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🚨 FRAUD – Big Island Police Arrest, Charge Two Hilo Men in Credit Card Theft Investigation 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: July 17, 2026 Sonny Vierra Elliott Kaimi Sr. Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged two Hilo men in connection with a series of fraudulent credit card transactions that occurred at multiple businesses in the Hilo area on Friday, June 26, 2026. The investigation began on Saturday, June 27, after a 50-year-old Mountain View man reported misplacing his wallet in the Kurtistown area late the previous afternoon. Shortly afterward, the victim discovered more than $3,000 in unauthorized charges on his credit card. Officers with the Area I Crime Reduction Unit immediately initiated an investigation and conducted follow-up at several Hilo businesses where the fraudulent transactions had occurred. Detectives obtained surveillance video that captured the transactions and identified two suspects as 37-year-old Sonny Vierra and 54-year-old Elliott Kaimi Sr., both of Hilo. On Wednesday, July 1, Crime Reduction Unit officers located and arrested Vierra. During the arrest, officers recovered numerous items that had been purchased using the victim’s stolen credit card. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/police-arrest-charge-two-hilo-men-in-credit-card-theft-investigation/ 📞 Have info? Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300 🚔 HCPD Non-Emergency: (808) 935-3311 🆘 Emergency: 911 ℹ️ Source: Hawaiʻi Police Department press release https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/police-arrest-charge-two-hilo-men-in-credit-card-theft-investigation/ 🔍 Search Reports: searchssh.com 📧 Submit Reports: reportssh.com