The state attorney general’s office is asking for help in finding a 35-year-old Honolulu man accused of distributing and possessing child pornography.
An Oahu grand jury indicted Andrew Patyjewicz on Feb. 25 on two counts of second-degree promoting child abuse — a Class B felony, court records show. Each count is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. A bench warrant was issued and bail was set at $11,000, but Patyjewicz was never taken into custody, the attorney general’s office said in a news release.
Patyjewicz is accused of possessing and disseminating images and videos of children being sexually exploited. He had 57 videos containing children being sexually abused, and 12 of the videos showed children under the age of 12, the release said.
The office’s Hawaii Internet Crimes Against Children unit investigated the case.
Patyjewicz is 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs about 200 pounds and has blue eyes and brown hair.
Anyone with information on Patyjewicz is asked to call investigators in the attorney general’s office at 586-1240.
Male pedestrian dies from injuries
A 79-year-old man died Friday from injuries sustained when he was struck by a pickup truck while attempting to cross Farrington Highway in Waianae a day earlier.
According to police, the man was walking in a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a westbound truck driven by a 60-year-old man.
The victim was transported in serious condition to a hospital, where he later died.
This is the 19th traffic-related fatality of the year on Oahu, compared with 20 at the same time last year.
2 charged over memorial damage
Two people were charged with misdemeanor offenses Thursday after they allegedly vandalized the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial on the state Capitol grounds earlier this month.
Jayson Campos, 20, and a male juvenile were arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion of desecration of a public monument or structure. Both were later charged with the offense. Campos is free after he posted bail of $200. He is scheduled to appear at 8:30 a.m. June 23 in Honolulu District Court.
Campos was arrested for the May 13 incident involving bicycle tire tracks and skateboard wheel markings that were on the memorial a few days before it was dedicated.
The case involving the juvenile will be handled by the Family Court where its proceedings are confidential. Police did not release the age of the juvenile male.
A second incident was reported by a city worker May 17 who found similar bicycle tracks on the memorial.
No arrests have been made in the second case.
Couple sought in attempted robbery
Police are looking for a couple who flagged down a motorist Thursday in Waipahu and then tried to rob him.
The incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. when a woman stopped a motorist. Her male companion then blocked the victim’s car with his moped and entered the car from the passenger side. When the victim refused the couple’s demand for money, they allegedly assaulted him and drove off.
No description of the robbers was released by police.
Driver injured in Halawa crash
A 19-year-old man was critically injured Friday morning when his vehicle hit a tree in Halawa, according to Emergency Medical Services.
EMS said the crash occurred at about 11:50 a.m. on Kahuapaani Street. Paramedics treated the man and transported him to a hospital. Further details of the crash were not available.
