Paper carrier critical after being hit by van
A 14-year-old newspaper delivery boy was taken to Queen's Medical Center in critical condition yesterday morning after he was struck by a van in Palolo Valley.Police said a woman in her early 40s was traveling southbound on Palolo Avenue in a white 1999 Chevrolet van around 6:23 a.m. She passed Paliahina Place when she struck the boy traveling northbound on a motorized scooter, police said.
Police said the driver was speeding when she lost control of the van, struck the boy and hit a utility pole. The woman suffered no injuries, police said. The case is under investigation.
H-3 freeway to close for installation of signs
The H-3 freeway will be closed today through Thursday, 8 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., for the installation of overhead signs.Today and Wednesday, the Honolulu-bound lanes will be closed between the Halekou and Halawa interchanges.
On Tuesday and Thursday, the Honolulu- and Kaneohe-bound lanes will be closed between the Halekou and Halawa interchanges.
Job Shadow Day seeks mentors for isle students
Friday is Groundhog Job Shadow Day, a mentoring program for middle and high school students.For the fifth year, Junior Achievement is asking for interested people to mentor one or two students for two to three hours.
"Any job-shadowing experience can make a difference by making school more relevant and giving students a new vision for their future," said Job Shadow Coordinator Tanya Goodwin-Maslach.
Job Shadow Day helps students explore career opportunities and to connect skills they learn in the classroom with the reality of the workplace.
The students shadow a mentor while he or she performs his or her normal duties.
Students are required to dress appropriately.
America's Promise, GEAR-UP, Junior Achievement and School-to-Work have partnered up for the program.
Mentors gain satisfaction and pride of being able to show a student the skills needed for their jobs. Call Tanya Goodwin-Maslach at 544-1777, ext. 11, or e-mail jobshadow@ jahawaii.com for more information.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
WEST OAHU
Man arrested after infant and girlfriend injured
A 22-year-old man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly threw a rock at a vehicle, injuring his infant daughter sitting in the back seat, then struck his girlfriend as she checked on the child.Police said the man and his 18-year-old girlfriend were having an argument in their car in Ewa yesterday. The man got out of the car and threw a rock at it, shattering a window, according to police.
Glass from the shattered window hit the couple's seven-month-old daughter in the face, causing a small scratch on her forehead, police said. As the girlfriend was checking on the infant, the man struck the girlfriend in the face, according to police.
The girlfriend fled in the vehicle and went to Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center where police were notified.
They located the man and arrested him for criminal property damage and abuse of a household member.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Kauai woman injured after alleged fall from car
A 25-year-old Hanalei woman was in critical condition at Queen's Medical Center last night after allegedly falling out of the vehicle she was riding in on Kapule Highway in Lihue, Kauai police said.The driver of the vehicle, a 30-year-old Hanalei man, brought the woman to Wilcox Medical Center about 4:30 a.m. yesterday, police said. After she was stabilized, the woman was taken by air ambulance to Queen's Medical Center.
The man told police he discovered the woman missing from the vehicle and found her just north of the Rice Street intersection on Kapule Highway.
The Kauai Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit is investigating the incident.
Hilo police seek suspects in robbery of pizza eatery
Hilo police are looking for two suspects who robbed Domino's Pizza on Kilauea Avenue Saturday night.About 11:17 p.m., two men wearing gray hooded sweatshirts entered the restaurant and demanded money. One suspect was armed with a handgun while the other was armed with a machete, police said.
The two suspects took an undisclosed amount of money and fled on foot. Nobody was injured, police said.
Anyone with information on the robbery can call Hilo police Officer Travis Ing at 961-2311 or 935-3511.
LEEWARD OAHU
Police hunt suspect in Waianae stabbing
Police are looking for a suspect who stabbed a 39-year-old man yesterday in the man's Waianae home.The man told police he answered a knock at the front door of his Hakeakea Street home about 2:40 p.m. and a man stabbed him in his chest.
The victim was driven to Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center then later flown to Queen's Medical Center by MedEvac in serious but stable condition.
Waipahu man arrested in phone-call case
Police arrested a 29-year-old Waipahu man on felony theft charges last week after he allegedly made phone calls to a Salt Lake area company ordering hundreds of dollars worth of tools.The man made calls under the pretense he was calling from a Waipahu company, police said. After the second or third call, the company got suspicious, police said.
Police investigated and found he was not authorized to make the calls. They arrested the suspect at 3 p.m. Friday.
Guard, suspects scuffle in Campbell robbery
Police are investigating a report of a kidnapping, burglary and robbery at Campbell Industrial Park early yesterday morning.A security guard at a construction site told police that at about 12:40 a.m. two men wearing black ski masks wrestled him to the ground and tied him up.
The men allegedly confined him to the guard shack and broke into four storage sheds and stole tools.
The guard broke free and called police 40 minutes later, police said.
The security guard described the men as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with medium builds.
HONOLULU
Kapahulu woman held in roommate's stabbing
A 31-year-old Kapahulu woman was arrested this morning for attempted murder for allegedly stabbing her roommate.Police said the woman and her roommate, a 34-year-old man, were arguing in the Kanaina Street residence just before midnight last night when the woman attacked the man with a knife and stabbed him in his left side when the man's back was turned.
The man fled to the bathroom where he stayed until police arrived.
The man was taken to Queen's Medical Center in guarded condition.
Woman found dead in Makiki parking area
The body of an unidentified woman was found in the lower-level parking of a Makiki apartment complex yesterday morning, police said.Police estimate the time of death at between 4 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. yesterday.
Police said the woman was not found in a vehicle. The case is pending investigation by the homicide detail.
Domestic case brings felon's arrest over guns
Police arrested a 57-year-old Pacific Heights man Saturday for allegedly hitting his wife, and discovered the man was a felon in possession of firearms.Police arrested the man at 9:30 p.m. at their home.
The man's adult son told police he was afraid his father might use one of the guns he had stored at the house, so he asked police to take them for safekeeping.
Police subsequently discovered the man was a felon, and also arrested him without incident on three counts of possession of firearms as a felon. Charges are pending.
