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Woman charged in Wahiawa burglary, threat case

Prosecutors charged a 52-year-old woman with burglary and threatening charges.

Police arrested Velvet Lausterer Monday on suspicion of first-degree burglary and terroristic threatening.

Police said she entered a 50-year-old man’s home in Wahiawa on Sunday at 11:05 p.m. without permission and threatened him with a dangerous instrument. Lausterer was previously in a relationship with the victim.

Prosecutors charged Lausterer with those crimes Tuesday.

Her bail was set at $20,000.

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