Hawaii Island police have arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with a reported robbery in an apartment early Thursday morning in Kailua-Kona.
In response to a 1:40 a.m. call, Kona Patrol officers were dispatched to the 75-5800 block of Kahakai Road, where a 62-year-old woman reported that she woke up to find an unknown man in her apartment asking for money. When the victim tried to get away, the intruder shoved her to the floor and restrained her. He left with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Joshua Ryan Koenig, a Kailua-Kona resident, was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of burglary, robbery and kidnapping. He is being held at the Kona police cellblock while detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section continue the investigation.
Anyone who recognizes him or who has any information about this case should call the Hawaii Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Walter Ah Mow at 326-4646, ext. 238 or Detective William Brown at 326-4646, ext. 228 or william.brown@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. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.