Authorities on Hawai‘i Island are stepping up their search for a suspect and are seeking the community's aid following an incident on April 5 in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision of Pāhoa. Hawaii County Police have released surveillance footage of a white, early 2000s two-door pickup truck, deemed as central to the investigation, captured in the vicinity of a local business parking lot.
The suspect vehicle, yet to be tied to a specific make or model, bears a distinctive utility box in its bed, a detail that may stand out to those who might have caught a glimpse of it around the site of the incident. The footage, Nixle reports, also provides a description of the operator: A Caucasian male in his mid-40s, standing around 6 feet tall, weighing approximately 190 pounds, capped with clean-cut short white hair and sporting white facial hair—likely unshaven.
Detective Jason Grouns of the Area I Juvenile Aid Section has put out a call for anyone with insights or the whereabouts of the vehicle or its driver to come forward; individuals are encouraged to make contact through his direct line at (808) 961-8883, or via email at [email protected] while an alternative to reach out is the police's non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311 for those who might not wish to speak directly with the detective but still hold valuable information.
