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Woman arrested in stabbing, assault

Police arrested a 40-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old woman twice and then roughed up arresting officers last night in Wahiawa.

According to police, the assailant yelled at the woman outside the Wahiawa Jack In The Box and stabbed the woman in the arm and shoulder just after 7 p.m.

Upon her arrest, the assailant shoved one of the officers and kicked another one in the thigh. Both the assailant and the 29-year-old woman were treated for injuries and then released from the hospital.

The 29-year-old woman said she did not know her assailant and said the attack was unprovoked.

Stolen cars, parts recovered by police

Police are investigating a chop shop operation on the North Shore after they recovered stolen cars and stripped car parts yesterday.

According to police, officers from the North Shore Crime Reduction Unit received an anonymous call saying that a stolen car was at a Pupukea Road address.

The caller said the car belonged to a police officer. The address was checked and the officer's car was recovered. Another stolen car was found completely stripped and the remaining chassis was cut in half. A check of a nearby warehouse revealed stripped car parts. No arrests have been made, police said.

Makiki man held in home invasion

Police said they thwarted a home invasion robbery in downtown last night and arrested a 33-year-old Makiki man.

Police said a 41-year-old man and 41-year-old woman reported they were robbed, kidnapped and threatened by a man with a sharp object inside a Miller Street apartment just after 11 p.m.

Officers determined that a home invasion robbery was in progress and found the intruder inside the apartment and arrested him on suspicion of first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, two drug offenses, first-degree terroristic threatening and two counts of kidnapping.