HONOLULU

Lecturer allegedly assaults teen

A University of Hawaii student reported she was sexually assaulted by a guest lecturer on the Manoa campus, according to a campus security alert.

The guest lecturer has been banned from campus pending the investigation, according to the Thursday security alert.

The alert said the student met with the guest lecturer on campus Tuesday and was alone with him when she interviewed him for an upcoming project. The lecturer allegedly sexually assaulted the student, who then reported the assault to police, the campus security alert said. According to a police report, a man in his 20s allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in Manoa about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, and the two were acquaintances at UH. Police have opened a second-degree sexual assault case.

Police said the assault was being investigated but there was no immediate arrest.

Campus security recommends that students exercise caution, be accompanied by other students whenever possible and remove themselves from any situation that makes them feel uncomfortable. Anyone with information or concerns should call police by dialing 911 or Campus Security at 956-6911.

Police seek suspect after bank robbery

Police are searching for a man who robbed the Waialae branch of Bank of Hawaii on Thursday.

Police said that at 2:30 p.m. a man in his 20s or 30s entered the Waialae Avenue bank, approached the teller, and demanded money. He said he had a weapon but none was seen. The man was described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, 165 pounds with a “;Ying Yang”; symbol tattooed on his chest.

He fled in the Koko Head direction on Waialae Avenue and was wearing a blue aloha shirt and blue denim pants, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on cellular phones.

Taxi robbery leads to teen suspect

Police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with an August robbery of a taxi driver.

Shortly after midnight on Aug. 1, a 46-year-old male taxi driver picked up three males in Waikiki who told him to drive them to Kalihi, and once there they would tell the driver where to go, police said.

The cabbie was told to drive the suspects to a neighborhood park, according to police. At the park, one of the males choked the driver from behind while the suspect assaulted him and the third male took money, police said. The driver escaped, and one of the males allegedly drove off with the cab.

The cab was recovered nearby, unoccupied with the engine running. Fingerprints found inside the cab helped detectives identify the 17-year-old boy, who was arrested Thursday for investigation of second-degree robbery. Police are still looking for the other two suspects.

Assault centered on gambling debt

Police arrested a 33-year-old man who allegedly threatened another man who had not paid a gambling debt, police said.

A 36-year-old man owed the suspect a “;large gambling debt,”; but has been unable to make payments, police said. Last Saturday, the suspect called the victim, allegedly threatening him and his family with bodily harm if he did not come up with some of the money.

The suspect threatened the victim again Wednesday, police said. The two men agreed to meet for a partial payment. When the suspect arrived at a prearranged meeting place in Ala Moana Center, police arrested him on suspicion of first-degree extortion.

WAIKIKI

Arrest made after Waikiki robbery

Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a sidewalk robbery in Waikiki on Wednesday night.

About 8 p.m. Wednesday, a 27-year-old man was walking on a sidewalk when the suspect came up behind him, allegedly reached into his pocket and took about $300 before fleeing.

Police said the victim chased the suspect, who punched him in the face. A witness, a 31-year-old man, also tried to stop the suspect from running, but was also hit in the face, police said.

Police found the suspect about two hours later at Kuhio and Seaside avenues. He was arrested on suspicion of second-degree robbery and third-degree assault.