Police said the SUV owner was walking toward it on Moanalua Road about 6:45 a.m. when he spotted two men inside rummaging through his belongings.

As he got closer, the owner noticed the driver's side door lock was damaged. The two men got out of the SUV and ran, but the owner was able to catch up to one of them and tackle him to the ground, police said.

After a brief physical confrontation, the owner was able to subdue the man he caught and detain him until officers arrived and arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle. The other man remained at large this morning.

The SUV owner later found the steering column had been damaged and the ignition switch "punched," police said.

Teen arrested in knife-wielding incident

A 16-year-old girl was arrested last night in Waipahu after she allegedly slashed a 19-year-old man with a knife.

Police said the girl was involved in a confrontation at about 8 p.m. between two groups of people.

The man who was cut was reported to be in good condition, police said.

The girl was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault.

Car owner spots stolen vehicle, detains suspect

A 29-year-old woman with no local address was arrested yesterday afternoon after she was found sleeping in a stolen car near Pearlridge Mall.

Police said the car's owner, a 39-year-old woman, spotted her car, which had been stolen earlier, in a parking lot at Pearlridge with an unknown woman sleeping inside.

Police said the older woman confronted the younger one, stopped her when she tried to run away and held her until officers arrived.

The woman who was sleeping in the car was arrested on suspicion of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and two drug offenses.

Man arrested in tie to car break-in

A 30-year-old man was arrested yesterday morning after police received a report that he was removing property from the interior of a stolen car.

Police were sent to a Hoolehua Street address in Aiea about 9 a.m. and after witnesses identified the man, he was arrested on suspicion of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle.

Man arrested in knife-threat incident

Police arrested a 50-year-old Kailua man early yesterday morning after he allegedly threatened to kill a 48-year-old man described by police as the suspect's "life partner."

The younger man told police he was arguing with the other man at their Kaiolu Street home about 2:55 a.m. after accusing the older man of infidelity.

The younger man told police he ran from the home and called police after the other man came after him with a butcher knife in each hand.