2 Shoplifters arrested for shooting at, threatening security
Hilo HI October 7 2019
Big Island police arrested two people accused of armed robbery on Tuesday.
Police report that 35-year-old Nicholas Cook and 30-year-old Michelle Hanagami shoplifted from a store in Hilo then shot at security guards with a BB gun.
An employee was hit by the BB gun and then taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Cook has also been accused of threatening security guards with a knife. Both Cook and Hanagami were arrested at home.