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Police arrested a Lakewood man on suspicion of driving under the influence after hitting a parked police car Saturday evening. Charles Dennis Gilson, 67, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, hit-and-run and driving on a suspended license. Two Huntington Beach police officers were assisting a car that had broken down on Pacific Coast Highway and Seapoint Drive to shield the vehicle from oncoming traffic while it was waiting to be towed, said Lt. Russell Reinhart.

A Huntington Beach woman, later arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, was injured in a crash involving a police car Monday. Cynthia Gouin was treated and released Monday from Huntington Beach Hospital for pain in her neck and head from her run in with police. She collided with a police car at 4:10 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Warner Avenue and Gothard Street in Huntington Beach, said Lt. William Stuart of the Huntington Beach Police Department.

A Huntington Beach teen whose mother was found dead in Newport Harbor last September was ordered Friday at a preliminary hearing to stand trial on a murder charge. Rachael Mullenix, 17, is being tried as an adult. Mullenix has maintained that she is innocent, saying her boyfriend Ian Allen, 21, killed her mother, Barbara Mullenix, and then forced her to help dispose of the body and escape. The two were apprehended in Louisiana by state troopers four days after the alleged killing.

A Huntington Beach woman who says she was hit crossing the street by a police officer who was speeding and talking on his cell phone has filed a $500,000 claim against the city. The Police Department denied the allegations, saying the officer's car never struck the woman. Catherine Sanchez, 47, said she was struck by an officer who was driving too fast and wasn't paying attention when she was crossing Main Street downtown on a green light at about 6 p.m. May 30, according to the Sept.

Some critics bemoan the popularity of frat-boy humor in many of today’s comedic films. The considerable success of the Farrelly brothers and Judd Apatow has seemingly ignited a game of one- upmanship resulting in an escalation of sexually oriented and gross-out humor. The runaway success of these films probably means this trend will continue. The latest release in this genre is “The Hangover,” a tale of four friends traveling to Las Vegas for a crazy bachelor party.

Andrew Edwards One of the Police Department's newest cars is also it's oldest -- a restored 1948 Chevy Fleetmaster police cruiser is scheduled to make it's debut at this year's Independence Day parade. The restoration was a decade-long project undertaken by a four-man team of mechanics, Craig Hunter, Craig Miller, Frank Davis, Jim Lee and retired crew leader Sam Campolito. The crew volunteered its time to transform the rusted-out hulk into well-tuned machine complete with a rosewood steering wheel and blaring "growler" siren.

Police arrest two after spinout Two Norwalk men were arrested in Huntington Beach after a slow-speed chase spun to an end. Police made the arrests after officers used a technique known as a pit maneuver to cause the truck the men were riding in to spin out of control. Deshon Herbert, 26, and Roy Garcia, 38, were each charged with possession of stolen property and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Herbert was also charged with evading a police officer.

For years, I have heard and read disparaging remarks about the Huntington Beach Police Department. Their reputation of being aggressive, hard-nosed and overly zealous is well-known. Their exploits on numerous Fourth of July "celebrations" have been documented. However, until now, I did not fully believe all of the stories. On those rare occasions when I had the opportunity to talk to a police officer (even while receiving a fix-it ticket), these officers were polite and even friendly.

Two car chases end in violence Huntington Beach Police officers were kept busy Monday with not one, but two high speed chases. The first chase took place just before 8 p.m., when Anaheim resident Randy Herbert Dukes led police on a chase at 90 mph after officers tried to stop him on Pacific Coast Highway west of Seapoint Avenue. He was driving a stolen maroon 1996 Toyota Camry. Dukes, 40, ran through several red lights before he turned north onto Seal Beach Boulevard and spun out, Huntington Beach Police Sgt. Gary Meza said.

Driver killed in collision A Huntington Beach man was killed when his car veered off the road and struck a parked car and a tree in the 5300 block of Sisson Drive at 2:46 p.m. Thursday, police said. Huntington Beach Police and Fire responded to the scene after witnesses saw a vehicle driven by Geoffrey Lynn Dutton, 55, suddenly speed up and go off the road and onto the sidewalk near Village View School, police said. The single-car accident was not drug- or alcohol-related, police said.

