Waipahu man held in alleged theft of bag

Honolulu police arrested a 31-year-old Waipahu man after he allegedly stole a bag near the Waikele Golf Course.

At approximately 3:18 p.m. Tuesday, police said the suspect stole an unattended bag and fled on foot before he was detained by the theft victim, a 29-year-old man, and witnesses near the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Lumiauau Street.

The suspect allegedly assaulted the theft victim when he was being detained.

Within 10 minutes, police arrived and discovered the suspect had a butterfly knife.

The 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a deadly weapon, third-degree assault, third-degree theft and two counts of criminal contempt of court.

Man charged in string of bank robberies

A man suspected of robbing 10 Honolulu banks and described as walking with a waddle was charged in federal court on Wednesday.

Wallace J. Silva Jr. was charged by criminal complaint for multiple bank robberies occurring from Dec. 2 to Dec. 27. He was arrested Tuesday.

Silva is also known as Wally Silva, Walter Spinot, Walter Silver, Robert Burrows and Adam Richards, the complaint said.

The complaint alleges Silva violated supervised release and escaped from Mahoney Hale Residential Reentry Center.

An FBI agent’s affidavit said that in the first robbery, on Dec. 2 at the Kapiolani branch of First Hawaiian Bank, Silva threatened the teller in a note saying he had a weapon, and was given $1,000.

Tellers described Silva’s walk as a speed walk with a waddle and a wobble.

2 sought in Kaimuki armed robbery

Police are looking for two suspects in connection with an armed robbery at a convenience store in Kaimuki early Tuesday.

At about 2 a.m., police said the two suspects entered 7-Eleven on Waialae Avenue, brandished a weapon and demanded cash from a 31-year-old woman inside the store.

The victim complied and the suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Police said there were no injuries.

Lost hikers signal fire crew with whistle

A group of hikers lost in the dark on an Aiea trail used a whistle to signal fire rescue personnel Wednesday night.

Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Kevin Mokulehua said the hikers were on the Aiea Loop Trail when they called the fire department at 6:34 p.m.

The party of two women, a teenage girl and a female toddler were unable to find their way back to the trailhead due to darkness, Mokuleha said in an email.

Fire personnel found the hikers at 7:21 p.m. and escorted them down the trail.

One of the hikers used a whistle to help HFD personnel locate them, Mokulehua said.

No injuries were reported.