Big Island police are asking for the public’s assistance with identifying suspects in a theft investigation regarding a hydraulic jack hammer.
At 7:18 a.m. Tuesday, Puna patrol officers responded to a report of a theft that occurred at a residence in Ainaloa. Video surveillance depicts two suspects wearing full-face Japanese “Kabuki” type masks removing the large tool, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
The suspects were also observed operating a white in color, early 2000 model, lifted Dodge pickup truck with a primer black hood and off-road tires.
The vehicle and suspects may have also been involved in other unrelated incidents in the Hawaiian Paradise Park, Ainaloa, and Hawaiian Beaches neighborhoods.
Anyone who may have information regarding the incident should contact Officer Scott Hammons at (808) 965-2716, via email at Scott.Hammons@hawaiicounty.gov, or call the department’s nonemergency line at (808) 935-3311.