Police arrested three more people this week suspected of participating in the July 28 rioting that broke out after the U.S. Open of Surfing, the Huntington Beach Police Department announced on its Facebook page Saturday. One of the men arrested, Luis Enrique Rodriguez, 18, of Anaheim, “liked” a picture of the rioting when HBPD posted it on Facebook, according to police. Rodriguez allegedly wrote "[expletive] the pigs" on sides of police cars at the scene of the disturbance in downtown Huntington Beach.

A Huntington Beach woman who says she was hit crossing the street by a police officer who was speeding and talking on his cell phone has filed a $500,000 claim against the city. The Police Department denied the allegations, saying the officer's car never struck the woman. Catherine Sanchez, 47, said she was struck by an officer who was driving too fast and wasn't paying attention when she was crossing Main Street downtown on a green light at about 6 p.m. May 30, according to the Sept.

Police arrested a Lakewood man on suspicion of driving under the influence after hitting a parked police car Saturday evening. Charles Dennis Gilson, 67, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, hit-and-run and driving on a suspended license. Two Huntington Beach police officers were assisting a car that had broken down on Pacific Coast Highway and Seapoint Drive to shield the vehicle from oncoming traffic while it was waiting to be towed, said Lt. Russell Reinhart.

Some critics bemoan the popularity of frat-boy humor in many of today’s comedic films. The considerable success of the Farrelly brothers and Judd Apatow has seemingly ignited a game of one- upmanship resulting in an escalation of sexually oriented and gross-out humor. The runaway success of these films probably means this trend will continue. The latest release in this genre is “The Hangover,” a tale of four friends traveling to Las Vegas for a crazy bachelor party.

To become a police officer these days requires many hours of classroom learning, outdoor training and grunt work. Even after graduating from the police academy only a few excel by using one or more of the five senses they were born with. This week we'll look at two members of our police department who used one or more of their senses in police work. Our first member of the Huntington Beach police department used his sense of smell to good advantage. His name was Ulli Vom Uesener Werk, but he was simply called Ulli.

A Huntington Beach teen whose mother was found dead in Newport Harbor last September was ordered Friday at a preliminary hearing to stand trial on a murder charge. Rachael Mullenix, 17, is being tried as an adult. Mullenix has maintained that she is innocent, saying her boyfriend Ian Allen, 21, killed her mother, Barbara Mullenix, and then forced her to help dispose of the body and escape. The two were apprehended in Louisiana by state troopers four days after the alleged killing.

Vic was busy eluding armed law-enforcement officers this weekend. He was doing the annual Sea and Sage Audubon "birdathon" fundraiser, a seemingly innocent pastime. While he was birding, I stopped by Bolsa Chica to see how an ice-plant removal project was going, then spent the rest of Saturday at Shipley Nature Center's spring festival. We didn't meet up again until dinner Saturday night, when Vic's teammates filled me in on their brushes with the law. On birdathon weekend, Vic and three teammates compete against other teams to see who can count the most bird species within Orange County during a 24-hour period, and which team can raise the most money.

Driver killed in collision A Huntington Beach man was killed when his car veered off the road and struck a parked car and a tree in the 5300 block of Sisson Drive at 2:46 p.m. Thursday, police said. Huntington Beach Police and Fire responded to the scene after witnesses saw a vehicle driven by Geoffrey Lynn Dutton, 55, suddenly speed up and go off the road and onto the sidewalk near Village View School, police said. The single-car accident was not drug- or alcohol-related, police said.

Andrew Edwards One of the Police Department's newest cars is also it's oldest -- a restored 1948 Chevy Fleetmaster police cruiser is scheduled to make it's debut at this year's Independence Day parade. The restoration was a decade-long project undertaken by a four-man team of mechanics, Craig Hunter, Craig Miller, Frank Davis, Jim Lee and retired crew leader Sam Campolito. The crew volunteered its time to transform the rusted-out hulk into well-tuned machine complete with a rosewood steering wheel and blaring "growler" siren.

Police arrest two after spinout Two Norwalk men were arrested in Huntington Beach after a slow-speed chase spun to an end. Police made the arrests after officers used a technique known as a pit maneuver to cause the truck the men were riding in to spin out of control. Deshon Herbert, 26, and Roy Garcia, 38, were each charged with possession of stolen property and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Herbert was also charged with evading a police officer.