Posted at 9:58 p.m., Thursday, December 12, 2002
Parolee arrested for questioning in missing girl case
Police tonight arrested a 37-year-old parolee for questioning about the Tuesday disappearance of 11-year-old Kahealani Indreginal, who is still missing despite an intense police sweep of mountains, streams, hiking trails and surrounding neighborhoods.Douglas Kruse, also known as Douglas Lee Cruz and Steven Kruse, was arrested shortly after 9 p.m. at the Pu'uwai Momi complex where Kahealani and her family live and taken to the main police station on Beretania Street for questioning.
Kruse is a distant relative of the girl's family and is also wanted for criminal contempt and felony burglary and theft warrants.
Honolulu police officer Joe Self of the department's Missing Persons Detail earlier yesterday emphasized that Kruse was not a suspect but was seen at the housing complex Tuesday where she was last seen before she disappeared.
