A 68-year-old man was charged yesterday in a case of sexual assault of a Pearl Ridge girl, now age 10, over a three-year period.

Joseph M. Domingo of Pearl City was charged with one count of first-degree sexual assault and seven counts of third-degree sexual assault, and was held in lieu of bail totaling $100,000.

Hilo teen held in carjacking case

Hilo detectives charged an 18-year-old Hilo man early this morning with a variety of felony crimes stemming from a carjacking involving officers in South Kohala, Kona and South Hilo.

Charges filed against Joey K. Caseres, of Popolo Street, include two counts of kidnapping, three counts of car theft and five counts of criminal property damage. He also faces charges in connection with an auto break-in and an attempted auto theft, and was being held in lieu of $17,100 bail. Caseres is set for arraignment today.

His alleged accomplice, a juvenile, was released to the custody of the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility.

The two were caught Wednesday shortly after 8 a.m., after they had allegedly carjacking a red Kia compact car, driven by two German tourists, at the Mauna Kea State Park. The suspects allegedly forced the tourists, a man and a woman, to drive toward Hilo on the Saddle Road.

While they were on the Saddle Road, a police helicopter diverted from a marijuana eradication mission spotted the car heading toward Hilo and radioed ahead. The car was stopped as it entered the Hilo area in the vicinity of Kaumana City.

Police had been tracking the pair since 11 a.m. Saturday, when they allegedly stole a blue 1991 Honda sedan parked at the Hale Nani Correctional Center in Hilo. On Wednesday, they allegedly drove the stolen car to South Kohala, where they allegedly crashed through several gates at the Mauna Lani Resort in an attempt to steal another vehicle there.

Sisters accuse father of assault

Police arrested a 43-year-old Kalihi man who is accused of sexually assaulting his teenage daughters while he was staying in the same home with his ex-wife and them.

The mother of the girls told detectives she alerted police Aug. 1, as soon as her daughters, 16 and 13, told her they had been assaulted on numerous occasions. She said she is divorced from the suspect but added that she and the girls still share a house with him.

Standoff ends with man's surrender

A man firing a rifle from his balcony in Sunset Beach drew police into a two-hour standoff that ended peacefully when he surrendered early this morning.

Bruce Barros, 42, was charged with second-degree reckless endangering and was held this morning in lieu of $1,000 bail.

Police and fire rescue crews were called about 12:30 a.m. to 59-268 Kamehameha Highway, where neighbors reported hearing gunshots.

Police said Barros had been arguing with family members and had been drinking when he began firing toward the wooded area behind his house.

He at first refused to surrender, police said, but family members helped persuade Barros to turn over the rifle.

Armed man holds up Kunia Times

Someone witnesses described only as a masked man armed with a handgun last night held up the Times Supermarket in Kunia.

Police said the man walked into the store at 94-615 Kupuohi St. at 10:55 p.m. After the robbery, he ran away with an undisclosed amount of merchandise.

Police seek robber of Liliha bank

Police are seeking a man in his 40s who held up the American Savings Bank Liliha branch just before it closed last night.