Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a male suspect wanted for questioning in a robbery that occurred in Hilo at a gas station on Kamehameha Avenue.
The incident occurred on March 29. When officers responded to the gas station store, the employee informed them that the suspect went into the beverage refrigerators, removed two 12-packs of alcoholic beverages, and exited the store without paying for the items.
The employee confronted the suspect outside the store, however, the suspect refused to return the unpaid items.
The male suspect reportedly assaulted the victim, fleeing the scene on a red bicycle traveling south on Pauahi Street…