A man who attempted to rob workers at the Zippy’s Waimalu Express at gunpoint Wednesday morning is still at large, the company said.
A spokesman for the restaurant chain said that the man, armed with a handgun, entered the restaurant at about 9:15 a.m. through a rear door, usually closed and locked.
The suspect, brandishing a handgun, demanded money, but employees did not show him any cash, and he left empty-handed, said marketing vice president Kevin Yim of FCH Enterprises, the parent company of Zippy’s.
The restaurant, at 98-048 Kamehameha Highway, closed for the rest of the day for the well-being and support of its employees and as a precaution.
No one was injured in the robbery attempt.
The restaurant turned over all surveillance video to police. Yim said each Zippy’s location has cameras in the front and back of the restaurant.
4 INJURED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION IN PUNALUU
Four people were injured and taken Wednesday afternoon to a hospital emergency room after a head-on collision in Punaluu.
Emergency Medical Services reported that a 38-year-old man, a 68-year-old woman, a 62-year-old man and a 76-year-old man were in serious condition after the crash.
Paramedics administered life-saving treatment to the four people before transporting them to a hospital shortly after the crash, EMS said.
It occurred in the area of 53-309 Kamehameha Highway at about 12:55 p.m. according to an EMS report.
MOTORCYCLE-TRUCK CRASH INJURES 2
Emergency Medical Services transported a 30-year-old man to a hospital in critical condition after he was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Waimanalo.
Police said the man was operating a motorcycle and traveling east on Waikupanaha Street at about 9 p.m. Tuesday when he broadsided a Toyota truck occupied by a couple and their three children at Mahailua Street.
EMS administered life-saving treatment to the motorcyclist and transported him to a hospital in critical condition.
He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
One of the three children in the truck, a 7-year-old girl, was treated and transported to a hospital in serious condition.
Police said speed on the part of the motorcycle was a factor.
SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY ROBS MAN IN FRONT OF BANK
Police initiated a first-degree robbery investigation in connection with an early morning robbery Wednesday in Kalihi.
Police said an adult male suspect wielded an unspecified dangerous instrument at another man fronting Bank of Hawaii at 1617 Dillingham Blvd. at about 4:45 a.m.
The suspect took the victim’s personal property, including cash, and fled the area on foot and into a dark-colored truck.
Police are continuing their investigation.
