Police Beat
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Fumes shut down municipal office
Fumes from an unidentified source led authorities to close the satellite city hall at Ala Moana Center today.
Honolulu officials were looking for the source of the fumes, which were first noticed Monday.
One employee reported tearing eyes, but no other health effects have been reported, officials said.
Satellite city hall were temporarily reassigned to other offices.
The municipal facility normally is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Backpack, bottle thrown at officer
A 26-year-old man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of assaulting a law enforcement officer and possessing dangerous drugs.
The man was taken into custody by police after he threw a backpack and a beer bottle at an officer who was going to arrest him for a liquor law violation outside of the Kekaulike Mall in Chinatown, police said.
Home invaded, residents robbed
Police are searching for a man who invaded a Waikahalulu Lane home yesterday and demanded money from the residents.
The man broke into the Iwilei home through a living room window, showed a handgun and demanded money, police said.
After the residents gave him money, he ran out the front door.
Clerk accused of identity theft
Police arrested a 24-year-old Kahala Mall store clerk yesterday on suspicion of identity theft.
The woman was arrested after she was caught using another store employee's identification to gain access to a computer account program. The woman accessed the program and then falsely credited an unpaid account as having been paid, police said.
Brass knuckles found on suspect
Police arrested a 21-year-old man Sunday for possessing a deadly weapon and detaining stolen property.
The man was arrested after he tried to sell a stolen cell phone to an undercover officer near Kuhio Avenue. At the time of the arrest, police discovered the man also had brass knuckles in his pocket.
Police made the undercover purchase after they were notified by a taxi driver that he had been robbed of his cell phone and money. The man's relatives called the cell phone and were told that the man could have it back if he paid $50. Police then set up the undercover purchase.
