Full Notification

Hawai‘i Police Department
Kona Patrol
Sergeant Aron Tomota
Phone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 253
Report No.: 24-119043
 
Media Release
 
Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the suspect in an investigation of a theft that occurred on December 29, 2024, just after 7 p.m. in the 75-5700 block of Ali’i Drive in Kailua-Kona.
 
Responding to the reported theft, police determined that an unidentified woman removed items from a business without rendering payment. The woman is described as possibly being in her early 20s, local / Hawaiian, between 5-foot-3-inches to 5-foot-5-inches tall, 130-150 pounds.
 
Police ask that anyone with information regarding this incident call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or email Officer Aaron Abalos at Aaron.Abalos@hawaiicounty.gov.
 
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the island-wide Crime Stoppers number at (808) 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.