Updated at 5:46 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2007
Police search for suspect in another UH break-in
Advertiser Staff
Police today are were looking for a man who broke into a dormitory at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa and attempted to use his cell phone to photograph a woman in the shower.The woman reported the incident to campus security shortly after 6 a.m. She said she was taking a shower and saw a man trying to take a picture of her with his cell phone.
She screamed and he ran. He was chased by other Hale Kahawai dorm residents, but escaped, said Gregg Takayama, UH-Manoa spokesman.
Campus security issued a crime alert early yesterday morning and the Honolulu Police Department is looking for the suspect, Takayama said.
The man was described as 5-foot-8, 160 to 180 pounds. He had crew-cut black hair. He was wearing a dark T-shirt and khaki shorts.
Hale Kahawai is a co-ed dormitory on East-West Road on the Manoa campus.
The entrances to Hale Kahawai can only be opened by key, Takayama said.
"We have never had a problem at this hall. This is the first time something like this has happened there," Takayama said.
Today's incident follows a break-in and an assault on campus earlier this week.
On Monday, 20-year-old Mark Andrew Heath, a soldier assigned to the Army's Stryker brigade at Schofield Barracks, was charged with unauthorized entry and first-degree burglary following a break-in reported at the Lokelani dorm building at 2579 Dole St. Sunday.
Also on Monday, a 21-year-old Ma'ili man was charged for allegedly fondling a female student at UH-Manoa's music building.
Preston-Paul Afong was charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree sexual assault.
If anyone has information about the suspect involved in yesterday's incident, they are encouraged to call campus security at 956-6911 or HPD at 911.
