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BIG ISLAND

Man arrested after attempted robbery

KAILUA, Kona, Hawai'i — Kona police yesterday arrested a man suspected of trying to rob the Lanihau Branch of the First Hawaiian Bank.

The 25-year-old man was arrested on one count of attempted robbery and two counts of terroristic threatening. Police found him running from the bank, moments after an 11:22 a.m. alarm for a robbery in progress.

He is suspected of entering the bank, brandishing a dagger, jumping onto the customer service counter and demanding money from the tellers. The tellers did not turn over the money. The man is then suspected of running from the bank and to the street, where police confronted him.

He was being held last night in the Kona cellblock while Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives investigate.

KAUA'I

Kaua'i prison escapee arrested

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — A man who escaped from the Kaua'i Community Correctional Center nearly a month ago has been arrested.

Bradley Pundyke, 40, was arrested yesterday morning at a Wailua residence, police said. The residence had been under surveillance since his escape.

Pundyke fled from the prison while on livestock duty on Oct. 6. He had been serving a one-year sentence for family abuse at the time of his escape.