1-19-21 Police Seek Suspect in Theft at Pahoa Store

By Denise Laitinen | Published: January 19, 2021

Hawai‘i Police Department
Puna Patrol
Sergeant Shawn Tingle
Phone: (808) 965-2715
Report No.: 21-001740

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Media Release 

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a theft that occurred on January 6, 2021, shortly before 8 p.m., at a convenience store in Pahoa.

At 7:50 p.m. an unidentified male was observed bending down and retrieving an unknown item from the floor. It’s believed the item was a $20 bill dropped by the victim.

The police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the unknown suspect pictured above in the surveillance photograph.

Police ask anyone with any information about this case to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact Officer Dwight Walker at (808) 965-2715.

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