Society tracing owner of dog that bit man
WAILUKU >> Maui Humane Society officials said they are tracing the identity of the owner of a dog that bit a Wailuku man resting in Iao Stream.Nicholas Cotton was swimming in a stream pool Tuesday when the mixed-breed pit bull attacked him after a man laughingly instructed the animal to "go scare him," a Humane Society official said.
The dog, about 150 pounds, swam to Cotton and bit his head. Officials say they have the license plate of a vehicle and are in the process of tracing the individual's identity.
Humane Society officials said they plan to send a report to the county prosecutor's office to determine if the man could be charged with assault.
Shriners warns of donation scam
Aloha Shriners is warning the public of a moneymaking scam using the organization's name.A Kona woman, whose husband is a Shriner, reported she received a phone call Thursday evening from a man soliciting a donation for the Aloha Shriners' or Aloha Temple's Patients' Transportation Fund. The man identified himself as Jim Rogers.
When the woman said her husband was a member of the Masonic fraternity, the caller hung up.
Don Orton, recorder for the Aloha Shriners, said the organization never uses telemarketing to solicit funds.
Shriners units or clubs usually raise funds by car washes, barbecue chicken sales or spaghetti dinners.
For more information, call 536-9333.
5 hikers airlifted after being stranded on trail
Fire Department rescue personnel airlifted five hikers to safety after they became stranded by rising water in Kalauao Stream in Aiea about 7:30 last night.Fire Capt. Kenison Tejada said the hikers had started out on the Aiea Loop Trail about 3 p.m. and then headed down a side trail toward a waterfall. He said the group had to cross Kalauao Stream several times.
The group of three men -- 22, 27 and 32 -- and two women, 22 and 24, from various parts of Oahu used a cellular phone to call 911 about 6:34 p.m.
Tejada said they were found not more than a mile or two from the trail head.
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>> The Hokule'a voyaging canoe will travel to Mokumanama (Necker Island) in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from Hilo during its current three-month voyage around the state. The canoe will explore other areas in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands during a second voyage from August to October. A story on Page A1 on Friday was not clear on this. Corrections and clarifications
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
LEEWARD
2 men held in alleged sex assaults on girls
Police arrested two out of three sex assault fugitives over the weekend.Sheldon Manoha, 29, surrendered to detectives at Honolulu police headquarters Saturday. He was wanted for allegedly assaulting two girls, 12 and 13, in June 2001. He is being held in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Patrol officers arrested Florencio Gandule, 35, in Waianae on Saturday afternoon. He was wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in the fall of 2001. Gandule is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Matias Ulangca Jr., 52, is wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in December 2001 and remained at large last night. His last known address was in Waianae.
HONOLULU
Police seek 3 suspects in armed robbery
Police are looking for three suspects who ransacked a cellular phone store in Kakaako on Saturday.At about 11:15 p.m. the suspects entered Teleseek LCC at 955 Kawaiahao St. through an unsecured door while the store's co-owner was inside, police said. One of the suspects brandished a silver-colored semiautomatic pistol and pointed it at the owner's head, police said.
The suspects ordered the victim to lie face down on the ground and used plastic tape to tie his hands together, police said. The suspects took the victim's personal cellular phones, wallet and car keys. The suspects then ransacked the store, stole an undisclosed amount of cash, about 50 cellular phones and the victim's white 2002 four-door Toyota Lexus, police said. The victim freed himself and called police.
Man held in reported knife attack at park
Police arrested a 53-year-old man Saturday after he allegedly cut two teenagers with a pocketknife at Aala Park. Police said the suspect, with no local address, got into an argument with the victims, ages 14 and 15, and then removed a knife from his pocket and slashed them.The teenagers suffered superficial wounds. The 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault.
WAIKIKI
Hotel room standoff ends with man's arrest
A man who barricaded himself in a Waikiki hotel room Saturday was in police custody last night.Police said the 26-year-old man was pounding on hotel room doors on the 20th floor of the Island Colony Hotel at 445 Seaside Ave. about 4 p.m. The hotel manager said the suspect believed someone was trying to kill him.
The manager, who did not want to be identified, added that the man then climbed down balconies to Room 1704 to hide. Police evacuated guests on the 17th floor. They also evacuated the hotel's lobby, bus lane and loading dock.
The Police Department's Specialized Services Division negotiated with the suspect. The hotel manager said the situation ended sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. yesterday.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Burglar makes off with jewelry and DVDs
Big Island police want help recovering Hawaiian heirloom jewelry that was stolen last week in the burglary of a Hawaiian Ocean View Estates home.Police said heirloom bracelets with the inscription "Kanani," as well as 40 DVDs, a Sony PlayStation 2 and some games were taken from the home on Tuesday.
Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Donald Hall at 939-2520 or the police nonemergency number at 935-3311.
