Hawai’i Island Police are investigating a possible Parking Violation scam at the top of Napo’opo’o Road near the Hawai’i Belt Road intersection.

Multiple reports of a parking enforcement device known as “The Barnacle”  have been placed on the windshield of vehicles parked at the top of Napo’opo’o Road. According to the instructions on the device, the owner of the vehicle needs to call or visit a website in order to pay a fine to receive a code to remove the device from the windshield.

Police are asking anyone who has been a victim of this scam or has further information on this to contact  Officer John Harvey at (808) 326-4646 ext. 258.

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