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Big Island police arrest suspect in Kona robbery

Hawaii island police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with a robbery in Kona.

Police said the suspect allegedly took a 71-year-old man’s backpack by force in the 76-500 block of the Holualoa area just before noon Wednesday.

The victim sustained minor injuries after the suspect allegedly struck him, causing him to fall.

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