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Police seek man in bank robbery

Police are looking for a man who robbed the Kalihi branch of City Bank yesterday.

The man entered the bank at 2119 North King St. just before noon, gave a teller a note demanding money, and said he was armed.

Police said he was handed some money and was last seen running makai on Gu-lick Avenue.

The man was described as in his 30s, 6 feet, 180 pounds with a medium build. He had black wavy hair, a dark complexion, and heavy body odor. Police said the robber wore a dark-blue sleeveless shirt, dark-blue long pants, navy blue bandanna, a necklace, and carried a small black bag.

Call Detective Taro Nakamura at 529-3382, or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.

Man arrested in Internet sex case

A 29-year-old Honolulu man was arrested this week under a law that prohibits using the Internet to target children for sexual activity.

The man, whose name was not released, was arrested Tuesday by agents with the Hawai'i Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. He was the third person arrested on O'ahu in six weeks on suspicion of violating the law against the electronic enticement of a child.

The attorney general's office said the man was arrested in an undercover operation after he arrived at a meeting place, thinking he was meeting a 13-year-old girl to have sex.