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Witness helps police track down alleged car thief
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 11:29 a.m. HST, Dec 08, 2012
An alert witness helped police catch an alleged car thief Friday night in Waianae.
A 33-year-old man called 911 around 8:50 p.m. after he observed a 23-year-old man having difficulty parking, according to police.
The caller provided police with the vehicle's license number, which came up in the department¹s system as reported stolen, police said.
Police located the suspect at 9:10 p.m., and the witness positively identified him. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle.
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nodaddynotthebelt wrote:
Kudos to that good Samaritan. If only people would report extremely suspicious activity, there would be more criminals caught.
on December 8,2012 | 12:01PM
808Cindy wrote:
That's great !! Good example of someone not afraid of calling 911, I have, and the police have been good in responding.
on December 9,2012 | 08:34AM
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