POLICE BRIEFS
Fountain Valley police are searching for a man suspected of robbing an
Ellis Street business Saturday.
At 10:51 a.m., police responded to the store in the 9900 block. Police
said at that time, the suspect entered the business and attempted to make
a purchase. While the transaction was taking place, the suspect handed
the 17-year-old female clerk a note demanding money, police said. The
suspect was given an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register
and left the business. The clerk was not injured.
The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s, 5 feet nine
inches tall, about 180 pounds with long strawberry blond hair in a
ponytail. He was wearing a dark knit cap, tan jacket and blue jeans. He
was seen leaving the area in a black Toyota or Honda two-door sedan with
“Gosch” paper plates.
Anyone with information concerning this incident should call the
Fountain Valley Police Department at (714) 593-4485.
Suspects sought in Burlington holdup
Surf City police were still searching Tuesday for two men who made off
with Burlington Coat Factory earnings after holding three of the store’s
employees at gunpoint.
Sgt. Richard Butcher of the Huntington Beach Police Department said
the unnamed employees, two men ages 37 and 33, and one 22-year-old woman,
were walking from Burlington’s 7777 Edinger Ave. location to a nearby
Bank of America to deposit an undisclosed amount of money.
The employees were then apparently confronted by two men clad in
black, one of whom brandished a black handgun and demanded the money.
Police said the Burlington employees handed over the black leather
sack. They saw the heist men drive north through the Huntington Center
parking lot and immediately notified the authorities. The assailants were
last seen driving a black, early 1990s compact car.
No one was injured during the robbery.
Burlington officials were unavailable for comment on the amount of
money lost, or the effect the holdup has had on its employees.
Surf City man dies in bike accident
A Huntington Beach bicyclist died Tuesday morning after being struck
by a vehicle in an attempt to cross Beach Boulevard.
Ronald Bracher, 58, was riding east along Garfield Street without a
helmet at 4:30 a.m. when the accident occurred, police said.
Lt. Luis Ochoa of the Huntington Beach Police Department said the
motorist, 35-year-old resident Patrick Gayner, was northbound on Beach
Boulevard driving a 2000 Chevy Tahoe when he collided with the bicyclist.
Bracher was pronounced dead at the scene and no citations were issued
in connection with the accident, police said, adding that there is no
indication that alcohol was a factor in the collision.
An investigation is ongoing and anyone who witnessed the collision, or
with other corresponding information, is encouraged to call the police
department’s traffic bureau at (714) 536-5663.
Two men sought in alleged robbery
Fountain Valley police are searching for two men suspected of smashing
a window to gain entrance and robbing a home in 9800 block of Debios
Avenue.
Police said once inside the house, the suspects confronted the
occupants, a male, 47, and female, 16, at gunpoint and demanded money.
The residence was ransacked and a small amount of money was taken, police
said. No one was injured.
The first suspect is described as an Asian male, 20 with dark hair and
wearing a dark color jacket, pants and white shoes. The second suspect is
described at a white male with blond hair, about 5 feet, nine inches tall
weighing about 200 pounds. He was wearing a beanie cap, dark flannel
shirt and blue jeans.
They were last seen driving an older model sedan, similar to a Toyota
Camry or Corolla.
Anyone with information should contact the Fountain Valley police at
(714) 593-485.
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