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Police investigating attempted theft from Hawaii Island Humane Society

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COURTESY HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT

The two suspects appeared to be in their mid-20s.

Hawaii island police were seeking information on two people who tried to steal a puppy from the Hawaii Island Humane Society in Kona.

At about 1:30 a.m. Friday, a man and a woman broke open a gate securing the organization’s kennel area and removed a 1-year-old American Stratfordshire Terrier named “Cholo,” police said.

Employees discovered the broken gate in the morning and found Cholo wandering the parking lot distressed, but unharmed.

The two suspects, both appearing in their mid-20s, were captured on security video. Police described the man as about 6 feet tall and 165 pounds. He wore a light-colored shirt, shorts, and a backwards baseball cap.

The woman was about 5-foot-7, 145 pounds, with short-cropped hair. She wore a neon yellow sports bra, white tank top, black shorts, and a neon pink baseball cap.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 935-3311. Anonymous tips can be made to CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.

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