A 25-year-old man who refused a police officer's instructions to stop riding his bicycle on a Waikiki sidewalk last night now faces multiple criminal charges including first-degree assault of a police officer.

The officer was standing on a sidewalk at the corner of Seaside and Kalakaua avenues at about 9:40 p.m. when he saw the man riding a bicycle on the sidewalk.

The officer said he asked the man to stop riding the bicycle and instead, the cyclist swore at him and rode on. The officer tried to stop the man, but his hand got caught in the bike rider's backpack and the officer was dragged about 40 feet.

Other police officers saw what was happening and came to the aid of the first officer, finally managing to stop the bicyclist.

In addition to being arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and harassment, the bike rider was also arrested on four contempt of court warrants.

Woman arrested for forgery

A 30-year-old Kaimuki woman was arrested at a Victoria Ward retail center store last night after she allegedly tried repeatedly to buy goods from several different stores with forged checks.

Police said the woman went to several different stores and each time tried to pay for items with a check. Several merchants refused to take the checks after they were rejected during the verification process, police said.

They said the woman finally found a merchant who accepted one of the checks and went on to yet another store where employees realized what was going on and called police.

The woman was arrested on four counts of suspicion of second-degree forgery and two counts of suspicion of third-degree identity theft.

Damaged sticker leads to arrest

A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of car theft yesterday morning after a patrol officer noticed the car the man was driving had a damaged safety sticker.

The officer called police dispatchers with the car's license number and learned the car had been reported stolen.

Additional police officers were called, the car was stopped at about 9:15 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the H-1 Freeway near the Ward Avenue overpass and the driver was arrested.

Boy charged with July assault

Police caught up with and arrested a 17-year-old Kapolei boy yesterday in connection with a July 18 assault on a Nanakuli man.

Police said the boy stuck the man on the head with a metal object in the July incident but ran away before police arrived.

The boy was found yesterday and arrested for suspicion of second-degree assault. The boy was released from custody pending further investigation.

Couple arrested for car break-in

A North Shore man and woman, both 24, were arrested yesterday with a car break-in Saturday at Sunset Beach.

The man and woman were identified as suspects in the case and were found yesterday by members of a police crime reduction unit. Police are hoping to charge the pair with breaking into the car as well as credit card theft.

Woman arrested passing fake bills

Police arrested a 25-year-old woman at an 'Aiea bar early yesterday morning for allegedly trying to pass two counterfeit $20 bills.

The woman bought a drink at the bar at about 12:30 a.m. and paid for it with a $20 bill, police said. About 20 minutes later, the woman ordered a second drink and again paid for it with another $20 bill.

At that point, the bartender used a counterfeit bill detection pen and learned the second $20 bill was phony. The bartender checked the first bill and learned if was bogus, too.