Police believe the man slipped shortly after midnight while attempting to climb from a 24th floor fire escape stairwell to the lanai of his hotel room, which was on the same floor.

Police said the man's acquaintances told them the man had been drinking at a bar across the street and appeared to be intoxicated when he reportedly tried to climb onto the lanai and slipped. He was pronounced dead at 12:51 a.m., police said. There were no apparent signs of foul play, police said.

Estranged boyfriend arrested in kidnapping, threat incident

A 26-year-old North Shore man was arrested early this morning in connection with a complaint filed earlier this month by a 22-year-old woman.

The woman told police a friend called her on Nov. 9 and said the man, an estranged boyfriend, was dead. The women then reportedly drove to the friend's home.

The woman told police that when she got out of her car at the friend's house the man grabbed her, started strangling her and ordered her to get back into her car while threatening to kill her if she did not obey his commands.

The woman told police that when she got into the car the man assaulted her and threatened to kill her and himself. The woman told police the man held her captive in her car for about an hour. Other friends then showed up at the house, she was able to escape and call police.

Police said the man fled before patrol officers arrived at the house.

Police officers assigned to the Central O'ahu and North Shore police district arrested the man yesterday as a suspect in an unrelated burglary case .

He was being held in the cellblock at the main police station on Beretania Street when another police officer realized the man was wanted as a suspect in complaint filed by the woman.

He was then arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, abuse of a family or household member and second-degree terroristic threatening.

Arrest in stolen check incident

Police yesterday arrested a 24-year-old man, who has no local address, after he allegedly tried to cash a stolen check at a Kalihi bank.

Police believe the check in question belonged to a 49-year-old man and was stolen during a burglary.

The man who tried to cash the check was arrested about 7:55 a.m. on suspicion of second-degree forgery, unauthorized possession of personal confidential information and attempted second-degree theft.

Man's check deposit leads to arrest

Police arrested a 22-year-old Waimanalo man yesterday after he allegedly deposited a check in his checking account that had been stolen from his employer earlier this month.

Police were told the man deposited the check into his account at a credit union on Nov. 14. The bank the check was drawn on returned it unpaid to the man's credit union which then froze his personal account and a joint account as well, police said.