Posted at 11:36 a.m., Monday, March 6, 2006
POLICE BEAT
Two arrested for car break-ins
Advertiser Staff
Two men were arrested yesterday for allegedly breaking into cars on the North Shore and stealing.The men, age 36 and 37, were seen driving around in a truck and acting suspiciously. Patrol officers responding to a tip from an anonymous caller pulled the men over.
Police then found items reported stolen from other vehicles over the past two days. Officers also found drugs in the car, police said.
The men were arrested on suspicion of stealing a car, theft, possession of stolen property, possession of dangerous drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Defense employee sought for alleged sexual assault
Police are looking for a 42-year-old employee of the Department of Defense in connection with the alleged sex assault of a co-worker.
On Saturday, a 35-year-old woman told police that after a conference in Waikiki the man broke into her room and assaulted her, police said.
The 42-year-old fled the scene and remains at large, police said. A description of the man was not immediately available.
Check stolen in burglary leads to theft, forgery arrest
A 38-year-old man was arrested Friday after he tried to cash a forged money order that was stolen during a recent burglary.
At 3 p.m. Friday the man tried to cash a United States Postal Service money order in the amount of $1,000, police said. The postal clerk immediately recognized the order as stolen and forged and called police.
The man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree forgery, second-degree theft and possession of stolen property.