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The Honolulu Advertiser
Updated at 4:02 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2009

Man robbed by two others in Hilo park

Advertiser staff

HILO, Hawai'i — Two unidentified men reportedly assaulted and robbed a man early this morning at Kalakaua Park in Hilo.

Police said the incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. when the victim was approached by a man who asked him if he wanted to buy marijuana. The second assailant then struck the victim on the head with a metal object and stole cash from him.

The victim was treated at Hilo Medical Center and released.

One of the robbers, who fled on foot, is described as a Caucasian man in his 20s, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. He had short hair and was wearing a black hat and dark shirt.

The second man, who left on a bicycle, was described as a Polynesian male in his 20s, approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall with short, curly black hair.

Anyone with information on the crime should call the police nonemergency line at 935-3311, or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.