Posted on: Thursday, December 23, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Officer indicted in drug sting
Advertiser Staff
A federal grand jury indicted Honolulu police officer Harold Cabbab Jr. yesterday on a charge of attempting to possess crystal methamphetamine.
A conviction carries a prison term of 10 years to life in prison.
Cabbab, a former University of Hawai'i baseball player, was arrested as a result of a sting operation. He is accused of stealing what he thought was crystal methamphetamine from a storage locker Dec. 10.
Cabbab thought he would make about $100,000 by stealing the ice from a drug dealer, but actually was planning the theft with an individual who was cooperating with law enforcement, according to a federal affidavit filed to support the charge.
Cabbab is being held without bail.
The University of Hawai'i has set a Jan. 21, 2005 deadline for developers interested in building innovative student housing at the Manoa campus to file Statements of Qualifications.
A two-step process has been embarked upon to find a developer willing to design, construct, finance and possibly manage a dormitory facility to accommodate 800 students in the space now occupied by three dorms — Frear, Johnson and Gateway House halls.
The process of selecting a developer begins with interested development teams submitting their qualifications by the Jan. 21 deadline. In the second step, a short list of three to five of the most qualified teams will be invited to participate in submitting proposals for design, construction, financing and maybe management of a new or renovated dorm.
Interested parties may visit www.hawaii.edu/oci/projects.html. Submissions and questions may be directed to: Jan Yokota, Office of Capital Improvements, University of Hawai'i, 1951 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822.
Police were looking for a man who robbed the Waipahu branch of City Bank yesterday.
At 12:45 p.m., the man, who police describe as 5 feet 9 and 160 pounds, with a medium build, brown hair and hazel eyes, entered the bank and stood in line. Police said the man pulled out a handgun and demanded money. The man wished the teller "Merry Christmas" and was last seen running on Pupukahi Street.
He wore a green baseball cap, dark blue sweater, denim shorts,and black slippers.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Michael Ogawa at 529-3381 or anonymous calls may be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, *CRIME on your cellular phone. Free cellular calls are provided as a public service by AT&T, Nextel Hawaii, and Verizon Wireless Hawaii.
The federal government is making more than $300,000 available for Hawai'i to help feed and shelter hungry and homeless people in 2005.
Michael D. Brown, undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, said the money is part of $153 million authorized by Congress for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program to support social service agencies in more than 2,500 cities.
The money is used to supplement food, shelter, rent, mortgage and utility assistance programs for people with non-disaster-related emergencies.
UH sets deadline for developers
Suspect sought in bank robbery
State gets $300K to aid homeless
