As the Honolulu Police Department works to revive its juvenile services division under new police Chief Susan Ballard, several crimes involving young suspects were reported last week.
Police arrested a 10-year-old male student from Waianae Elementary Thursday after he was accused of shoving a 34-year-old female teacher into a door. Police said the teacher suffered minor injuries and complained of pain.
A 14-year-old male was arrested Tuesday in the Kunia Walmart parking lot after allegedly threatening a 15-year-old male and a 12-year-old male and taking their property.
In an unrelated case, police arrested two males, ages 13 and 14, Wednesday in connection with several robbery reports by a fellow student at Waipahu Intermediate School. According to police, a 12-year-old male reported to his teacher that he was repeatedly robbed by the suspects between December and April.
Additional details on the cases were not immediately available
At the Visitor Public Safety Conference in Waikiki in February, Ballard said the department disbanded its juvenile services division in 2009 but is working to re-establish the strategy “to make sure that we get them the help that they need before they turn 18 and really start ruining their lives.”
Hiker injures head in slip on Laie trail
Firefighters rescued a 17-year-old boy who suffered a head injury while hiking on the Koloa Gulch Trail in Laie on Saturday.
According to a Honolulu Fire Department report, the boy and his mother were hiking when he slipped. An emergency call was made at 1:44 p.m., with firefighters reaching the boy about an hour later. He was airlifted to a landing zone at Kokololio Beach Park and transferred to the care of Emergency Medical Services.
Illegal fishing reported via DLNR app
Witnesses used the DLNRTip app to report illegal fishing at Kahana Bay on March 30, leading to citations against two men for taking amaama (striped mullet) out of season and possessing unregistered lay nets.
According to a news release from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement, the witnesses noticed lights shining near Huilua Fishpond. Early the next morning, several individuals with a boat appeared to be laying nets there.
One of the witnesses used the free DLNRTip app on her smartphone to make an anonymous report of the activity. About 20 minutes later when the suspected poachers returned to the beach, they were met by a conservation officer, the release said. The nets and boat were seized for evidence.
