Hawaii Island police have arrested a 33-year-old Hilo man on Monday on suspicion of first degree robbery.
At noon, South Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of a woman who was reportedly being held in her vehicle by a man with a gun. The victim, a 30-year-old Hilo woman, told police that an acquaintance of hers threatened to take her vehicle while holding a handgun.
The suspect, Junior Faleao, was arrested at 12:30 p.m. on Lihikai Road in Hilo without incident. He is currently being held in the Hilo cellblock while detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continue the investigation. The female victim was not injured.
Police ask that anyone with information a bout this incident to contact Detective Grant Todd of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at 961-2381 or via email at Grant.Todd@hawaiicounty.gov.