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Police arrest sexual assault suspect in Pearlridge area

COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
                                Honolulu police released this image Wednesday of a male suspect in a kidnapping and sexual assault case in the Pearl City area.

COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT

Honolulu police released this image Wednesday of a male suspect in a kidnapping and sexual assault case in the Pearl City area.

A 24-year-old man was arrested in the Pearlridge area this afternoon on suspicion of kidnapping and sexual assault, police reported.

Honolulu police had been searching for a suspect who allegedly tackled, restrained and sexually assaulted a female victim in the Pearl City area Sunday evening. CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department said a suspect was arrested at around 4 p.m. today.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, third-degree sexual assault, second-degree robbery and second-degree resisting arrest.

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