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Kauai police found a 67-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Hanamaulu early Saturday.
Police responding to a call at 3:47 a.m. entered an apartment at Kalepa Village and discovered the two bodies, according to Kauai police.
No identities will be released until next of kin have been notified. Autopsies will be performed. In a preliminary report, the deaths were classified as an apparent murder-suicide.
Anyone with information about the case should call Detective Eric Caspillo at 808-241-1908. Anonymous callers may give tips via CrimeStoppers at 808-246-8300.
Kauai county spokeswoman Mary Daubert said no further details were available in the case.
Metal pole allegedly used in Manoa assault
A 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault in the second degree after he allegedly struck another man on the head with a metal pole Friday afternoon in Manoa, police said.
The victim, who is 51, told police the man hit him on the back of the head near the intersection of Manoa Road and Oahu Avenue at 12:20 p.m. The suspect was apprehended at 1 p.m. and released later that evening pending investigation, police records show.
Teenager arrested after assault allegation
A 13-year-old girl accused of assaulting two educational workers at her Pearl City school was arrested Friday and later released pending investigation, police reported.
The school employees were a 56-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman, but no details of the alleged attack were disclosed.
The incident occurred at 1:45 p.m. Friday. The girl was arrested at 3:30 p.m. and released shortly after 5 p.m.