Police are looking for two men who robbed a massage parlor employee at gunpoint early Thursday morning.
The two unknown men entered the Pine Tree massage business on Keeaumoku Street at 2:38 a.m. One of the men, armed with a handgun, demanded money from an employee, police said. The two then fled in an older model silver four-door Mazda in an unknown direction.
The case is classified as a first-degree robbery.
Police described one man as in his 30s, 6 feet 2 inches tall, with a thin build, black hair and a brown complexion.
The other man is in his 20s, with a heavy build, standing 5 feet 5 inches tall, with dreadlocks.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone. Or text CS808 plus a message to 274637 or CRIMES.
Kauai man indicted in stabbing at restaurant in Hanalei
A Kauai man has been indicted by a grand jury on assault charges in a stabbing incident at a Hanalei restaurant.
The Kauai prosecutor’s office said Wednesday an indictment was returned charging Michael Beck, 28, of Moloa‘a, with one count of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault in a stabbing at the Tahiti Nui restaurant in Hanalei on Sept. 16.
According to news reports at the time, the incident happened during a fight, when Miles Barsotti said he was stabbed multiple times in the shoulder, ribs, leg and wrist.
The indictment alleges that Beck intentionally or knowingly caused serious bodily injury to the victim in the incident, and also that Beck intentionally or knowingly caused bodily injury to the victim with a dangerous instrument.