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Yahoo
06-05-2025
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Police release images of 2 Radford High burglary suspects
1 /3 VIDEO COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE Video surveillance shows two male suspects wanted for allegedly breaking into Radford High School 's "Ram Shop " in Salt Lake. 2 /3 VIDEO COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE Video surveillance shows two male suspects wanted for allegedly breaking into Radford High School 's "Ram Shop " in Salt Lake. COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Suspect No. 1 is described as an unknown male with medium build, black hair and tan complexion. He was wearing a black shirt, black and red shorts, and black shoes. Suspect No. 2 is described as an unknown male with medium build, short hair, and tan complexion. He was wearing a red shirt, black shorts and black and white shoes. 3 /3 COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Suspect No. 1 is described as an unknown male with medium build, black hair and tan complexion. He was wearing a black shirt, black and red shorts, and black shoes. Suspect No. 2 is described as an unknown male with medium build, short hair, and tan complexion. He was wearing a red shirt, black shorts and black and white shoes. COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Suspect No. 1 is described as an unknown male with medium build, black hair and tan complexion. He was wearing a black shirt, black and red shorts, and black shoes. Suspect No. 2 is described as an unknown male with medium build, short hair, and tan complexion. He was wearing a red shirt, black shorts and black and white shoes. Honolulu police have released video surveillance and images of two male suspects wanted for allegedly breaking into Radford High School's 'Ram Shop ' in Salt Lake and taking various items. The 'Ram Shop ' sells Radford High School merchandise including T-shirts, hoodies and other gear. Police said at about 1 :10 a.m. last Wednesday, or April 30, the two suspects broke in and took merchandise, then fled in an unknown direction. Suspect No. 1 is described as an unknown male with medium build, black hair and tan complexion. He was wearing a black shirt, black and red shorts, and black shoes. Suspect No. 2 is described as an unknown male with medium build, short hair, and tan complexion. He was wearing a red shirt, black shorts and black and white shoes. Anyone with information should the Honolulu Police Department Criminal Investigation Division with Na Maka '25 /0578 ' in the email. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to at 808-955-8300 or the P3 Tips app. 5 Comments By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our. Having trouble with comments ? .
Yahoo
09-04-2025
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HPD searching for suspect who robbed Papa John's at gunpoint
1 /2 VIDEO COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Honolulu police are searching for the male suspect who allegedly robbed the Papa John 's in Mapunapuna at gunpoint. COURTESY HPD The suspect is described as a Filipino in his 30s, standing at 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing about 140 pounds. 2 /2 COURTESY HPD The suspect is described as a Filipino in his 30s, standing at 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing about 140 pounds. COURTESY HPD The suspect is described as a Filipino in his 30s, standing at 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing about 140 pounds. The Honolulu Police Department is asking for the public's help finding a male suspect who allegedly robbed the Papa John's in Mapunapuna at gunpoint a little before 2 p.m. this afternoon. The man is described as Filipino in his 30s, standing at 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing about 140 pounds. He was last seen wearing a bright green, long-sleeve shirt, camouflage pants, black boots, black gloves, black balaclava, white mask and sunglasses. He was seen carrying a black semi-automatic handgun. The man put the money he took in a red Door Dash bag. He ran into a dark-colored sport utility vehicle that was last seen driving toward the freeway. The public is urged not to approach the man and to call 911 if you see him. 1 Comments By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our. Having trouble with comments ? .
