Honolulu police arrested a 30-year-old burglary suspect Friday after a nearly five-hour manhunt in Kaneohe.

About two dozen police officers, including a SWAT team and plainclothes officers from the Crime Reduction Unit, established a perimeter and closed in on the suspect in the Oneawa Hills section of Kaneohe. They captured him near the end of a chain-link fence behind a condominium subdivision near Puuohalai Place at about 12:30 p.m.

Police arrested the man on suspicion of three counts of first-degree burglary, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, unauthorized entry of a dwelling, attempted first-degree burglary and a $40,000 retake warrant.

Police initially responded to a “burglary in progress” at about 7:35 a.m.

Honolulu police Maj. Gordon Gomes said the suspect tried to burglarize a home at Bayview Haven Place and fled after a resident inside the home saw him. The suspect then made his way to the adjacent street, Puuohalai Place, and allegedly burglarized another home before he fled behind the residences near the hillside.

Police were called and officers arrived within five minutes.

“They actually saw the suspect, gave chase, but the suspect managed to get away in this particular area,” Gomes said.

Police set up a perimeter and deployed a helicopter, members of the Specialized Services Division and search dogs to scour the hill.

Officers evacuated some residents as a precautionary measure and blocked off the entrance to Puuohalai Place.

Meanwhile, plainclothes officers from the Crime Reduction Unit were posted at every side street within the perimeter.

While the search was underway, Puuohalai Place resident Keisha Garcia waited at the bottom of the roadway after she rushed over from work when she received texts from her wife, Whitney, saying that a guy ran through their yard.

Whitney Garcia said later she was sitting in her living room drinking coffee at about 7:50 a.m. when she saw a man run across her yard.

“Like he was running from something,” she said. “I kind of freaked out.”

For a brief moment, she said, she saw him glance over at her.

“I just ran to the kitchen, grabbed a knife and called police,” she said.

Police told her to stay inside her home.

After the SWAT team captured the suspect, police allowed Keisha Garcia and other residents to enter Puuohalai Place.

During a media briefing, Capt. Jayson Kauwenaole of the Kaneohe police substation said the suspect sustained some injuries from traversing through the thick, heavily vegetated hillside. There were no reports of any other injuries.

“Kudos to our officers for standing post in this humid weather,” he said. He also commended the Specialized Services Division, search dogs and canine handlers who hiked the rugged terrain in search of the suspect.

Initial reports said police believed the burglar had a handgun, based on accounts by residents. Gomes said none of the officers saw a gun when they first spotted the suspect.

Kauwenaole said the suspect did not have a firearm at the time of his arrest and that officers did not recover a weapon in the area.