POLICE BEAT
Man arrested in hit-run case
Advertiser Staff
A 51-year-old Kalihi man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly hit an 82-year-old man with a car in December and fled the scene, police said.
Police said the motorist struck the older man on Dec. 17. The older man was not seriously injured. But rather than render aid, the motorist fled, police said.
The car the 51-year-old was driving was stolen, and the owner reported it, police said. The man was located Tuesday and arrested after witnesses picked him out of a lineup, police said.
He was booked on suspicion of car theft.
MALL OFFICERS, SHOPPER SCUFFLE
A 43-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly stole items from a mall and fought with security officers trying to detain her, police said.
At 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, store security officers at Macy's in Pearlridge saw the woman put several items into a tote bag, police said. Security officers stopped the woman once she left the store.
The woman fought the security officers and tried to escape before she was chased down, police said.
The woman, Daphne D. Helenihi, was charged Tuesday with second-degree robbery. Her bail was set at $11,000.
SEXUAL ASSAULT SUSPECT HELD
A 57-year-old Makiki man was arrested Tuesday after he was accused of twice assaulting a 27-year-old woman.
The woman, who rents an apartment from the man, told police that he sexually assaulted her on two occasions, police said.
It was not known if the woman still lives in the building.
The man was arrested on suspicion of two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault.
