Officer arrested in gun incident
Advertiser Staff
A Honolulu police officer was arrested after he allegedly discharged a firearm during a New Year's fireworks celebration, police said.
Police said Officer Roosevelt Blanco was arrested in Waipahu just after midnight yesterday on suspicion of reckless endangerment. Police said he was released pending an investigation.
No other information was available, including whether the firearm was a service pistol or a personal firearm.
No one was injured in the incident.
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