Police and Fire
Man dead after Kailua Bay swim
A 53-year-old man died after swimming in Kailua Bay yesterday afternoon, police said.
City lifeguards found the man unresponsive around 12:55 p.m., brought him ashore and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Paramedics took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Unresponsive Ewa Beach baby dies
An infant girl from Ewa Beach died after her mother found her unresponsive yesterday morning, police said.
There were no signs of foul play, police said.
The mother awoke and found her daughter at 6:45 a.m., police said. The girl was taken to a hospital, where she died.
Police charge stolen-car suspects
Two men arrested after they allegedly tried to sell a stolen car to undercover police officers last week face multiple charges.
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Bruce Mirafuentes, 44, of Kalihi, has been charged with terroristic threatening and unauthorized control of a motor vehicle.
Emanuel Williams, 19, of Ewa Beach, has been charged with driving without a license and hindering prosecution.
Police said undercover officers arranged to buy a stolen vehicle from two men Wednesday at Kohou and Houghtailing streets in Kalihi. Mirafuentes allegedly pointed a gun as he tried to run away from one of the officers.
The officer fired his handgun. No one was hit.