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Police search for suspect in armed purse snatching in Waikiki

Honolulu police have initiated an armed robbery investigation involving a purse snatching in Waikiki over the weekend.

Police said an adult female suspect brandished a gun at a 34-year-old woman on Ala Wai Boulevard at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday.

The perpetrator took her purse and fled on foot, police added.

There are no arrests at this time.

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