Police arrest man in attempted murder

Police arrest man in attempted murder

A 25-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of attempted murder at Whitmore Village in Wahiawa.

The victim, a 24-year-old man, was in serious condition when taken to a hospital Friday, Honolulu police said.

The alleged assailant was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Friday at a residence on Aheahe Avenue. According to city records, one of the owners of the residence is the man’s sister.

Several years ago the alleged assailant was found guilty of two counts of burglary and petty misdemeanors involving disorderly conduct and harassment.

Fire at auto body shop set on purpose

Honolulu fire investigators have confirmed that a fire at an auto body shop in Wahiawa that resulted in nearly $600,000 damage on Thursday was intentionally set.

It took eight fire companies with 34 personnel about half an hour to extinguish the main fire, which was first reported at about 3:30 p.m. at the Jetso Auto Center on Palm Street.

The fire caused $480,000 in damage to the structure, $100,000 to its contents and an additional $10,000 to vehicles outside the structure on the same property, according to Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. David Jenkins.

Police at the scene Thursday detained an unidentified man after a witness said they saw him leave the building after the fire started. The man was taken to the Castle Medical Center for a psychological evaluation.

Fire investigators determined that an accelerant was used to set the fire, Jenkins said.

1-car accident leaves 1 dead on Big Isle

A one-vehicle accident on Highway 11 in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park left one person dead Thursday night.

At 9:38 p.m. a female driver traveling south on Highway 11 crashed into a cluster of large ohia trees and was thrown from a 1992 Honda sedan.

It occurred near mile marker 30 and the Piimauna Drive intersection.

Park rangers and Hawaii County rescue personnel determined the victim had died, and her body was transported to Hilo Medical Center.

The identity of the victim is unknown, and an investigation is underway.

Rangers are seeking witnesses to the accident. Anyone with information regarding the accident is asked to call park dispatchers at 985-6170.

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Star-Advertiser staff