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29-03-2025
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Grand jury indicts Maui doctor for allegedly trying to kill wife on trail
COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Gerhardt Konig COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Gerhardt Konig An Oahu grand jury issued a bench warrant Friday to have a 46-year-old Maui anesthesiologist held without bail after indicting him for the alleged attempted murder of his wife, Arielle Konig, on the Pali Puka Trail on Monday. Gerhardt Konig is now being held without bail at the Oahu Community Correctional Center after being indicted on one count of second-degree attempted murder for allegedly striking her multiple times in the head with a rock after trying to push her off a cliff, the Honolulu Prosecutor's Office said. The grand jury's indictment and decision for no bail overrides a district court judge's confirmation to maintain his bail amount to $5 million and the need for a preliminary hearing. Arielle Konig was taken in critical condition to a hospital with injuries to the face and head. She told police she saw her husband remove two syringes from his bag and try to inject her with an unknown liquid, according to court documents filed Thursday. Konig said her husband yelled at her after she declined to take a selfie with him on the edge of the trail. Don 't miss out on what 's happening ! Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It 's FREE ! Email 28141 Sign Up By clicking to sign up, you agree to Star-Advertiser 's and Google 's and. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA. She backed away from him, and he then pushed her into the bushes, where he attacked her. She told police that he used a rock to strike her in the head about 10 times, grabbed the back of her head by the hair and bashed her face into the ground, court documents show. Two hikers heard her cries for help. One told police she witnessed a man with a rock in his hand standing over her, hitting her on the head. The other called 911. 'This indictment reflects the serious nature of crime that is alleged in this case, ' Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm said in a news release. 'Domestic abuse cannot be tolerated. Our office is committed to ensuring that justice is served for the victim and that the defendant is held accountable.' The couple has two sons, ages 4 and 3, together, and Gerhardt Konig has an older son from a previous marriage, according to Christina Ferguson, who does housecleaning for the couple at their Kahului home and has become a friend of Arielle Konig, who works from home. The 36-year-old's LinkedIn page says she is a project manager for TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company. It says she has a background in nuclear engineering, project management and product management. Ferguson said the couple moved to Maui about two years ago from Pittsburgh. Gerhardt Konig had worked in Pittsburgh as an assistant professor and clinical instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and previously as an anesthesiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, according to his LinkedIn page. Konig works for an independent contractor providing medical services to various medical facilities on Maui, including Maui Memorial Medical Center. His staff privileges from the hospital were suspended pending investigation. Deputy Prosecutors Joel Garner and Erica Cande lario are handling the case. Alm urges victims of domestic abuse to call 911 or the Domestic Violence Action Center at 808-531-3771 on Oahu or toll-free at 800-690-6200 of via text message at 605-956-5680.———For more information on resources, go to domesticviolenceaction 5 Comments By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our. Having trouble with comments ? .
Yahoo
28-03-2025
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Judge sets $5M bail for Maui doctor in alleged attempted murder
COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Gerhardt Konig of Maui. COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Gerhardt Konig of Maui. Court documents filed Thursday reveal Arielle Konig, the wife of a 46-year-old Maui anesthesiologist, told police he struck her about 10 times in the head and tried to inject her with a syringe filled with an unknown liquid while on a hike Monday. Gerhardt Konig made his initial appearance Thursday in Honolulu District Court on the charge of second-degree attempted murder of his 36-year-old wife. Judge Kristine Yoo confirmed his bail at $5 million, and ordered him to appear Monday afternoon for his preliminary hearing. Konig's private defense attorneys, Thomas Otake and Manta Dircks, were in court to represent him and objected to media presence. Emergency Medical Serv ices transported Arielle Konig to a hospital, where she was admitted in critical condition with multiple facial and head injuries. On Monday morning the couple was hiking the Pali Puka Trail when Gerhardt Konig, standing close to the edge, asked his wife to take a selfie with him, police said in probable-cause documents supporting his warrantless arrest. Don 't miss out on what 's happening ! Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It 's FREE ! Email 28141 Sign Up By clicking to sign up, you agree to Star-Advertiser 's and Google 's and. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA. When she said she did not feel comfortable doing so, she began to walk back. Arielle Konig told police her husband yelled at her to come back and pushed her into the bushes, where they struggled. She said he picked up a rock and struck her on her head about 10 times while grabbing the back of her head by the hair and smashing her face into the ground. 