Big Island police seek help in finding suspects in Kalapana beating
Hawaii island police are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects in an assault that left a man in critical condition in July.
Police received a report of a man found unconscious along Upper Puna Road in Kalapana about 10 p.m. July 25.
The 44-year-old victim, of Puna, was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center in critical condition with serious injuries to his head, police said.
Officers opened a first-degree assault investigation.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 935-3311 or Detective Robert Almeida at 961-2386.
Anonymous tips can be made by calling CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.
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