Hawaii Island police are investigating a reported robbery early Tuesday morning in Puna.
At 1:44 a.m., police responded to Captain’s Drive in Fern Forest after a 55-year-old man with no permanent address reported that as he stopped to assist a stranded motorist, he was robbed of his sports-utility vehicle at gunpoint. The victim was not injured in this incident, which is classified as a first-degree robbery.
The vehicle is described as a white 1996 GMC Jimmy, license plate GPE 575.
Anyone with information on the vehicle’s whereabouts or who may have witnessed the robbery should contact either Detective Royce Serrao at 961-8222 or royce.serrao@hawaiicounty.gov, or Officer Donovan Kohara at 961-2272 or donovan.kohara@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.