21-year-old Derick Camacho of Captain Cook was arrested for first-degree robbery following an incident at an Ocean View store. On Wednesday July 20, Ka‘ū patrol officers responded to an active burglary at a business in the 92-8000 block of Māmalahoa Highway in Ocean View. During their investigation, they were alerted of a second active burglary occurring at a nearby retail establishment. Upon entry, officers discovered a masked man, later identified as Camacho, making verbal threats and physically dragging a 61-year-old male victim into a back room. Officers immediately demanded that Camacho release the victim, however he refused to comply with their orders. An officer then deployed his taser and Camacho was taken into police custody and transported to the Kealakehe Police Station.
Detectives with the Area II Criminal Investigation Section are continuing to investigate the incident.
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact Detective Cacique Melendez at (808) 326-4646, ext. 281, or via email at Cacique.Melendez@hawaiicounty.gov.
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