Teen arrested in beating of relative

An 18-year-old man was in police custody yesterday, suspected of attempting to kill an elderly relative at their Kalihi home.

Officers arrested the man at 7 p.m. Monday after a friend who stopped in for a visit found a 79-year-old man with “massive head injuries” at a home on Haka Drive at 6:45 p.m., police said.

An ambulance took the victim to the hospital in critical condition.

Police said an investigation led them to arrest the 18-year-old at the home.

Police seek help to find missing man

CrimeStoppers and Honolulu police are seeking the public’s help to find Mark Camacho, 39, who was last seen leaving his Salt Lake home at about 1 p.m. April 24.

His vehicle was later found in the municipal parking lot at River Street and Nimitz Highway. Records show it has been parked there since April 26.

Camacho is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 200 pounds and has brown hair and eyes.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellphone. Anonymous text messages can be sent by texting “CS808” plus your message to 274637, or CRIMES.