Police arrested two men on suspicion of stealing a pet 8-month-old Australian shepherd dog from the Moanalua Golf Club Sunday, but released the suspects yesterday pending further investigation.

The men, ages 58 and 43, allegedly were seen taking the dog away in the older man's car between 7 and 11:30 a.m., police said.

They allegedly told a witness they took the dog for food, police said. Police arrested the men Sunday.

They allegedly told a witness they took the dog for food, police said. Police arrested the men Sunday.

PACIFIC PALISADES MAN STILL MISSING

Police are looking for a 67-year-old man from Pacific Palisades who left his home Dec. 5 and was spotted by a relative Wednesday in Pearlridge.

Ronald B.D. Lee is 5-feet-2 inches and 155 pounds. He was unshaven and disoriented, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Honolulu Crime-Stoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone.

DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM KICKS OFF

A new prescription drug discount card program will be announced today by Mayor Mufi Hannemann and City Council chairwoman Barbara Marshall.

All O'ahu residents will be eligible for the free program, which has provided discounts averaging 20 percent at the 59,000 participating pharmacies on the Mainland.

The program is designed mainly for uninsured or underinsured residents. Discounts apply to prescription drugs that are not covered by health insurance, as well as prescriptions for pets at participating retail pharmacies.

The discount cards are expected to be available soon at satellite city halls. There will be no age or income limit. More than 500 U.S. counties are participating in the program, which is being offered through an agreement between the National Association of Counties and pharmaceutical services giant CVS Caremark.

The company negotiates with pharmacies to offer discounts, then collects a small fee from them for each transaction. Pharmacies participate because they anticipate that will attract customers who make additional purchases.

PEDESTRIAN HIT BY VEHICLE IDENTIFIED

The Honolulu medical examiner's office yesterday identified the pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle in Mo'ili'ili on Dec. 9 as Rex Harvey, 66.

The accident on Isenberg Street was reported about 6:30 p.m.

Harvey died Dec. 10 at Straub Clinic & Hospital at 2:30 a.m.

He was the 20th pedestrian killed on O'ahu's roadways in 2007.

MAN FACES DRUG, FIREARM CHARGES

A Puna man arrested Friday after Big Island police seized 704 marijuana plants from a greenhouse in a warrant search of his Fern Acres subdivision residence on Lehua Road has been charged with commercial promotion of marijuana, promoting a detrimental drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and three firearm offenses.

Oscar Martinez, 27, is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail.

Martinez was wanted on an outstanding $11,000 Hawai'i warrant stemming from a 2004 bust for possession of 164 grams of dried mushrooms he was allegedly dealing at Coconut Island in Hilo.

Martinez is also wanted in Sonoma, Calif., on a no-bail probation revocation warrant from a marijuana-related conviction.

Police found marijuana plants being grown at the Fern Acres residence in three separate stages. Some of the greenhouse plants were 5 feet tall, authorities said.

Officers also recovered a small amount of dried processed marijuana and an unregistered Colt AR15 assault rifle with ammunition.

THREE WOMEN CHARGED IN AUTO BREAK-IN

Prosecutors yesterday charged three women with unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and third-degree criminal property damage in connection with an auto break-in Sunday at 2201 Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki.

The women charged are Polima Brown, 26; Aoleilei O. Brandon, 22; and Ramona Lalaga, 19. Each was being held in lieu of $11,000 bail pending an initial appearance today in District Court.

ROOFING ACCIDENT VICTIM IDENTIFIED

A man died Friday of injuries suffered in a fall of about 40 feet from a roof he was working on in Pearl City.

The Honolulu medical examiner's office yesterday identified the man as Sungwan Moon, 39. An autopsy determined he died of multiple internal injuries due to an accidental fall.

The accident occurred at a Ho'ohulu Street residence at 4:23 p.m. Thursday. Moon died at The Queen's Medical Center.

MAN SUSPECTED OF BEATING GIRLFRIEND

Charges were pending against a Kalihi man suspected of beating his girlfriend yesterday with a 10-inch pipe during a domestic argument.

The man, 40, was arrested at 9:55 a.m. at his Linapuni Street residence for investigation of second-degree assault. He was being held at the main police station cellblock last night.

The 25-year-old woman complainant told police her boyfriend struck her on the back of the head and forearm with the pipe and that she blocked another strike to the head with her hand.

The woman ran from the residence at 9 a.m. and called police.

The unmarried couple, who live together with their three children, were arguing over the woman's housekeeping skills, police said.

KULA FOREST RESERVE CLOSED

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources yesterday closed all public access to the Kula Forest Reserve on Maui due to hazardous conditions and damage caused by last week's storm, which a veteran Maui forester called the most severe he had ever seen on the island.

DLNR information specialist Deborah Ward said the reserve has been closed since high winds and severe rains damaged portions of Kula Forest access road and uprooted and snapped trees. Forestry crews will need to use heavy equipment to remove dirt on the road and fill in washed-out road areas.

PEDESTRIAN HURT IN KANE'OHE CRASH

A male pedestrian was critically injured last night in a traffic accident on Kamehameha Highway near the Papa John's pizza restaurant in Kane'ohe.

Honolulu Emergency Services spokesman Bryan Cheplic said a 43-year-old man was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in critical condition.

The accident near 45-1118 Kamehameha Highway was reported at 10:40 p.m.

Police vehicular homicide investigators were sent to the scene.

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