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Police looking for armed Pauoa bank robber who fled on bike


Honolulu police released this security camera image of a bank robbery suspect in Pauoa this afternoon.(Courtesy CrimeStoppers)

The public’s help is sought to help locate a bicyclist suspected in a bank robbery at the Oahu Federal Credit Union in Pauoa this afternoon.

Honolulu police and Crimestoppers said a man entered the financial institution at 2219 Pauoa Road at about 1:43 p.m. The man approached a teller and demanded money while holding a handgun. He fled on a yellow and orange bicycle on Pauoa Road toward Lusitana Street, police said.

The man is described as in his 20s, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 120-130 pounds. He has brown eyes and was wearing black-rimmed prescription glasses. He was wearing a grey, long-sleeved hoodie, a baseball cap, a black fanny pack, a black cloth that covered his face, and black gloves.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on a cellular phone. Free cell calls are provided by AT&T, Nextel Hawaii, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Hawaii, Mobi PCS and Hawaiian Telcom. The public also may send anonymous tips via text or the Web. Text “CS808” and a message to 274637 or CRIMES.

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