Police seek info about July grocery store robbery, suspect caught in surveillance video

Hawai‘i Island police are seeking information about a robbery and subsequent suspect who was captured in video surveillance at the grocery store in Hilo where the incident happened.

The robbery is reported to have occurred at about 3:30 p.m. July 10 at the business on Pūʻainakō Street.

Police say a woman employee said an unidentified man put an item in his pants waistband and proceeded to the store exit without paying. She was shoved down by the suspect after confronting him.

The man then left the area on a bicycle, but not before he was captured on video by the store’s surveillance system, screen grabs from which are being released to the public for identification purposes.

Anyone who might know the identity of the unidentified suspect or has information regarding the reported robbery is asked to contact Hawai‘i Police Department via its non-emergency phone line at 808-935-3311.