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Just after midnight on March 1, officers responded to a robbery in the area of Cooke Street and Halekauwila Street.
HPD arrived at the scene just after 1 a.m. on March 1 on South King Street near Kahuna Lane.
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Police said while they attempted to detain the suspect, an altercation broke out with a plainclothed officer who sustained multiple slash wounds to the neck.
HFD crews arrived at 12:40 p.m., and firefighters said they found flames coming from an area between a one-story home and a garage.
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