Boy, 14, arrested after carjacking of kupuna in Waianae
A 14-year-old boy was arrested this morning after police said he threatened a 76-year-old woman with a machete, stole her vehicle in Waianae and later crashed into two parked vehicles near Kapiolani Medical Center.
According to the Honolulu Police Department, the carjacking took place at about 12:20 a.m. near Guard Street and Farrington Highway.
Police said the woman had left her vehicle running while feeding stray cats when the teen approached her armed with a machete, threatened her and demanded the vehicle.
The suspect then drove away in the stolen vehicle, police said.
An alert was broadcast, and officers with Districts 5 and 7 Crime Reduction Units later located the vehicle near Kapiolani Medical Center.
Police said the suspect crashed into two parked vehicles before he was taken into custody.
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The juvenile was arrested on suspicion of first-degree robbery and first-degree unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle.
The investigation remains ongoing.
