Public's help sought in three bank heists
By Loren Moreno
Advertiser Staff Writer
Police, the FBI and the CrimeStoppers program are asking for the public's help in finding three bank robbers.
One man robbed the American Savings Bank branch at 1109 Dillingham Blvd. about 9 a.m. Thursday.
Police said the robber walked up to a teller and handed her a note demanding money. No weapon was seen. The teller placed a stack of currency on the counter, and the robber took it and ran out of the bank.
The robber was described as being in his 50s or 60s, about 5 feet 4, 140 to about 160 pounds, with a medium build and gray hair. He wore a baseball cap, possibly with a Sony Open logo, a gray T-shirt, long blue denim pants and slippers.
Yesterday at about 11:50 a.m., a man robbed the First Hawaiian Bank branch at 705 Kailua Road.
Police said the robber demanded money from a teller and left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapon was visible.
The robber was described as being in his 30s, about 5 feet 8, about 180 pounds, with a medium build and dark hair, partially gray. He wore a dark-blue, long-sleeved button-down shirt, dark-blue pants, and a dark-blue baseball cap.
About 2:55 p.m. yesterday, another man robbed the Queen St./Ward Avenue branch of American Savings Bank.
The robber demanded money from a teller, and left with an undisclosed amount. No weapon was seen. He fled on a light-blue moped in the 'ewa direction on Queen Street.
The robber is described as in his late 20s, 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 8, with a large build. He wore a gray long- sleeved jacket, fitted denim pants and a fisherman-type hat.
Anyone with information about any of these robberies is asked to call the CrimeStopper hot line at 955-8300 or *Crime on cellular telephones.
Reach Loren Moreno at lmoreno@honoluluadvertiser.com.