Man in custody after barricade situation in Kapahulu
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM Police take a suspect into custody after a barricade situation in Kapahulu.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM The suspect in a barricade situation surrenders to police in Kapahulu
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Officers of the Specialized Services Division were at the scene of a barricade situation in Kapahulu this morning.
ROSEMARIE BERNARDO / RBERNARDO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Police were at the scene of a barricade situation this morning in Kapahulu.
UPDATE: 12:55 p.m.
The man who barricaded himself in an apartment building in Kapahulu surrendered to police and was taken into custody at about 12:40 p.m.
UPDATE: 10:53 a.m.
Negotiators with the Honolulu Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division are currently at the scene of a barricade situation.
HPD Capt. Parker Bode said officers responded to a call of a man with an outstanding warrant who is possibly armed and barricaded himself within an apartment on Ekela Avenue near the Winam Avenue intersection at about 4:15 a.m. today.
The unit is located on the second floor of a two-story structure.
Residents from surrounding properties have been evacuated.
In addition to negotiators, the Specialized Services Division and East Honolulu patrol officers are at the scene.
“Our primary tactic at this point is negotiations,” Bode said.
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Honolulu police are responding to a barricade situation in Kapahulu this morning.
Police responded to Winam Avenue at about 4:10 a.m. today and closed the roadway at the Kapahulu Avenue intersection.
Officers of the Specialized Services Division are currently in the area.
This is a breaking news story that will be updated once details become available.
