Thieves yank ATM from Maui arts center
On Thanksgiving Day, thieves used a pickup truck to rip out an automated teller machine from the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului.
Police said an investigation revealed that between 9:55 and 10:55 a.m., suspects rammed and then pulled out the ATM from the south wall of the main entrance. The ATM contained an undisclosed amount of cash.
Pieces of the passenger-side tail light were left at the scene, possibly identifying the truck as a Nissan Frontier.
Before the theft, a black 2004 Nissan Frontier pickup truck bearing Hawaii plates LBE 251 was stolen in the Waihee area. It is not confirmed that the stolen truck was used in the theft of the ATM.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Derek Kaaukai at 244-6433 or central dispatch at 244-6400.
Search persists for boater in distress
The Coast Guard continued its search for a 67-year-old boater who placed a mayday call from a sinking boat off Kailua-Kona on Thursday.
Ron Ingrahm is believed to have been sailing aboard the 25-foot vessel Malia when it began taking on water at 8:03 a.m. roughly 46 miles west of Kailua-Kona. The vessel was traveling from Molokai to Lanai.
On Friday a Coast Guard HC-130 airplane crew and MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew searched the area but were unable to locate either Ingrahm or his vessel.
The Coast Guard Cutter Ahi was unable to participate in the search due to severe weather that included wind of up to 35 mph and waves between 8 and 15 feet in height.
Maui man found in water dies
A Maui man died Thursday after lifeguards pulled him from the water at Hookipa Beach Park, Maui police said.
Lifeguards found the 53-year-old man floating face down in water at about 11:15 a.m. and tried to revive him on the beach. He died at the hospital.
Police were trying to notify family members before releasing the man’s name.
Son tries to burn parents’ home
Hawaii County police have charged a 25-year-old Pahoa man with trying to burn down his parents’ home during a domestic dispute Monday.
According to police, Anthony-James Murray damaged the couple’s vehicle, broke a pair of windows at their Hawaiian Beaches residence and set fire to their living room carpet. The parents were able to extinguish the fire.
Murray fled but was located by police a short distance away and arrested. He was charged Wednesday with abuse, second-degree criminal property damage and third-degree arson. His aggregate bail was set at $5,000.
Man is released in stabbing case
A 57-year-old Pahoa man arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 32-year-old man in Puna on Thursday has been released pending further investigation.
The stabbing reportedly occurred Thursday in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision. The victim, who suffered stab wounds to the abdomen, was flown to the Queen’s Medical Center, where he has been upgraded to serious but stable condition.
