Suspect in child rape taken into custody
Federal agents in Honolulu captured a Costa Rican man wanted in his native country on rape charges involving a child a decade ago, officials said Monday.
Diego Mata Sanchez, 46, was arrested on immigration violations at a Honolulu home Friday night by members of the U.S. Marshals’ Adam Walsh Sex Offender Task Force and agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Mata Sanchez is wanted in Costa Rica in the molestation and rape of a 3-year-old child in 2001, officials said. He was the subject of an INTERPOL warrant issued in April 2009 accusing him of rape, crimes against children and sexual offenses.
"After so many years, this suspect undoubtedly believed he’d eluded justice, but obviously he underestimated law enforcement’s resolve," said Wayne Wills, ICE special agent in charge of homeland security investigations in Hawaii.
Mata Sanchez did not have legal authorization to be in the United States and is now in ICE custody, officials said. He will be scheduled for a deportation hearing.
Pedestrian fatality is Waipahu man, 67
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office identified a pedestrian killed in an early morning traffic accident Sunday as Rogelio Mayo, 67, of Waipahu.
Police said a pickup truck hit Mayo as he was crossing Hiapo Street near Kuhaulua Street in Waipahu at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police closed the Hiapo Street bridge between Kuhaulua and Paiwa streets for more than two hours while traffic investigators examined the accident scene.
Suspect sought in death of man outside bar
Police are looking for a suspect in the death of a man in a fight early Sunday outside Da Kine Sports Bar in Kapalama.
Police said Tevita Aholelei, 21, hit the victim, causing him to fall and hit his head on the pavement.
The victim was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
A CrimeStoppers bulletin calls the death a homicide.
Police said Aholelei is 6 feet tall, weighs 250 pounds and has short brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellphone.
Witnesses foil would-be bag thief, 12
Bystanders chased down and captured a 12-year-old boy who tried to steal a bag from a woman at Waikiki Beach Saturday evening, police said.
The 26-year-old woman left her bag unattended on the beach at about 6 p.m. while she took some pictures. Police said the boy grabbed her bag and ran away, but witnesses gave chase and caught the boy.
