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Salt Lake man guilty of robbing tourist
A Salt Lake man who admitted he robbed a Japanese tourist to get money for alcohol is scheduled to be sentenced in December for the July robbery.Clinton Molina, 21, pleaded no contest yesterday to second-degree robbery. He is accused of robbing and hitting visitor Mitsuko Horigome, who was waiting for a taxi with her 8-year-old daughter in front of the Pawaa Fire Station.
Horigome suffered head contusions, cuts and bruises.
Police said Molina punched the visitor and tore off her silver necklace. He continued hitting her while she was on the ground and tried to take her purse. Firefighters hearing her cries for help caught Molina.
The robbery occurred as Molina was awaiting sentencing on three second-degree robbery charges resulting from similar holdups in 1999. He received a 10-year sentence for those previous robberies, and faces another possible 10-year sentence in December.
UH faculty to hold forum on pay lag
The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly is to hold a faculty forum today at the Dole Cannery ballrooms to discuss the payroll lag.The union believes a lag is unnecessary, whereas Gov. Ben Cayetano believes UHPA should abide by the payroll lag law. Designed to save the state $51 million, the law has state employees receiving delayed paychecks.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Man burned in fire faces charges for setting it
Police have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man for reportedly setting a fire at an Ewa Beach home last month in which he was seriously injured.Manuel Avilla was arrested yesterday after he was released from Straub Hospital, police said. He faces charges of first- and second-degree criminal property damage and is being held on $25,000 bail.
On Sept. 4, Avilla allegedly assaulted his girlfriend at their Oneula Place home before using a flammable liquid to set himself on fire, police said. He suffered second-degree burns to his face, hands and feet.
Damage to the home, a rental, was estimated at $80,000.
Two Liberty House workers arrested
Two employees at the Ala Moana Liberty House were arrested for felony theft yesterday, accused of conspiring to steal hundreds of dollars' worth of merchandise.One man, 21, was working as a cashier; the other man, 21, was shopping at 12:31 p.m., police said. He took seven items of clothes worth $621.99 and purchased them for $21.52.
The shopper was stopped by security as he attempted to leave.
Both men were arrested shortly afterward.
