Posted at 10:24 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2005
POLICE BEAT
Dead-end street leads to arrest for car thief, 15
Advertiser Staff
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The officer ran a check on vehicle's license plate and learned that an 18-year-old woman had reported the vehicle as stolen.
The DLNR officer used his own vehicle to block the other driver's path and called police who arrested the youth about 4:30 p.m. for suspicion of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle.
Wife arrested after beating girl, 17, for flirting
Police arrested a 27-year-old Wai'anae Coast woman yesterday in connection with an April 17 altercation at Maile Beach Park that left a 17-year-old woman with a deep cut over one of her eyes.
Police said the older woman accused the younger one of flirting with her husband and began to hit her in the face. Family members intervened and stopped the fight, but the suspect left the area before police arrived.
Police found the older woman yesterday and arrested her for suspicion of second-degree assault.
Man arrested for assaulting brother-in-law, 71
Police yesterday arrested a 48-year-old Nanakuli man in connection with the assault of his 71-year-old brother-in-law back on May 3 of this year.
Police said the older man was attempting to break up and argument between family members when he was punched in the mouth and body by his brother-in-law.
The man who was punched was taken to a nearby health center where he was diagnosed with broken ribs. A crime reduction team from the Wai'anae police district found the suspected assailant yesterday and arrested him for suspicion of second-degree assault.