Man is charged with attempted murder
Prosecutors charged a 45-year-old Waikiki man Tuesday in the stabbing of a 34-year-old man Sunday night.
Charles Crawford was charged with second-degree attempted murder. Bail was set at $250,000.
He was arrested at his Lemon Road home near Kuhio Beach after the 8:15 p.m. stabbing.
Paramedics treated a man on Lemon Road for stab wounds and transported him to a hospital in critical condition.
Overheated batteries led to Ewa Beach fire
The fire that burned four units at a townhouse complex in Ewa Beach on Feb. 1 was accidentally set when batteries used for radio-controlled airplanes overheated.
Capt. Terry Seelig, Honolulu Fire Department spokesman, said the batteries were being charged on a table in the garage of one of the units. The batteries overheated, igniting a fire that spread to four units in the Arbors complex on Laaulu Street.
Damage to the four units was estimated at $680,000.
The townhouse complex consists of seven units, but only four of them were damaged.
Argument prompts alleged stabbing
A 44-year-old homeless man is in police custody after he allegedly stabbed another man in the arm in Wahiawa.
Police said the suspect argued with a 34-year-old man about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Officers arrested the suspect on California Avenue on suspicion of second-degree assault.
Police did not release information on the condition of the victim.
Suspect held in kidnapping of boy, 16
A 22-year-old Kalihi man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old boy at gunpoint.
Police said he initially threatened the youth about 3:15 p.m. and then kidnapped him, police said.
When police were called, they located the boy and the suspect and recovered a handgun that they believe was stolen in an earlier burglary. There were no injuries.
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, first-degree theft, extortion using a firearm and three firearms violations.