'Arielle observed Gerhardt take out two syringes from his bag and attempt to use them on her, ' the court document says. She yelled for help and managed to get away, crawling toward two hikers who called 911. Police responded at about 10 :30 a.m. to the 911 call. A woman identified as Amanda said she heard a woman repeatedly screaming, 'Help ! Help me !' Amanda told police she saw the woman lying on her back in the grass with a man, holding a rock in his hand, on top of her. Amanda related that the woman, later identified as Konig, said, 'He is trying to kill me. He is hitting me in the head with a rock.' Once the 36-year-old woman moved toward Amanda and away from her husband, the husband moved up the trail toward the 'Puka.' Amanda said Konig maintained consciousness while talking to her and her hiking companion. Amanda said she would be able to identify Gerhardt Konig, who eluded police, Department of Land and Natural Resources personnel and the Fire Department for the remainder of the day. Police found and arrested Konig at 6 :45 p.m. near Nuuanu Pali Drive after a brief foot chase. 'I hope that he's not able to post bail, ' said Christina Ferguson, who set up a GoFundMe page for Arielle Konig, whom she counts as a friend. 'I hope nobody lets people like that out.' Upon hearing about the syringes, Ferguson said, 'That's premeditated. Why would you have syringes ?' Ferguson, who owns a cleaning business, said the Konigs are clients of hers. She said the couple went to Oahu to celebrate Arielle Konig's birthday. Their two sons, ages 4 and 3, remained at their Kahului home with a nanny, Ferguson said. Gerhardt Konig's eldest son from a previous marriage is a high school graduate, and recently flew to the mainland to be with his mother, she said. Ferguson said Arielle Konig works from home for a mainland company. Her LinkedIn page says she has a background in nuclear engineering, project management and product management, and for the past 2-1 /2 years has worked for TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, as a project manager. Ferguson said she was at the couple's home and could see Konig was excited to go to Oahu for her birthday. 'There was no sign this was coming.' 'In dealings with them, while cleaning their home, there was nothing but love, kindness and laughter, ' she said. 'He was a doting dad, attentive to her. … I still don't understand why this happened, what was going through his mind, ' Ferguson said. 'He was polite and kind with me, ' she said, on the few occasions she interacted with Gerhardt Konig. 'I never felt an uneasy vibe.' She said Arielle Konig is 'so kind. Never saw her cross, never saw any yelling.' Ferguson said they were the kind of couple where you would say, 'I'd like to be them. They're just a wonderful family.' Ferguson said she is in contact with the Konigs' nanny, who said Konig's mother flew from the mainland to be with her. The Konigs moved from Pittsburgh to Kahului in 2023, Ferguson said. According to online information, the house was sold in December 2022. Maui Health said Gerhardt Konig works for an independent entity contracted to provide medical services at various medical facilities on Maui, including Maui Memorial Medical Center. His staff privileges at Maui Memorial were suspended pending investigation, Maui Health said. Konig's LinkedIn page says he was an assistant professor and clinical instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for nearly seven years and had been a staff anesthesiologist before that at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Ferguson has organized a GoFundMe to get Arielle Konig legal help, and is turning to help from above with a prayer group. HELP FOR ARIELLE KONIG A GoFundMe account has been set up for Arielle Konig, who is recovering from injuries allegedly caused by her husband, Gerhardt Konig. To donate to the fund, visit : .
Yahoo
31-01-2025
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5 officers will not be charged in mistaken arrest of 25-year-old
HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Sindney Tafokitau, 44, left, and Tevita Cadiente, 25. 1 /2 HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Sindney Tafokitau, 44, left, and Tevita Cadiente, 25. JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @ Honolulu Police Chief Arthur 'Joe ' Logan responded Thursday to an earlier news conference by the prosecutor's office regarding a mistaken arrest by HPD officers. 2 /2 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @ Honolulu Police Chief Arthur 'Joe ' Logan responded Thursday to an earlier news conference by the prosecutor's office regarding a mistaken arrest by HPD officers. HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Sindney Tafokitau, 44, left, and Tevita Cadiente, 25. JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @ Honolulu Police Chief Arthur 'Joe ' Logan responded Thursday to an earlier news conference by the prosecutor's office regarding a mistaken arrest by HPD officers. Five officers were justified in using force and will not be charged with crimes for mistakenly arresting a 25-year-old man who was running toward a standoff with an attempted murder suspect who had evaded police and shot two of them, Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm announced Thursday. Sindney Tafokitau, a 44-year-old attempted murder suspect, shot his ex-girlfriend with an AR-15 assault rifle before leading officers on an islandwide manhunt on Jan. 1, 2024. Tafokitau was high on cocaine and alcohol, and shot and wounded two officers on University Avenue before he was shot 23 times and killed. Amid the fray, Tevita Cadiente, 25, was intercepted by police as he ran toward where Tafokitau confronted officers for the final time. Cadiente and Tafokitau are both tall, Polynesian males with facial hair who were wearing similar patterned shorts that day, Alm said. Alm decided in December that officers were against Tafokitau, who had told relatives that he was not going to return to prison. He refused repeated verbal commands to surrender, tried to run away and fought back against police who tried to detain and arrest him, according to the findings of a Honolulu Police Department criminal investigation. 'Arrests of people who do not want to be arrested are often violent encounters. That's why the Legislature has given to police to use whatever degree of force is necessary to get to submission. If you have never seen somebody getting arrested who doesn't want to get arrested, it is a violent encounter, ' Alm said. 'People fight like hell not to get arrested. There are numerous examples of how this puts HPD officers at risk.' Don 't miss out on what 's happening ! Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It 's FREE ! Email 28141 Sign Up By clicking to sign up, you agree to Star-Advertiser 's and Google 's and. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA. Cadiente allegedly knew Tafokitau from 'the clubs.' He was aware Tafokitau was being chased by police and 'ran out to record it, ' according to the police probe. Cadiente admitted to having Tafokitau's name and number in his cellphone under the name 'Nuketown.' He told police he tried calling Tafokitau 'twice that day, but he did not answer.' 'In this case the responding Honolulu police officers believed that Tevita Cadiente was in fact Sidney Tafokitau. The officers knew that Tafokitau had just driven up University Avenue, and Cadiente was running down University Avenue away from where shots were fired and an officer was hit. The radio said, 'He's running.' Both Tafokitau and Cadiente are tall Polynesian males with facial hair and were wearing similarly patterned shorts, ' Alm told reporters Thursday during a news conference announcing that the use of force by the officers was justified. 'As a result, the officers attempted to arrest Tevita Cadiente.' Cadiente resisted their efforts to arrest him. The officers then used such force 'as necessary to compel the person to submission.' None of the five officers involved in the submission and arrest of Cadiente were wearing body-worn cameras because they are assigned to plainclothes details that are not required to wear them. Alm showed the few minutes of body-worn camera footage from a patrol officer who came upon the scene of Cadiente's arrest. The footage shows officers clustered around Cadiente, with one of the officers holding Cadiente's wrist as another repeatedly asks him to stop resisting. An officer is seen applying his weight to Cadiente's shoulders with his shoe to get him to release his arm into the handcuffing position. Alm said the specialized plainclothes officers were professional, calm and accustomed to making arrests under extreme circumstances. Depositions of the officers are against HPD and the city that was brought by Cadiente and his father. The federal civil suit against the city brought by Cadiente and his father, Vaokehekehe Mata ele, 49, is scheduled to go to trial Sept. 2 before U.S. District Judge Micah W.J. Smith. Honolulu Police Chief Arthur 'Joe ' Logan told reporters during a separate news conference Thursday that HPD appreciated the 'thorough investigation and review ' done by Alm's office. It was a 'dynamic situation ' that necessitated 'rapid decision-making ' in an effort to stop a threat. Officers had to act quickly under 'pressure and extreme circumstances, ' Logan said. 'I'm extremely proud of the officers who take on the daily challenges of protecting and serving our community. Police work is important, often difficult and rarely recognized, ' said Logan. 'But we do it and continue to do it because it's the right thing to do.' The results of an internal administrative investigation into the officer's conduct is expected to be completed in two to three months, he said. Cadiente thought the first officer who pulled up beside him and got out with a gun and was yelling at him was 'Pepe's boy with a gun, ' according to the police investigation. Cadiente knew Tafokitau as 'Pepe, ' according to HPD. Police found no evidence that Cadiente was helping Tafokitau that day. At 4 :14 p.m. Jan. 1, 2024, two officers driving on Kapiolani Boulevard in an unmarked car heard from dispatch that shots were fired and an officer was down. Through the radio, the officer riding in the passenger seat 'heard gunshots and a male yelling.' The officer driving then turned up University Avenue. Hearing 'He's running ' on the radio, the two officers saw Cadiente running mauka up University Avenue. 'Believing that Cadiente was Tafokitau, ' the officer driving pulled the car up next to Cadiente while the other officer leaned out the passenger window and yelled to Cadiente, 'Stop, police !' several times, according to the findings. The officer then got out wearing a vest with a badge and 'POLICE ' in large letters across the front. Cadiente looked at them and said an expletive before turning around and running in the opposite direction on University Avenue. Cadiente allegedly tried to run away from the officer before a police van hopped a curb in an attempt to cut him off and drove him into a fence. An officer pulled Cadiente to the ground face-first. Cadiente resisted arrest despite multiple verbal warnings to surrender. Officers punched and restrained him and tried to handcuff him, but he kept reaching for what officers believed was a weapon in his waistband or dark-colored objects under the police van that could have been weapons, according to the police probe. One officer felt he was in danger of Cadiente gaining control of his weapon. 'Cadiente was yelling and resisting, continuing to pull his hands under his chest, preventing the officers from handcuffing him, ' Alm said. One of the officers 'delivered several distracting strikes ' to Cadiente's torso with his fist and pulled on his left arm to enable handcuffing. Cadiente suffered a facial fracture, a traumatic subconjunctival hemorrhage, a concussion, orthopedic knee injuries, cognitive impairment including memory loss and confusion, and vision loss. His knee was injured when it was hit by the police van, and the injuries to his face were caused when an officer pulled him to the ground face-first, Alm said. Alm noted that state law allows broad discretion for police officers to do what is necessary to gain submission over a suspect resisting arrest. State law also makes clear that whenever a crime is committed and the 'offenders are unknown, and any person is found near the place where the crime was committed, either endeavoring to conceal oneself, or endeavoring to escape, or under such other circumstances as to justify a reasonable suspicion of the person being the offender, the person may be arrested without warrant.' Robert Cavaco, an HPD lieutenant and president of the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, told the Star-Advertiser that 'the officers' union agrees with Alm's finding that our officers' actions were legal and justified.'
