Police arrest 17-year-old boy for assault, robbery in Hilo
Advertiser Staff
HILO � Hawaii County police arrested a 17-year-old boy this morning in connection with a robbery and assault in Hilo.
Police said they responded to a call from a hotel on Banyan Drive at 2:24 a.m. Hotel security guards had restrained the boy after he allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man, stole an undisclosed amount of money and tried to flee on foot.
The man sustained minor injuries.