Police arrested two people early Friday morning following a nearly eight-hour standoff at Helemano Military Reservation in Wahiawa.
The suspects, a 35-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, jumped a fence to enter the military area after leading Honolulu police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car.
The suspects entered a Malohi Road residence occupied by a man, his pregnant wife and their 2-year-old child. The family was able to safely leave the home. The wife was later transported to Tripler Army Medical Center after it appeared that she was starting labor, but it was a false alarm.
Honolulu police, special-services personnel and military police responded to the barricade situation and remained on scene until the suspects surrendered around 12:45 a.m.
The male suspect was arrested on suspicion of two counts of fourth-degree theft, first-degree criminal property damage, second-degree unauthorized entry into a dwelling, third-degree promotion of dangerous drugs, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and an outstanding warrant.
The female suspect was arrested on suspicion of second-degree unauthorized entry into a dwelling, third-degree promotion of dangerous drugs and second-degree unauthorized entry into a motorized vehicle.
Firefighters put out Ewa Beach garage fire
Honolulu firefighters responded early Friday morning to a fire at a two-story home in Ewa Beach.
Seven fire units staffed with 23 personnel responded at 1:33 a.m. to the fire at 91-6221 Kapolei Parkway and found light smoke emanating out of the home’s enclosed garage. It was reported that an adult male and adult female were in the home at the time of the fire but were alerted by the sounds of the fire and able to escape without injuries.
Firefighters brought the fire under control at 1:57 a.m. and extinguished it at 1:59 a.m. Fire damage was confined to the garage. An estimate of the damage was not yet available.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No injuries were reported.
