A 17-year-old boy was arrested yesterday for investigation of second-degree escape after allegedly failing to return to the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility after he was given a Christmas Day furlough, police said.

The boy was on a 24-hour furlough and was reported overdue at 6 p.m. Saturday, police said. He was arrested yesterday after he got into a fight in Waikiki.

Youth confesses to theft of safe

Police solved the theft of a jewelry-filled home safe yesterday and arrested a Wahiawa youth for investigation of first-degree burglary.

The safe was stolen from a Wahiawa home sometime between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Nov. 28, police said. The owner of the safe, a woman, had gone out and left her home locked. When she returned she found she had been burglarized.

An investigation led detectives to the youth, who confessed during questioning yesterday, police said. He was released about 3 p.m. pending further investigation, police said.

Man arrested in assault case

An escalating argument early yesterday led to the arrest of a 28-year-old Kalihi man for investigation of first-degree terroristic threatening and third-degree assault, police said.

The suspect allegedly got into an argument with his 25-year-old neighbor about 12:01 a.m. yesterday, police said.