Clues sought in 3 bank holdups
The suspects in the Friday afternoon robberies are all slight
Police released surveillance images of three unrelated bank robberies that occurred within two hours Friday afternoon in Honolulu, Kalihi and Mililani.
3 banks robberies in 2 hours
Police have released surveillance images of three unrelated bank robberies that occurred within two hours Friday afternoon. (See graphic, at bottom.)
About 4:37 p.m.:
A man described as in his 30s, 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds enters the Bank of Hawaii at 1441 Kapiolani Blvd. brandishing a handgun.
About 5:20 p.m.:
A man described as in his 20s, 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds enters the Central Pacific Bank on N. King St. in Kalihi. Police said no weapon was seen.
About 5:48 p.m.:
A man described as in his 20s, 5-foot-8, with a slim build enters the American Savings Bank on Meheula Parkway in Mililani. Police say a pocketknife was observed.
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At about 4:37 p.m. a man entered Bank of Hawaii, 1441 Kapiolani Blvd., and brandished a handgun, demanding money from the teller. Police said he fled on foot into Ala Moana Center with an undisclosed amount of money.
Police described the suspect as a man in his 30s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, with a slim build and black, crew-cut hair. They said he was wearing a yellow-and-green aloha shirt and black-framed prescription glasses at the time of the robbery. A black handgun was also seen.
Within an hour a second bank robbery occurred at Central Pacific Bank, 2119 N. King St. in Kalihi. Police said a man entered the bank at about 5:20 p.m. and demanded money. No weapon was seen. The suspect fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Police described the suspect as a man in his 20s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, with a slim build, dark hair and a fair complexion. The suspect was wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans and a nylon stocking over his face.
A third bank robbery occurred at the American Savings Bank in Mililani, 95-1249 Meheula Parkway, at about 5:48 p.m. Police said a man walked into the bank brandishing a pocketknife. He demanded money from the teller and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police described the suspect as a man in his 20s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a slim build and a fair complexion. The suspect was wearing a fake beard, light-blue shirt and pants, and a white baseball cap at the time of the robbery.
Anyone with information on these crimes is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone. Free cellular calls are provided by Cingular, Nextel Hawaii, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless Hawaii.
