Newswatch


By Star-Bulletin Staff

Tuesday, August 13, 1996



Despite confession, never
hurt baby, says dad

Rodney Gamble says he lied to police when he told them he had shaken his baby daughter at least five times before her death in 1994.

Gamble, 26, and wife Leonora, 34, took the stand yesterday in their Circuit Court trial on murder charges. Each denied harming 3-month-old Monique Gamble, blaming a baby sitter who has since committed suicide.

Deputy Prosecutor Maurice Arrisgado contends Rodney Gamble was responsible for the girl's injuries and Leonora Gamble acted as an accomplice by trying to conceal them.

Monique died May 2, 1994, of brain injuries that resulted from shaken-baby syndrome, said Dr. Alvin Omori, city chief medical examiner.



Panel to consider state's plan
to ban fishing around Kahoolawe

WAILUKU - Commercial fisherman William K. Choy says restrictions should be loosened around Kahoolawe, where bottom fishing is good but remains generally banned because of worries about unexploded ordnance.

"I think it's good to have restrictions, but not like that," said Choy. "People have fished there for years and never snagged a bomb."

Choy and many boaters hoped for easier access to fishing grounds around Kahoolawe after the Navy returned the island to the state in May 1994. But state officials are seeking to maintain the bottom-fishing ban at Kahoolawe as part of statewide restrictions.

A meeting on the state's proposal is scheduled for 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Maui Palms hotel before the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission. The commission will consider a state proposal to designate Kahoolawe a no-fishing zone.



Gasoline spill keeps Kauai beach closed

LIHUE - Kauai's Kalapaki Beach remains closed today as a Senter Petroleum crew continues to clean up over 1,800 gallons of gasoline that leaked from one of its underground tanks into Nawiliwili Harbor.

The fuel began leaking into Nawiliwili Stream Sunday night from an underground tank used by Maxie's Gas Station Sunday, Kauai fire officials said. The stream feeds into Kalapaki Bay near the Kauai Marriott Resort.

The cause and location of the leak still have not been identified, but Senter Petroleum has taken responsibility and its conducting the cleanup, Coast Guard officials said. The exact amount of fuel also is unknown.



For expanded versions of these and other stories,
see today's Honolulu Star-Bulletin.




Police/Fire


By Star-Bulletin staff



Big Island youth shot to death

KEAAU, Hawaii - Police are asking for the public's help in finding the person who shot a teen-ager to death in a grassy area behind the Keaau ballpark at 3:50 p.m. yesterday.

The youth was identified as Glenn Guerrero, 17, of 81/2-Mile Camp near Keaau.

Guerrero had a gunshot wound in the head, police said. No weapon was found. Police believe the shooting took place between noon and 3:50 p.m. when Guerrero met someone at the ballpark.



Moped rider hurt after hitting van

A 35-year-old moped rider is in critical condition after he apparently rear-ended a parked van in Mapunapuna early today, police said.

Traffic investigators said the absence of street lighting on Ahua Street near Mokumoa Street may have contributed to the 2 a.m. crash. A street light in the area was not working.

The Honolulu man, who suffered massive head injuries, a broken leg and other internal injuries, was rushed to Queen's Hospital.



Other Police/Fire headlines
in today's Star-Bulletin:

  • Couple arrestedfor prostitution
  • Victim identified in Waikele crash
See expanded versions in today's Honolulu Star-Bulletin.





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