Purse-snatching suspect flees, but alleged accomplice arrested
Police arrested a 17-year-old girl and are looking for a second suspect following a robbery in Waikiki this morning.
Police said a woman, 25, intervened in an argument between a group of people on Kuhio Avenue at about 2:20 a.m. During the argument, a male suspect grabbed the woman’s purse, police said. The suspect fled, but a 17-year-old girl used force to stop the victim from pursuing him, police said.
Officers found and arrested the girl nearby for second-degree robbery.
