Hawai‘i Island police are asking for public assistance identifying a male suspect wanted for questioning regarding a robbery that occurred at a Hilo gas station on Kamehameha on Saturday, March 29.

A store employee reported that a male suspect walked into the gas station store, and removed two twelve-packs of alcoholic beverages without paying before exiting. The employee confronted the suspect outside, however he refused to return the items. The suspect subsequently assaulted the employee, fleeing the scene on a red bicycle traveling south on Pauahi Street.

The suspect is described as a local man, 5 feet 7 inches tall, with dark colored hair with a heart tattoo on the right side of his face and tattoos on his chest.

Police ask anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact Detective Sybastian Keltner of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section, at (808) 961-2378, or via email at Sybastian.Keltner@hawaiicounty.gov.

Photo credit: Hawai’i County Police Department