The Pearlridge branch of Bank of Hawaii was robbed yesterday by a man who may have been carrying a gun. The robbery at 98-211 Pali Momi St. was reported at 1 p.m. No injuries were reported and the man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Yesterday’s bank robbery was the sixth this month and 33rd on O'ahu this year.

Officer’s alleged attacker caught

A 31-year-old man was charged yesterday after he allegedly punched a police officer in Wahiawa.

Thomas Kaleiopu, who has no permanent local address, was charged with first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer. He is being held in lieu of $50,000.

The officer, 51, was treated for facial cuts and bruises and bruised ribs. According to Wahiawa police, the officer was sent to Kukui Street at 11:05 a.m. to investigate three men acting suspiciously near a vehicle. The officer learned from checking the identities of the three men that all three were wanted on outstanding warrants.

Kaleiopu, wanted on a parole retake warrant, allegedly assaulted the officer before jumping into Lake Wilson. He was arrested at noon when he came out of the lake at 320 Ohai Place. The other two men were captured at the scene.

Armed-robbery suspect held

Waikiki Crime Reduction Unit police officers yesterday arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of armed robbery.

The alleged robbery occurred Monday at 3 a.m. on Ala Wai Boulevard. The victim reported being robbed by a gunman after parking his car. Police identified the suspect and arrested him yesterday at 134 Kapahulu Ave. at 1:12 p.m.