Man sought after attack on woman

Honolulu police are asking for help identifying a suspect in a sexual assault in the Keeaumoku Street area Tuesday morning.

Police said the suspect approached a woman from behind at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday as she was entering her Ahana Street apartment, struck the woman, assaulted her and fled.

The man is described as in his 20s, 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 250 pounds, with short, black spiky hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellphone. Anonymous texts can be sent to CS808.

Suspect in Liliha stabbing is released

Police have released a 21-year-old Liliha man suspected of stabbing another man in the Mayor Wright public housing complex early morning Tuesday morning.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a witness reported seeing him fighting with an 18-year-old man at 1:29 a.m. He was arrested but has been released pending further investigation.

The victim was taken to the hospital in serious condition with multiple stab wounds.

Man found dead off Windward coast

The body of a man was found floating in the ocean a quarter of a mile off Waiahole Valley in Windward Oahu Wednesday.

Capt. Terry Seelig, Honolulu Fire Department spokesman, said police received a 7:10 a.m. call from fishermen who spotted the body. Fire rescue personnel used watercraft to bring the body to shore at 8:45 a.m. and turned it over to police and the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Body at Pali was Ewa Beach resident

The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the 44-year-old man whose body was found Tuesday below the Pali Lookout as Richard Ferraro Jr. of Ewa Beach.

An autopsy will be conducted today. Police found no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.