Police are seeking charges of first- and third-degree sexual assault against a 35-year-old Kapolei man who allegedly assaulted his 12-year-old daughter several times over a 17-month period.

The girl's mother learned of the alleged incidents yesterday and reported them to police, who said the father turned himself in later in the day at the Kapolei police station.

Car-theft suspect arrested in Ma'ili

A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of car theft yesterday morning after the car's owner saw it at a beach park in Ma'ili.

Police said the man who owns the car drove a different car to the beach about 10:40 a.m. and saw two people in the car that belongs to him. The car owner then used the car he was driving to block the access road leading back to Farrington Highway and called police.

The owner then led police officers to the stolen car, pointed out the man he saw driving the car earlier and watched as police arrested the man.

Roommate faces assault charge

A 25-year-old Kapolei man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault early yesterday morning after his roommate, 32, told police the younger man punched him in the face, fracturing a bone near his right eye.

The man who filed the report told police he had argued with his roommate and had a minor physical altercation with him earlier in the evening. The older man said he went out for a while and was assaulted when he returned home about 3:40 a.m.

The man's roommate was arrested and then released pending further investigation.

Check-cashing attempt fails

A woman who persisted in trying to cash what turned out to be a stolen check was arrested in Mo'ili'ili yesterday morning on suspicion of forgery charges, police said.

Police said the woman approached a teller at a supermarket bank branch and tried to cash a check but was turned away because the woman did not have an account with the bank.

The teller became suspicious and contacted the account holder, a 72-year-old Pacific Heights man, who said the check had been stolen, police said.

They said the woman returned about 10 a.m. and tried a second time to cash the check. Patrol officers were sent to the bank and arrested the woman.

Girl, 11, accuses teen of assault

A 15-year-old McCully boy was arrested yesterday in response to a report filed Tuesday by an 11-year-old girl from Kamehameha Heights who told police the boy touched her inappropriately on several occasions between May and August.

The boy was arrested on suspicion of third-degree sexual assault before being released to his parents pending further investigation.

Cab driver says man pulled knife

A 20-year-old man was arrested early yesterday in response to a report filed by a cab driver who said he was robbed at knife-point about 11:15 p.m. Saturday.

The driver told police he picked up three men near Kapi'olani Boulevard and Kona Iki Street and was told to take the men to Waikiki.

The driver said one of the men pulled a knife and demanded to be taken to the Aston Waikiki Sunset hotel without paying.