Updated at 6:09 p.m., Thursday, January 31, 2008
Thief breaks into van with Honolulu police inside
Advertiser Staff
Police didn't have to do much to catch a suspected thief last night.That's because Gregory Chun, 45, of 'Ewa Beach allegedly entered a parked van through an unlocked front door, not knowing plainclothes officers were in the back conducting a surveillance operation.
Officers allegedly saw Chun take a duffle bag from the front floor of the van and arrested him at 11:55 p.m. at Sheridan and Kamaile streets. Chun was allegedly searching through the bag on the sidewalk when confronted by police.
Chun, who has 37 convictions according to Hawai'i Criminal Justice Data Center records, was charged today with first-degree unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and misdemeanor resisting arrest. His bail is set at $25,000.
