Police yesterday arrested four girls, ages 15 and 16, suspected of committing a series of after-school hijackings and robberies of middle-school children.

Seven robbery/hijackings on Kalihi Street near the H-1 Freeway were reported during the first two months of the year, police said. The teens were released pending further investigation.

Arizona Memorial thieves sought

Honolulu police and the Naval Regional Security Investigations are asking for the public's assistance in identifying thieves who broke into a vehicle Oct. 4 at the USS Arizona Memorial visitor parking lot.

Video surveillance cameras showed the thieves driving a stolen white Dodge minivan and entering the parking lot at 8:20 a.m. They parked next to a 2002 Ford Mustang convertible rented by a family from California.

The man in the passenger seat then entered the driver's door and popped the trunk, police said.

The suspect is described as in his 30s, 6 feet tall with a stocky build. He had dark hair, mustache and goatee. He was, wearing a dark baseball cap, dark T-shirt with a shaka sign and dark shorts.