POLICE BEAT
Military may help identify remains
Advertiser Staff
Big Island police plan to consult with an anthropologist from the Joint POW Accounting Command at Hickam Air Force Base in an effort to identify human remains found in a locked building in Puna Thursday.
Police were called by a neighbor at 10:48 a.m. to a property on 24th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park, where they found the remains in a locked "makeshift" structure.
The human remains were taken to Hilo Medical Center, but a forensic pathologist there was unable to determine the cause of death or the gender of the remains because of the advanced state of decomposition.
Police said there was no evidence of foul play. They also will seek the assistance of a forensic dental specialist to help identify the remains.
KURTISTOWN CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED
A man who died Thursday from injuries he suffered in a two-truck crash at the intersection of Volcano Highway and Huina Road in Kurtistown has been identified as Stanley S. Shibuya, 67, of Kurtistown.
Shibuya was traveling east on Huina Road in a 1998 Dodge pickup when a 1992 Mazda pickup traveling south crashed into him as he crossed the intersection shortly before 6:10 a.m.
The driver of the Mazda, a 38-year-old Mountain View man, was not injured. He told police his brakes failed and he was unable to stop.
Shibuya died at Hilo Medical Center at 9:37 a.m.
Police have not determined if speed or alcohol were factors, and have ordered an autopsy.
Shibuya's death is the 15th traffic fatality on the Big Island this year, which is the same number of fatalities as by this date last year.
MOPED RIDER KILLED IN CRASH IDENTIFIED
The city Department of the Medical Examiner has identified Juan P. Carvallo, 27, of Hale'iwa, as the moped rider who was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a car.
Carvallo was riding along Kamehameha Highway toward Wahiawa, near a road that leads to the Helemano military housing area, at about 11:20 p.m. when he was struck from behind.
A Windward O'ahu man whom police believe was driving the car that struck Carvallo was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide and fleeing the scene of an accident.
TWO MEN ARRESTED IN LCC CAR BREAK-IN
Police arrested two men, ages 27 and 43, Thursday afternoon after they allegedly broke into a car in the Leeward Community College parking lot and then crashed into three vehicles as police gave chase.
At about 4:15 p.m. a witness to the break-in reported to police that two men who had been in a car circling the lot broke into another car. A second witness called 911 to provide the license- plate number of the car the men had been riding in. Police dispatchers quickly determined the car had been reported stolen.
Officers saw that car speeding away from the scene. The driver ignored the officers' instructions to pull over, and police pursued the car until it hit three other vehicles and left the scene. Several minutes later, yet another witness called police to say a car had been abandoned in 'Aiea.
Police then closed in on a house that they said is known for criminal activity and found two men that matched the description of those involved in the break-in. Witnesses identified the pair and they were arrested.
WAIPAHU RESIDENTS FLEE CHEMICAL ODOR
Residents of an apartment building at 94-120 Pupukahi St. in Waipahu were evacuated as a precaution while emergency response workers cleared the source of a chemical odor yesterday.
At 11:30 p.m. city Emergency Medical Service workers transported a 34-year-old man to St. Francis West in stable condition after the man complained of dizziness and nausea, according to an EMS official. He was later released.
A 53-year-old woman and a 5-year-old girl also were treated at the scene and released.
HFD Capt. Sigmund Oka said it appears that a container of Malathion, a pesticide, was dumped at the base of a tree in front of the building.
Oka said tests are under way to try to identify exactly what the source of the odor is.
He said city paramedics examined several people who live in the apartment building.
POLICE LOOKING FOR ATM ROBBER
Police are looking for a gunman who robbed a man as he withdrew money from an ATM last month.
On May 27, at roughly 9:30 p.m., the victim was making a withdrawal from the ATM at the Hawaii National Bank branch at 98-1264 Ka'ahumanu St. when the suspect brandished a handgun and demanded money from him, police said.
The suspect fled in a '90s, white, four-door Honda Accord.
He is described as being in his 20s, 5 feet 7, and 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing a maroon hooded sweatshirt, white sweat pants and carrying a black revolver, police said.
Anyone with information about this person is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on your cellular phone.
PAUOA-TANTALUS BURGLAR SOUGHT
Police are looking for a man wanted for several burglaries in the Pauoa and Tantalus areas over the past three months.
The suspect may be responsible for several burglaries and was caught on a home surveillance video. All of the burglaries occurred during the day, while residents were away from home, police said.
The suspect is described as being in his 20s, 5 feet 9, and about 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue denim shorts and a hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information about this person is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on your cellular phone. Free cellular calls are provided by Cingular, Nextel Hawaii, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless Hawai'i.
