Updated at 12:09 p.m., Wednesday, February 28, 2007
POLICE BEAT
Gas station clerk reports bogus $50 bill
Advertiser Staff
Police arrested a 42-year-old man late last night after he allegedly used a counterfeit $50 bill to buy gasoline at a Tesoro gas station at 1549 S. King St.A 20-year-old woman clerk at the station told police the man used the bogus bill around 11:40 p.m.
Police were called and arrested him on suspicion of first-degree forgery.
Man arrested in handbag theft incident at Don Quijote
An 18-year-old man was arrested early this morning near the Don Quijote store on Makaloa Street after he allegedly stole a purse belonging to a 22-year-old store employee.
Police were told the man entered the store and ran out a short time later with the employee's handbag.
Officers arrived at the store minutes later, located a suspect and arrested him on suspicion of unauthorized possession of confidential private information, credit card theft and third-degree theft.
During a search of the suspect, the officers reported finding the store employee's identification cards and her debit card.
