Man dies after falling on Big Isle farm
A 36-year-old man died in Honolulu after sustaining a severe head injury from a fall while working on a Hawaii island farm.
Honolulu police said the man fell at about 6 a.m. Oct. 10 and was flown to the Queen’s Medical Center where he died Thursday.
Police opened an unattended-death case and said foul play is not suspected.
Suspect arrested in downtown assault
Police arrested a 60-year-old man for investigation of attempted murder Saturday after he allegedly assaulted a 29-year-old man in downtown Honolulu.
The suspect attacked the victim with a dangerous instrument, causing injury at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, police said.
Officers found the suspect, who does not have a local address, about an hour later at 280 N. King St. and arrested him for investigation of second-degree attempted murder.
Waimanalo man allegedly assaults officer
A 21-year-old Waimanalo man was arrested Saturday after he assaulted an officer at a Kailua bus stop, police said.
Officers responding to a report of a disturbance at a Keolu Drive bus stop at about 6:10 p.m. were trying to arrest the disorderly man when he struck an officer in the legs, injuring the officer, police said.
Police arrested the man for investigation of first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and second-degree terroristic threatening.
OCCC inmate fails to return after church
State sheriff personnel are looking for a work furlough inmate who failed to return to the Oahu Community Correctional Center as scheduled after attending church Sunday.
Michael Espinueva, 29, is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was serving time for a parole violation.
Anyone with information on Espinueva’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Sheriff Dispatch at 586-1352.
Rescuers aid injured woman on Maui hike
Personnel from the Maui Fire Department and Haleakala National Park assisted a 56-year-old woman off of the Pipiwai Trail on Sunday afternoon.
The woman, a visitor from France, injured her left ankle while hiking and was unable to walk out on her own. Rescuers carried the woman about a quarter-mile to a park service road, where she was then transferred to a vehicle and taken to the park’s base yard, where she was examined and treated by medics.
Woman allegedly crashes into police cars
Police arrested a 20-year-old woman who allegedly drove into two Honolulu police vehicles Saturday while trying to flee a traffic stop.
The incident occurred at 3:07 p.m. in Pearl City.
According to police, an officer saw the suspect commit a traffic violation and attempted to stop her. The suspect allegedly refused to stop her vehicle and was then pursued.
During the pursuit, the suspect’s vehicle allegedly collided with two police cars. The suspect attempted to flee on foot but was located nearby and arrested on suspicion of first-degree criminal property damage, driving without a license, fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle collision and driving without proof of insurance.
Officer recognized for work during storm
Hawaii County reserve officer Iris McGuire has been recognized as East Hawaii Officer of the Month for October, citing her work in the Puna district during Tropical Storm Iselle. The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii gave her the award Thursday.
Lt. Reed Mahuna said that on the afternoon of Aug. 7, before Iselle made landfall, McGuire showed up at the Pahoa station carrying a large box of nonperishable food items and beverages she had purchased with her own money to sustain officers assigned to work through the storm. She then changed into her uniform to work the shift.
Although the minimum requirement to volunteer as a reserve officer is 20 hours per month, McGuire put in 65 hours during August, Mahuna said.
