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A police officer on his way to work at 7 a.m. today spotted a teenager spraying graffiti on a storage container in Moiliili.
He called police dispatch, then approached the teen and identified himself as a police officer then arrested him.
He told the boy he was under arrest, and the teen resisted, police said. A civilian CrimeStoppers volunteer jumped in to help. The teen fled but was detained a short distance away.
The teen was placed under arrest for second-degree escape, third-degree criminal property damage, drug offenses and harassment of a police officer.
I am amazed at the level of reserve by the cops when a little monster resisted arrest and fled when this is one of the occasions when they could have been a lot more forceful and have been a lot more appreciated by the rest of us.
Good job officer. Instead of jail time I hope the judge make them pay a fine and sentence the teen and his family to thousands of hours to clean up his and others graffiti. This will teach these people a lesson and the parents to discipline and teach their children better.