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Updated at 9:46 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 2008

Suspects arrested, purse recovered in Waianae robbery

Advertiser Staff

Charges are pending against a Wai'anae man arrested early today with two juveniles in Ma'ili on suspicion of robbing a woman last night at a bus stop.

The man, 23, of a Hokuaea Place address was booked for second-degree robbery after being arrested fronting 87-035 Pa'akea Road at 12:40 a.m. Two boys, 17, were also arrested. Police are looking for a man, 24, who was with the others and fled on foot from a red-colored Honda they were in, which was seized for forfeiture.

A 51-year-old woman waiting at a bus stop had her purse stolen after being punched in the back of the head by one of the suspects last night at 9:52 p.m. The woman walked to the Wai'anae police station and gave police a description of the car in which the suspects fled.

Shortly after the robbery but before an all-points bulletin was issued on the suspect vehicle, a patrol officer saw a red Honda commit a traffic violation. The APB was issued while the officer was following the vehicle, police said.

The woman's purse and all its contents were frecovered from the car, police said.