Bank robber Mark Chambers, who hitchhiked to the Kaua‘i Police Department to turn himself in three days after taking almost $3,000 from the First Hawaiian Bank branch in Lihu‘e’s Kukui Grove Center on May 24, has pleaded guilty to the sole count of the federal complaint lodged against him, U.S. Attorney Amy Olson said yesterday.
Olson [...]

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Bank robbery suspect Mark Chambers, who hitchhiked to the Kaua‘i Police Department to turn himself in last month, pled not guilty on Monday and will face trial.
Chambers, 50, of Hanalei, was indicted June 12 in Honolulu federal court on the felony charge of bank robbery by force or violence. On Monday, he was arraigned and [...]

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Bank robbery suspect Mark Chambers, 50, of Hanalei, has been transferred from Kaua‘i Police Department custody to federal officers and will face federal criminal charges on O‘ahu in coming weeks.
Prosecuting Attorney Craig De Costa informed The Garden Island that Chambers would be turned over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which confirmed Tuesday that it had [...]

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Bank robbery suspect Mark Chambers hitchhiked to the police station Tuesday before turning himself in, according to police and the man who says he picked him up.
Lt. Daniel Fort of the Kaua‘i Police Department’s Investigations Bureau confirmed that Chambers was picked up as a hitchhiker and given a ride to the station, although he did [...]

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Bank robbery suspect Mark Chambers, 50, of Hanalei, turned himself over to police Tuesday night.
He is currently being held at the Kaua‘i Police Department with bail set at $20,000.
After a 10 p.m. discussion with detective Trent Shimabukuro, who is in charge of the investigation, Chambers was arrested for first-degree robbery in connection with Saturday’s incident [...]

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The First Hawaiian Bank at Kukui Grove Shopping Center in Lihu‘e shut down early yesterday after a Caucasian male reportedly robbed the branch shortly after 11:40 a.m.
The man — approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and in his 40s — approached a teller and demanded money, according to officials.
He left the bank with an undisclosed [...]

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