3-01-24 Police Request Assistance Identifying Wanted Individuals

Hawai‘i Police Department
Juvenile Aid Section – Area I
Lieutenant Robert P. Pauole
Phone: (808) 961-2254
Report No.: 23-121614

Media Release

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance with identifying two male suspects whose identities are unknown.  They are wanted for questioning in a sex assault investigation involving a 10-year-old girl that occurred just after 5:00 p.m., on December 26, 2023, in the toy section of a business establishment on Maka’ala Street, Hilo.

The suspects were captured on video surveillance leaving the establishment and leaving the parking lot in a white early 1990’s model Toyota 4Runner. 

Anyone with information on the identity of the unknown suspects is encouraged to contact Detective Corina McLellan at (808) 961-2276; or via email at corina.mclellan@hawaiicounty.gov. They may also contact the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.


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