Honolulu police seek suspects who stole van full of Apple products
COURTESY HONOLULU CRIMESTOPPERS
Police released this sketch of “Suspect 1” in a November robbery at Ala Moana Center where three men stole a delivery van containing Apple products. He was described as in his 20s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a heavy build.
COURTESY HONOLULU CRIMESTOPPERS
These surveillance images show two suspects in the robbery of a delivery van at Ala Moana Center. “Suspect 1” is shown on the left. The second suspect, right, was described as in his 30s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a medium build. No description was available for the third suspect.
CrimeStoppers and Honolulu police are looking for three male suspects from a brazen November robbery of a delivery truck with Apple products at Ala Moana Center.
On Nov. 11, police said the delivery driver was unloading merchandise to the Apple Store when he was confronted by two male suspects.
The first suspect brandished a handgun, threatened the driver and took the keys to the truck. Police said a second suspect got into the driver’s seat of the truck with the first suspect in the passenger seat, according to a CrimeStoppers news release.
The delivery driver grabbed and pulled the first suspect out of the truck in an attempt to detain him until police arrived. Police said the second suspect fled in the truck with the Apple merchandise.
As the delivery driver held the suspect and waited for police to arrive, a third male suspect pulled up in another vehicle, brandished a handgun, and forced the driver to release the first suspect.
No injuries were reported.
Police did not report information on what time the robbery took place or how many items were stolen. A company spokeswoman said they have been notified of the robbery and declined further comment.
The first suspect is described as in his 20s, 5-foot-8 with a heavy-set build, dark hair and was wearing a dark striped shirt, dark-colored shorts and slippers.
The second suspect is a man in his 30s, 5-foot-8 with a medium build. He was wearing a white T-shirt, light-colored baseball cap and light-colored shorts.
No description of the third suspect was released.
Sgt. Kim Buffett of CrimeStoppers said the delivery van has not been located.
Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or send anonymous tips to www.honolulucrimestoppers.org.
27 responses to “Honolulu police seek suspects who stole van full of Apple products”
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Three robbers is better than one.
Since Nov. 11 and there reporting it now – good luck with that.
probably holding back the robbery to see if these robbers would be fools selling it and thereby leaving a trail to them.
Most of the products should be easily tracked once they are turned on and connect to the net.
This would never happen at the Microsoft store!
Nice description of these suspects. I’ll get right on it. Should be easy to find in the Nei…
Good job officer Bugghaz, good thing they told you to look for the rubbah slippahs. Eliminate any heavyset local over 5-8 and you get em already.
Brave Apple employee. Give him a raise.
Can’t because then the employer will be liable for any injuries to employee. He was probably told to never do that again.
They took the items to the mainland and sold ’em already. Had a Merry Christmas. Reporting 2 months after the crime ain’t gonna catch these guys. And the van not located yet.
Perhaps an inside job?? Sounds similar to the truck containing cases of cigarettes that got highjacked in Kalaeloa months ago. Made the headline once, and never heard about it again….
What happened to all of those security cameras?
Check the homeless camps. Keep the clowns in jail to prevent repeat offenses. Good grief
If the delivery was made at the parking lot back door, it’s the driver’s fault for not following procedures by not using the delivery area that is guarded by mall security.
Very well planned heist. Sounds kind of like an inside job. Selling the merchandise probably not a problem but finding some of it may eventually lead back to
the hoisters. Yes and why was this not reported sooner and is it going to be listed in crime stoppers. Bet someone out there knows something and may want to
drop a dime on this incident.
Maybe the driver was in on it and made up a story. They probable didn’t tell the public so they could sell the computers so that the buyers can now identify the sellers. They must be close to catching these guys.
Must have been HART looking for funds.
Why so late in the investigation process? Any video footage? Any reward? With three suspects offer $10,000 and amnesty for the arrest, conviction and mandatory jail time of culprits. Long shot, perhaps someone would come forward. In my opinion, sounds like an inside job…just saying.
WHY did they wait 2 months to report this ?
The apple juice and apple sauce is spoiled already.
Most companies have a no resistance policy when being held up at gunpoint, can’t understand why the driver would risk his life for for merchandise that insurance would cover in instances like this….lucky for him as he could have killed trying protect stuff that the insurance companies would cover anyway……rather fool hardy move…..
Not really career criminals, perhaps?
Rather foolish to endanger yourself for someone else’s property…..
These guys are gone….they are not locals……
I guess if this happened in Nov 2016 why is it only being reported to the public to help 2 months latter??????
You’d think that with today’s technology we’d get HD image. I guess security does not put much value in that.
Why are stories like these report WAY AFTER the commission of the crime ????? Shouldn’t it be reported tot he public right away ????? Bad Police work and/or Bad Reporting