Homeless man hospitalized with injuries
A 59-year-old homeless man was critically injured when he was apparently assaulted Wednesday night in the Haleiwa area, police said.
Police said the apparent assault occurred at 9:20 p.m. along Kamehameha Highway.
Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to a call from the 7-Eleven in Haleiwa and found the man in a wheelchair.
Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman Shayne Enright said he had been pushed there in the wheelchair. He was taken in serious condition by ambulance to a hospital.
Police said he suffered facial and head injuries, and was in critical condition.
Detectives were investigating the case, but there were no suspects in custody Thursday afternoon.
Fence cut, shed lock broken at prison
Police are investigating a burglary discovered Thursday at the Women’s Community Correctional Center.
Officers responded to the prison at 42-477 Kalanianaole Highway and opened a burglary case, a police spokeswoman said.
Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Toni Schwartz said guards making their rounds at 10:30 a.m. noticed the fence had been cut.
She said the culprit or culprits broke a lock on a metal maintenance shed to take items from inside. She declined to say what was stolen.
Schwartz said inmates are housed in a separate area and that at no time was the public at risk.
Neighbor Islands
Police catch up to wanted man
Hawaii County police and deputy sheriffs have apprehended a 29-year-old man who eluded law enforcement for more than two years.
Deputies from the state Sheriff Division assisted police in arresting Albert Manners at 12:22 p.m. Thursday at an Ainaloa subdivision home in Puna.
He was charged with first-degree bail-jumping and four counts of contempt of court. He was being held without bail until a court appearance scheduled for Friday.
Manners was featured in November 2012 on "Hawaii Island’s Most Wanted," a CrimeStoppers TV program.
He was wanted on a $15,000 contempt of court warrant for allegedly failing to appear for a hearing on eight criminal charges, including assaulting a police officer and driving under the influence. He was also wanted on no-bail warrants for allegedly violating the terms of release in an assault case and a domestic abuse case.
Molokai man held in crash
Molokai police have opened multiple criminal cases against a 38-year-old Kaunakakai man who allegedly rear-ended his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle.
Police said he was speeding when he slammed into the woman’s car as she drove west on Kamehameha V Highway.
The girlfriend, a 35-year-old Kaunakakai woman, was treated for minor injuries.
The man was flown to Oahu for further treatment for non-life-threatening injuries from the crash.
He was held on suspicion of first-degree criminal property damage, one count of first-degree terroristic threatening, one count of reckless driving and two counts of violation of a protective order.
