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CO UNTY O F K A UA ‘ I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2017
DARRYL PERRY, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241 -1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Police search for suspect in Līhu‘e bank robbery
LĪHU'E – Kaua'i police are searching for the man responsible for robbing the First
Hawaiian Bank on Rice Street in Līhu‘e Thursday morning.
The suspect is described as a dark male, possibly in his fifties, and is roughly five feet
eleven inches tall. He was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and a light-colored cap at the time
of the incident.
According to police, the man walked into the bank at approximately 10 a.m., passed a
note to the teller stating that he had a gun and demanded money.
He then fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Police urge anyone with information to call 911 immediately. Anonymous tipsters can
call CrimeStoppers , 246-8300.
CrimeStoppers is a non-profit organization that offers cash rewards of up to $1,000 to
anyone furnishing anonymous information that leads to an arrest.
Above photos: Police continue to search for the man seen in these surveillance photos in connection with
a bank robbery that occurred at the First Hawaiian Bank on Rice Street in Līhu‘e on Thursday morning.
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