Kalihi man bites police officer
A Honolulu police officer, trying to separate a fighting couple, was bitten on the face Wednesday afternoon in Kalihi, police said.
The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. in the 600 block of North King Street. Police said the officer was trying to separate a 32-year-old Kalihi man and his girlfriend, who were arguing, when the man grabbed the officer’s arm and bit him on the face.
Both the police officer and suspect were taken to the hospital, where they received treatment.
Police arrested the suspect for assault of a law enforcement officer.
Alleged gunman is prison guard
A 49-year-old man who allegedly fired gunshots from his Pearl City home that led to the two-hour closure of the only access to Pacific Palisades Wednesday night is a Waiawa Correctional Facility guard.
Police arrested the man, who lives at a house at 1858 Waimano Home Road, on suspicion of reckless endangering.
A Department of Public Safety spokeswoman confirmed that the suspect is an adult corrections officer and a lieutenant at the minimum-security facility. He was hired by the Department of Public Safety in 1998. She said the department has opened its own investigation because of the arrest, but the man hasn’t been put on leave because he hasn’t been charged.
Police responding to reports of gunshots coming from the house closed Komo Mai Drive, the lone access to Pacific Palisades, and another nearby intersection for more than two hours after arresting the suspect and searching the neighborhood.
Robbery suspect is arrested
Honolulu police arrested a suspect Tuesday afternoon in the armed robbery of a 57-year-old woman over the weekend.
Police said the suspect, a 28-year-old Waikiki man, allegedly brandished a handgun when he confronted the woman and took her property Saturday afternoon. Police did not say where the robbery happened.
Officers arrested the suspect on suspicion of first-degree robbery.
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Blaze damages 2 Maui houses
Maui firefighters were called to house fires in Wailuku and Lahaina Thursday that caused damage but no injuries.
The first alarm sounded at 12:52 a.m. at 447 Palani St. in Wailuku Heights where a one-story structure was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Three people lived in the home. The fire was brought under control by 2:14 a.m. Officials estimated the loss at $300,000 for the structure and $150,000 for contents.
The second alarm was at 8:25 a.m. at 58 Aholo Road in Lahaina. Firefighters found a mattress on fire in a second-floor bedroom. The fire was contained to the room. It was extinguished at 9:30 a.m.
Loss was estimated at $30,000 to the building and $5,000 to contents.
