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Posted at 11:55 a.m., Monday, May 24, 2004

Police Beat

By Rod Ohira
Advertiser Staff Writer

Woman accused of forgery

Police yesterday arrested a 50-year-old woman in Kaka'ako on suspicion of manufacturing and selling counterfeit bus passes.

The woman, who has no permanent local address, was arrested at 1:40 p.m. on Halekauwila and Cooke streets and booked on first-degree forgery. Her arrest followed the arrests of a man, 39, and woman, 19, at 2340 Kamehameha Highway on Saturday for allegedly using counterfeit bus passes.

Investigators said the woman arrested yesterday has been manufacturing about 20 fake bus passes a month and selling them for $20 each since March.

Driver sought in hit-and-run

Honolulu police are seeking information on the driver of a dark-colored truck with oversized tires that struck a 78-year-old woman Wednesday while leaving the parking lot at 1822 Lanakila Ave. at 12:02 p.m. The woman had several fractures and was taken to The Queen’s Medical Center in serious condition.

Anyone with information can contact officer Kevin Espinda at 529-3499 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on cellular.

Man arraigned in alleged shooting

A 54-year-old man was arraigned today at District Court on a first-degree reckless endangering charge for allegedly shooting at his son Wednesday in Waimalu. Bail for Peti M. Teofilo is $50,000.

A police report filed at District Court states Teofilo fired five shots from a rifle at his son, Peti Teofilo Jr., who was in his pickup truck parked at 98-103 Kanuku St.

Teofilo Jr. told police he had confronted his father at an apartment building on Kanuku Street about giving drugs to girls.

Hiker, 85, hurt on Manoa trail

An 85-year-old man was injured yesterday while hiking the Manoa Cliffs Trail at about 10 a.m. The man slipped off the trail and slid down a cliff on his back until a ledge broke his fall, said Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Kenison Tejada.

The injured man was taken to The Queen’s Medical Center in serious condition.