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Unwelcome bus passenger assaulted officer, police say

Police arrested a 22-year-old man after he allegedly assaulted a police officer in Waipahu.

At 9:10 p.m. Sunday, police said a city bus driver reached his last stop on Hikimoe Street and called police to assist after the suspect was asked to leave the bus.

When police arrived, the suspect became combative and assaulted the officer, causing injury, police said.

Police arrested the suspect shortly afterward on suspicion of second-degree assault and resisting arrest.

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