{"id":35978,"date":"2024-08-30T18:45:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T04:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/?p=35978"},"modified":"2024-08-30T18:46:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T04:46:00","slug":"police-charge-kona-man-with-theft-and-robbery-in-connection-with-bank-robbery-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/police-charge-kona-man-with-theft-and-robbery-in-connection-with-bank-robbery-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Charge Kona Man with Theft and Robbery in Connection With Bank Robbery Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hawai\u02bbi Island police have charged 44-year-old Brandan Patrick Nicholson of Kailua-Kona with robbery and theft as a result of their investigation into a robbery at a financial institution in Kailua-Kona on Thursday, August 29, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 3:24 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a report of an active robbery at a bank in the 75-5600 block of Palani Road in Kailua-Kona. Police determined that a male suspect entered the bank, produced a note demanding money, and fled the area on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one in the bank was physically injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After further investigation, including interviewing witnesses and reviewing video surveillance, police identified the suspect as Nicholson. He was located nearby and arrested at 4:37 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Area II Criminal Investigation Section continued the investigation and on Friday, August 30, recovered more than more than $2,800 in US currency after executing a search warrant on a backpack Nicholson had in his possession during the incident.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later that same day after conferring with the County Prosecutor\u2019s Office, police charged Nicholson with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n