MEDIA RELEASE

Unidentified woman.

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman wanted for questioning in connection with a theft in Hilo on March 16.

The woman, shown with sunglasses atop her head, is pictured exiting a Hilo business establishment where items were taken from a Hilo woman’s purse that was in an unattended shopping cart.

Police ask anyone with information about her identity to call Officer Jacob Obermiller at 961-2213 or the police non-emergency number at 935-3311.

Tipsters 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. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.