Police have opened an attempted murder investigation into the case. Police said the woman stabbed her 34-year-old boyfriend in their Kana'ina Avenue home shortly before midnight.

The victim, who suffered knife wounds on his left side, fled to the bathroom, where he stayed until police arrived. He was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in guarded condition, police said.

Laumaka escapee sought by police

Police today were searching for a prisoner who escaped from the work furlough center on Laumaka Street after a random drug test.

State public safety officials identified him as Michael Jay, 23. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 132 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and multiple tattoos on his neck, legs, arms and back, said Clayton Frank, warden at the Laumaka Work Furlough Center.

Jay, who has been an inmate since his 1999 conviction on burglary and assault charges, was transferred to the center from the Waiawa Correctional Facility on Jan. 3. He was due for parole Oct. 4, Frank said.

Frank said the Laumaka facility had ordered Jay and five other inmates into a random drug test this morning. They were released to return to their dormitories but, shortly after 7 a.m., Jay hopped the fence and fled, Frank said.

A witness alerted the Kalihi substation that he'd been spotted in the area at about 7:35 a.m., police said.

A helicopter helped in the search. Information about the suspect was not being released this morning.

Inmates at the Laumaka Work Furlough Center are not considered dangerous and are allowed to hold jobs and return to the facility at night unsupervised. Jay was still seeking employment, Frank said.

Driver nods off, hits Hau'ula pole

A driver who fell asleep at the wheel at about 2:19 a.m. ran off the road in Hau'ula and struck a utility pole.

He was not injured seriously enough for transport, according to a staffer with emergency medical services.

However, the crash, which occurred near Ahi's Restaurant, knocked out a portion of the utility pole. The mauka lane near 53-146 Kamehameha Highway was blocked for hours into the morning rush while the utility lines were secured. About 30 customers were affected by the power outage that resulted, a Hawaiian Electric Co. spokesman said.

Ma'ili man reports assault

A Ma'ili man told police he was stabbed yesterday when he opened his door to an unknown male assailant.

The victim, 39, told police he heard a knock on his door on Hakeakea Street at about 2:40 p.m. yesterday. When he opened it, the man stabbed him on the right side of his upper chest, police said.

Two sought in industrial park break-in

Police are seeking two men on kidnapping, robbery and burglary charges after a break-in yesterday at an undisclosed Campbell Industrial Park business.

At about 12:40 a.m., a security guard encountered the men, both described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 165 pounds with a medium build, and both wearing ski masks. The burglars wrestled the 45-year-old guard to the ground and tied him up in the guard shack.

The men then broke into four storage sheds and took tools, police said. The guard freed himself and called police after about 40 minutes.

Papakolea man faces weapons charges

A 57-year-old Papakolea man initially arrested on Saturday for hitting his wife also faces firearms charges for possessing guns, illegal for a convicted felon.

Charges were still pending this morning in the case of the Kapahu Street resident. Police were called at about 9:30 p.m. after he struck his wife. The couple's adult son, fearing that his father might use one of the guns stored in the home, asked officers to hold them for safekeeping, police said.

Investigation later revealed that the suspect was a felon.

Police seeking teen in Kane'ohe store theft

A 16-year-old boy was arrested and another suspect is being sought after they stole beer from a Kane'ohe convenience store early Sunday and struck the male clerk on duty.

The suspects entered the Island Mini-Mart store at about 6:20 a.m., police said , took the beer and then assaulted the employee, a 54-year-old man.

Three girls arrested in Sears theft case

Three girls were arrested at 5:40 p.m. yesterday after allegedly trying to steal two-way radio equipment from Sears Ala Moana.

Police said the girls — ages 11, 16 and 17 — were accompanied by boys who wanted to steal the radios. The girls met in the store dressing room and distributed the merchandise among them, concealing them in two backpacks and a bag, police said .