Big Island police are seeking information about the person responsible for the theft of a hydraulic hammer stolen March 12 from a construction site near the 13-mile marker on Route 190 in Waimea.

A black extra-cab pickup truck was seen near the hydraulic hammer the day before it was reported missing. The equipment is valued at $50,000.

Big Island police ask anyone with information to call investigating officer Angitau Faanunu at (808) 887-3080. Or call the Police Department's nonemergency number, (808) 936-3311; or CrimeStoppers in Hilo, (808) 961-8300, or Kona, (808) 329-8181.