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Arrest made in Waipahu killing
Police on Tuesday night arrested a 25-year-old man wanted for questioning in a fatal Waipahu shooting on Sunday.
Ryan Naleimaile was arrested just before midnight in Waikiki for a warrant and weapons offense, police said. Crime Reduction Unit officers from Waikiki and Pearl City and Criminal Investigation Division gang detail officers assisted in the arrest.
Police wanted to talk with Naleimaile about the shooting of Shane Takeuchi, at about 8:45 p.m. on Lumihoahu Street.
Anyone with information about the case may contact Detective Ted Coons at 529-3053.
Fire leaves 'Aiea family homeless
A fire gutted the bottom level of a three-story home in 'Aiea Heights on Tuesday night, displacing a family of five.
The first of two alarms rang at 10:37 p.m. when the blaze started in one of the children's bedrooms. Firefighters arrived at the 'Aiea Park Place home at 10:45 p.m., had the fire under control by 11:13 p.m. and extinguished by 12:51 a.m.
The mother, 40, was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. The family — including the father, 37, and three daughters, ages 17, 13 and 3 — declined Red Cross assistance and is staying with relatives.
Damage was set at $75,000 to the structure and $35,000 to the contents.
The fire was started by an unattended candle.
Man who robbed taxi driver sought
Police are looking for a 45-year-old man who robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint Tuesday night at the top of Round Top Drive.
The man called the cab from a downtown area and gave the driver, 34, a Round Top address. When the driver discovered no house there, the man ordered him to stop and took the car and an undisclosed amount of cash.
The car was found abandoned soon afterward, police said.
Suspect held in July robbery
The Pearl City crime reduction unit arrested a 34-year-old man Tuesday for the robbery of a restaurant in July.
Pearl City Chinese Restaurant, at 803 Kamehameha Highway, was robbed at 9:49 p.m. July 23. Two men had come in for takeout food and asked for soda while the cash register was open.
As the cashier turned to get it, a man took money from the register and fled.
The cashier followed, but the robber pushed her away.
Tax preparer gets $2,000 fine
Rosalinda DeGuzman, a tax return preparer for RB Tax Service, has been fined $2,000 and placed on probation for five years by Circuit Judge Michael Town after pleading guilty to six felony counts of aiding in the preparation of false income tax returns.
The false preparation stemmed from overstating of itemized deductions, state Tax Director Marie Okamura said.
DeGuzman, who was sentenced Tuesday, was also ordered to perform 200 hours of community service and to write a personal letter of apology.
All principal tax return preparers at RB Tax Service except Vivian Soong have pleaded guilty to multiple felony tax violations, according to the state Department of Taxation. Soong pleaded not guilty at an arraignment on Monday. Her trial is scheduled for Jan. 22, 2002.
Police plan holiday driver checkpoints
The Honolulu Police Department is planning checkpoints around the island to catch alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers, starting today and through the holiday season.
The checkpoints will be set up at unannounced times and locations through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, every weekend in December, and every day from Christmas through the New Year.
Through Nov. 20, the department had tallied 72 traffic deaths in 67 traffic collisions on O'ahu, compared to 59 fatalities from 52 collisions last year.
Forty percent of fatal collisions this year were related to substance abuse. Speed was determined to be a cause in nearly 60 percent of the fatal accidents.
