Updated at 5:11 p.m., Saturday, April 21, 2007
Big Isle police seek help in stolen ATM case
Advertiser Staff
Big Island police are asking for the public's help in identifying the person or persons who removed an ATM machine from a business establishment on Mamo Street in downtown Hilo late Monday night.Police responded to Mamo Street after an anonymous caller reported that someone had removed the ATM machine from a store window located at the corner of Mamo and Punahoa streets. Responding officers determined that the person or persons dismantled the facing of the ATM machine and then removed the inner console, which contained an undisclosed amount of money.
Damage to the ATM machine was estimated at about $3,500. Whoever was responsible then left the area in a vehicle described as a white Jeep Cherokee. Officers later located the Jeep in the downtown area. They determined that the Jeep had been stolen earlier from Aupuni Center at 101 Aupuni St.
Police ask anyone with information about these thefts to call Officer Ben Tajon at (808) 961-2213 or the police department's nonemergency number, (808) 935-3311.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300 in Hilo or (808) 329-8181 in Kona. All CrimeStoppers information is kept confidential.
