A Nanakuli man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and a firearms offense yesterday after a domestic dispute escalated into a knife attack.

The 44-year-old Kauwahi Avenue resident allegedly pursued his 41-year-old girlfriend when she tried to get away by car about 9:30 a.m. Police said he hit her with a large knife, cutting her left ear and left thumb.

While arresting the suspect, the patrol officer spotted a rifle and added an unregistered firearm offense to the potential attempted murder charge.

Gun found in truck of convicted felon

Police found a handgun in the truck of a convicted felon suspected in a shooting late Sunday in 'Ewa Beach. Since a victim hasn't been located, police are investigating firearms charges against the man.

A witness testified seeing the suspect's white truck stopped at Fort Weaver and Makule roads at 10:10 p.m., police said, along with a black truck that had been in pursuit. The witness said someone in the white truck then fired a shot into the black truck.

The white truck was found just after midnight and its occupants, a 37-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, were arrested and remained in police custody this morning.

The black truck wasn't located, police said. An investigation turned up the handgun in the truck, police said, leaving the man open to a felon-in-possession charge.

Stolen car used in probation visit

A 44-year-old man had an appointment with his probation officer yesterday and chose a stolen car as his means of transportation.

Police were tipped off that the man would be driving the stolen car to the meeting at the probation office in the Kamamalu Building on Richards and Merchant streets.

About 3:20 p.m., the car was seen pulling into the parking lot of the downtown post office, police said. It was confirmed as a stolen vehicle, and its driver was arrested.