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Police searching for two men on O'ahu
Police were searching yesterday for a man who escaped Friday morning from the Waiawa Correctional Facility and a parole violator who may be armed with a handgun.
Police said Joseph K. Lynch, 31, escaped from minimum-security prison at 10:50 a.m. and was last seen heading toward the Pearl City industrial area.
Joseph Lynch, left, escaped from Waiawa prison Friday; Patrick Molioo is a parole violator who is believed to be armed with handgun.
Lynch has been convicted of seven residential burglaries and one auto theft since 1992, police said. Lynch frequents the Windward and North Shore areas of Oahu.
Lynch is described as 5 feet 5, 136 pounds, with a medium build and short black hair. He has tattoos of a tiger on his left shoulder and a lion on his right shoulder, as well as a large design on his back.
Patrick Peletisara Molioo, 28, is wanted for a parole revocation warrant issued on Nov. 8, police said. It is believed that Molioo is armed with a handgun, police said.
Molioo has been convicted of residential and business burglaries, auto theft and promoting dangerous drugs, police said. Molioo frequents the Wahiawa, Mililani, North Shore and Wai'anae areas.
Molioo is described as 6 feet 4, 245 pounds, with a muscular build and short, shaved black hair. He has "USO" tattooed on the back of his neck, as well as tattoos on his arms, chest and legs. He was last known to be operating an older model American van.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on cellular telephones.
Pedestrian, 73, killed in accident
A 73-year-old man died last night after being struck by a van in a Kane'ohe crosswalk.
The accident occurred on Kamehameha Highway near Kea'ahala Road at 6 p.m.
The man, whose identity was not released, was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in critical condition.
He died at about 10:30 p.m. Police said an investigation is continuing.
Suspect at large in fatal shooting
A 25-year-old man is being sought in a fatal shooting at a Waipahu residence Sunday night.
Police have opened a second-degree murder investigation in the case, in which the suspect turned a handgun on another man, 24, shooting him in the back and then fleeing the scene on Lumihoahu Street just before 8:45 p.m.
The 24-year-old man was taken to The Queen's Medical Center where he later died, police said.
The suspect is described as 6 feet 2, 175 pounds, with a tan complexion and slim build.
Pit bull shooting being investigated
A case of reckless endangering has been opened against a police officer who on Saturday killed a
pit bull that reportedly was becoming aggressive in Pearl City.
The officer was assisting a Hawaiian Humane Society staff member responding to a complaint of dogs running loose on the 2400 block of Komo Mai Drive.
While the officer was helping to collar a dog, according to police reports, the animal became aggressive and the officer fired a shot.
The dog previously attacked other animals in the neighborhood, according to the report.
Motorist remains in critical condition
A 43-year-old Waipahu man who suffered extensive head injuries Saturday after wrecking his convertible on the H-1 Freeway remained in critical condition yesterday at Tripler Army Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Police said the man either lost control of his car while speeding about 1:30 p.m. Saturday or was run off the road by a blue BMW. Witness accounts conflicted.
Anyone with information should call the traffic investigations division at 529-3499.
