Bank robbery in Waikiki is fourth on Oahu since Friday
HONOLULU CRIMESTOPPERS
Suspects in two separate bank robberies — at the First Hawaiian Bank branch at 1580 Kapiolani Blvd., left, and the American Savings Bank branch at the Keeaumoku Street Walmart — as seen in screenshots of surveillance video.
Police are looking for a man in his 50s who robbed a Waikiki bank on Tuesday afternoon, the fourth bank robbery on Oahu in less than a week.
Police said the man entered the Waikiki branch of First Hawaiian Bank on Kalakaua Avenue at about 3 p.m. and handed the teller a demand note. He also threatened to physically harm the teller, police said. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
He is described as 5 feet 3 inches, 198 pounds, and between 50 and 60 years old.
Police are also searching for suspects in three other bank robberies since Friday, when the First Hawaiian Bank, 1580 Kapiolani Blvd., was robbed at about 2:30 p.m. Police said the man handed a teller a note demanding money and indicating he had a weapon. He fled on foot on Kapiolani with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described Caucasian and of stocky build, in his 50s. He has white hair and a white mustache, and walks with a “distinct waddle,” police said.
On Saturday the Bank of Hawaii Chinatown branch at 101 North King Street was robbed at 10:15 a.m.; and the American Savings Bank, Walmart Branch, at 700 Keeaumoku St. at 11:05 a.m. Both may have been committed by the same suspect.
In Chinatown, a male handed a teller a demand note and stated that he had a weapon and fled with an undisclosed amount of money. He is described as Caucasian, medium build, short gray hair, brown eyes and he was wearing a dark Polo shirt and aviator sunglasses. An American Savings teller at Walmart was handed a demand note, and the robber fled on foot also with an undisclosed amount of money. Similar to the earlier robbery suspect, he was described as a Caucasian male of medium build with thinning black hair, brown eyes and wearing a dark colored Polo shirt and aviator glasses on his head.
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14 responses to “Bank robbery in Waikiki is fourth on Oahu since Friday”
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No pics of 4th robbery suspect?
They look like happy unarmed locals waiting for their free money
So old fashioned. Bank heists are for those who don’t know how to use a computer or phone…or watch too much lame hollywood movies.
The akamai ones are the cyber criminals. Or crooked businessmen who run for POTUS. And win.
They’re going to do some Christmas shopping.
Tis the season to rob a bank!
NO…. tis the season to payoff all their 6-5 football bets they lost! watch after the college bowl season and the superbowl there will be a few more robberies happening.
who still plays 6-5?…………11-10 is da norm
where is the fbi?
Where is bank security. Cheaper to pay out a few bucks to a robber than hire armed security guards.
security would only increase the chances of having a robbery morph into a hostage situation or injured employees and patrons.
it’s only money, let the robber leave without injury to bank employees and customers. surveillance camera videos will lead law enforcement to the suspect.
They are call Security Monitor’s. They don’t Guard anymore.LOL
where do Banks buy their surveillance cameras from? my old flip phone took better pictures than that.
Security is expensive. A bank location inside a well crowded venue is the best place to have a bank imo. Gotta be real brazen to attempt a bank hold-up with plenny people around.
I don’t know Pocho. We already have one bank deep in the guts of Don Quijote with lots and lots of customers milling around. While it’s true well over 90% of bank robbers are actually unarmed, there’s always that remote chance some desperate drug-crazed fool will attempt a robbery with a gun, knife, Molotov cocktail, stick of dynamite or what-have-you.
Myself, I prefer banks be located in stand-alone structures with clear fields of fire. 🙂