Police ask for help locating Waikiki robbery suspect
CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for first-degree robbery at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki.
At approximately 9:15 a.m. Monday, the man followed the victims into the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort’s Rainbow Tower elevator, brandished a handgun and demanded their bags. He shoved and kicked both victims out of the elevator after obtaining their bags, then threatened a hotel employee who attempted to help them, according to a CrimeStoppers bulletin. The suspect fled the area on foot.
The suspect is described as between 20 to 30 years old, about 140 pounds and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black T-shirt, jeans and light-colored baseball cap.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or call *CRIME on your cellular phone. Anonymous web tips are also welcome at www.honolulucrimestoppers.org.