrao Jr.
Phone: 961-2311
Report No. C16017611
Surveillance Image
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a robbery that was reported on Tuesday (June 28) at a business on the 300 block of East Makaʻala Street in Hilo.
At approximately 5:32 p.m. Tuesday, a woman was observed to exit the store without paying for several selected items. When a 27-year old female store employee attempted to contact the woman outside the store, the woman became combative and struck the employee. The woman then ran into the parking lot and left the area in a white two-door sedan.
She is described as Caucasian, in her early 40s, about 5-foot-11 and 130 pounds with dark eyes and short dark hair. She was wearing a white long-sleeved dress. Her image was captured on a surveillance camera.
Police ask anyone with any information on the identity of the woman in the photograph or any information about this case to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Officer Tyler Jelsma at 961-2213.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
