Cooperating bank suspect
under HPD protectionAt-large suspect calls TV station
By Rod Ohira
Star-BulletinAn accused bank robber who is cooperating with authorities has been placed in protective custody as a police manhunt continues for the last suspect from last week's holdup in Kahala still at large.
U.S. Magistrate Barry Kurren yesterday ordered Roger Dailey held without bail and placed him under protective custody with the Honolulu Police Department.
Dailey was charged earlier in the day with last Wednesday's takeover robbery of American Savings Bank at 1215 Hunakai St.
According to an affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent Paul Amoy, Dailey confessed to being one of the four masked bank robbers and identified the others as Albert Raymond Batalona, Sean Matsunaga and Jacob Travis Hayme.
Matsunaga and Hayme were arrested Sunday at separate locations. Batalona is still at large.
Dailey identified Batalona as the gunman who fired more than 20 rounds at a patrol officer responding to the bank robbery during the getaway.
Dailey also said the four men met at Hayme's Kawaiahao Street apartment in Kakaako to split up the money after the robbery.
"Roger Dailey has provided additional facts in this investigation which only a participant in the robbery could know," Amoy said in the affidavit.
Police yesterday raided a School Street residence and recovered firearms, including an assault rifle and Tech-9 machine pistol, as well as property from one of the stolen vehicles used in the robbery.
Yesterday's criminal complaint says the four men took money from four teller stations last Wednesday and also took five canisters from the teller currency dispenser.
They gained access to the dispenser after one suspect struck a bank employee in the head with a rifle, says the affidavit.
The responding officer arrived as the suspects were leaving.
While one suspect fired at the officer, a dye pack exploded, and a bag containing bait money along with one of the teller currency canisters was dropped.
Three suspects fled in a stolen Chevy Blazer, drove to the 4100 block of Kaimuki Avenue and switched to a blue 1985 Cadillac, later recovered in the parking lot of the Sports Authority on Ward Avenue. A suspect believed to be Batalona carjacked a bakery van and fled.
Police recovered $44,807 and an assault rifle in a search of Hayme's residence.
Three ammunition magazines were recovered in a search of Matsunaga's vehicle.
At-large suspect wants
Associated Press
his son backBank robbery suspect Albert Batalona called a Honolulu television station twice yesterday evening, criticizing the media and Honolulu police and saying he only wants to get his son back.
Station KITV said a friend of Batalona confirmed that the voice on the taped phone call was that of Batalona.
In the first call, Batalona criticized the media for scaring people about him being dangerous and accused the media of trying to get him killed. He said he is not out to hurt anybody.
In the second call, he lashed out at Honolulu police, calling them "thugs" and "killers." Then he made an emotional statement saying he only was out to get his son back.
"That's my main priority," he said.
Batalona's 3-year-old son was taken away from him 11 months ago. Social workers described the single parent as a caring, loving father but said he had a quick temper.
"Everyone makes mistakes in their life, and now I'm going to be crucified for it," Batalona said.
