4 suspects are victims of a misunderstanding

Four men arrested on burglary charges Thursday night were released from police custody after a mix-up was cleared up at a former auto dealership on Beretania Street.

At about 8 p.m. officers were dispatched to a report of suspicious circumstances at 1234 Beretania St., the former Pfleuger auto dealership, police said.

The caller, who works at the site, met with a responding officer and reported seeing men inside the building.

Officers entered and found four men — ages 42, 45, 48 and 73 — who were arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary.

After the arrest, officers confirmed that the men had been hired to remove some items in the building, but the caller had not been informed of the arrangement.

Police released the men and the complaint was withdrawn.

Waianae fire destroys house and pair of buses

One person escaped injury yesterday during an early-morning fire in Waianae that destroyed a home and two buses that were used as storage units.

The fire caused $160,000 in damage to the home and $40,000 to its contents, said Honolulu fire Capt. Terry Seelig in a statement.

The cause of the fire was undetermined, he said.

Firefighters responded at 4:51 a.m. to the report of a vehicle fire at 85-1128 Waianae Valley Road.

When firefighters arrived, they found that a large bus used for home storage was burning and that the fire had extended to a second bus and to the home.

The home and buses were destroyed.

One person was in the home at the time of the fire but was able to escape without injury. A second resident was not home at the time of the fire.

Search ends for man missing after cliff jump

Big Island firefighters ended Thursday a three-day search for a man who jumped into the ocean off the Kona Coast.

Daniel Wright had been missing since Monday after jumping off a cliff at about 2:30 p.m. at the end of Alii Drive at a place called “;End of the World.”;

Wright was seen drifting out to sea and treading water.

Firefighters found a pair of swim trunks on Wednesday but no other sign of Wright.

Big Island residents warned of repair scam

Big Island police are warning the public about an automobile repair scam.

Police said an unidentified man approached a South Kohala man in a shopping center parking lot, said that he saw the victim's car tire wobbling and offered to fix it for a fee.

The two went to the victim's home, and the suspect left with the car. The suspect returned a short time later saying he fixed it and demanded $4,000 in cash, police said.

Police advise the public to take their vehicles to licensed auto repair technicians.