10-17-22 Police Seeking Runaway Kelis Garmon-Mercado 
Hawai‘i Police Department
South Hilo Patrol
Officer Chester Franco
Phone: (808) 935-3311
Report No.: 22-091302
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Kelis Garmon-Mercado of Hilo, who was reported as a runaway.
Garmon-Mercado was last seen in the 1700 block of Kinoole Street in Hilo, on Friday, October 14, 2022, at 4:25 p.m. wearing a grey hoody sweater, black shorts, blue slippers, and carrying a book in her hand.
She is described as local, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 250 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.
Address/Location
Hawaii Police Department
349 Kapiolani St
Hilo, HI 96720
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 808-935-3311
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