Updated at 6:47 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Police Beat
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Man dies of heart attack, not traffic accidentKEALAKEHE, Hawaii A 67-year-old man involved in a one-car wreck Friday in Keauhou died of a heart attack, an autopsy confirmed yesterday.
William H. Myers was driving a 1995 Ford sedan west on Kamehameha III Road when he stopped on the road and slumped back in his seat. When a passenger in the car got out to assist, the sedan rolled and struck a stone wall, said acting Sgt. Christopher Gali.
Myers death originally was classified as a traffic fatality.
Cops don't suspect foul play in death
Police are investigating the unattended death of a man whose body was found yesterday a few yards from jogging paths on the east end of Ala Moana Park and do not suspect foul play.
A groundskeeper first spotted the man, described as a transient in his 60s, lying on the ground at about 3 p.m.; the groundskeeper told police he had not been there when he last checked at 11 a.m.
A group of teenagers passing the body at 5:15 p.m. realized he was dead and alerted authorities.
Arrest announced in 3 bank heists
A 38-year-old Waikiki man was arrested yesterday in connection with three bank robberies this month.
The man is a suspect in Friday's robbery of the American Savings Bank Wahiawa branch and the April 15 heist at the bank's Kalihi branch, police said. He also is being investigated in connection with the April 8 holdup at the Bank of Hawaii holdup at 210 Ward Ave.
Man hurt, robbed at Magic Island
A 41-year-old homeless man called police yesterday after he was assaulted and robbed at Magic Island.
The victim told police that another man he had befriended assaulted him in the men's restroom at about 2:30 p.m., taking his bike and backpack. The victim was treated at The Queen's Medical Center for minor head injuries and was released, police said.
The robber was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, 130 pounds, a medium complexion and long black hair; he also had a tattoo reading "TAZ" on his stomach, police said.
Woman has car stolen at gunpoint
A man in his 20s is being sought after he stole a woman's car at gunpoint last night and fled in the car in the Pearl Ridge area.
Police said the man approached the woman and a friend in a Ka'onohi Street parking lot at 10:10 p.m. He allegedly pointed a handgun at her and demanded her car keys.
Sexual assault to be investigated
An 18-year-old man was arrested and released last night pending further investigation into reports from a 15-year-old girl that he had sexually assaulted her April 8 at Wai'anae Gym, 85-471 Farrington Hwy.
The victim first told her mother about the assault, which allegedly occurred at about 2 p.m., but yesterday reported it to officials at Wai'anae High School.