Computers stolen in fourth theft at UH
Police are investigating a burglary on the University of Hawaii-Manoa campus — the fourth theft of computers since September.
According to UH Campus Security, iMac computers were stolen from an office in Saunders Hall sometime last weekend. Pry marks on the door indicate forced entry, according to Campus Security.
The other burglaries:
» On Oct. 18, computers were stolen from two offices in Bilger Hall.
» On Oct. 11 four classrooms in Saunders Hall were broken into, and iMac computers were taken.
» In September four computers were stolen from Dean Hall.
Anyone with information on this incident or similar burglaries on campus is asked to call UH-Manoa Campus Security at 956-6911 or Honolulu police at 911.
Eatery worker foils attempted robbery
A Kahaluu lunch wagon employee foiled an attempt Monday by a man who tried to rob the roadside eatery.
Police said the incident occurred at 6:39 p.m., and the suspect escaped without getting any money after the 25-year-old employee refused his demands.
The suspect was said to be armed with a dangerous weapon.
NEIGHBOR ISLAND
Taping traffic stops gets Maui man arrested
The publisher of a weekly newspaper on Maui said he was only doing his job as a journalist when he was arrested by police Tuesday morning while videotaping traffic stops.
“I was shocked,” said Tommy A. Russo, publisher of the Maui Time weekly.
Russo, 39, said he was stopped at a police checkpoint shortly after 9:20 a.m. at Hana and Haleakala highways. After noticing that traffic was backing up for miles to the Haliimaile junction, he started videotaping the operation, he said.
Police said the officers were conducting Operation Recon, in response to complaints about oversize vehicles and vehicles with illegal tint.
Police said Russo would not stay behind police vehicles while officers conducted controlled traffic stops. Police charged Russo with obstructing government operations, resisting arrest and harassment.
He was freed after posting $3,000 bail. His court appearance in Wailuku is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 27.
