Posted at 12:06 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2005
Pool hall raided
Advertiser Staff
Police raided a Waipahu pool hall last night after an undercover investigators reported that the hall doubled as a gambling house.Six men were arrested during the raid for a variety of offenses.
One man was arrested on suspicion of possession of gambling devices and another had a small amount of crystal methamphetamine on him, police said. The other four were arrested on outstanding warrants.
Officers with HPD's narcotics/vice division and District 3 Crime Reduction Unit served a search warrant at 7 p.m. at Waipahu Family Cue, 94-216 Farrington Highway.
Over an undisclosed period of time, undercover officers allege they entered the establishment and gambled on pinball machines.
Enough evidence was gathered to justify a search warrant, police said.
Officers seized $800 in cash, and several "turbo pinball machines" said Lt. Walter Ozeki, head of HPD's gambling detail.
The investigation began as a result of community complaints, Ozeki said.
