POLICE BRIEFS

A car theft last week led to a chase between police and the alleged

thief running from Huntington Beach to Los Angeles, sometimes reaching

speeds of 90 miles an hour before ending in a collision.

Anthony Lynn Allen, a 28-year-old Long Beach resident, was charged on

suspicion of vehicle theft and felony evading in the chase.

Sgt. Chris Filicicchia, of the Huntington Beach Police Department,

said a gray 1986 Chevy Blazer was reported stolen from an area near the

intersection of Edinger Avenue and Goldenwest Street at about 2:59 a.m.

June 21.

Officers spotted the vehicle traveling northbound on the San Diego

Freeway, then chased it until it to the Orange Street exit in Long Beach

-- along the way it ran numerous stop signs and red lights, police said,

adding that the Chevy Blazer ultimately returned to the northbound San

Diego Freeway at Avalon Boulevard.

The Los Angeles Police Department took over the chase as it left Long

Beach and entered Los Angeles. Allen was caught after the Blazer crashed

into a stationary object near the corner of 91st Street and Broadway

Avenue, Filicicchia said.

An Anaheim police helicopter assisted in the pursuit.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car

A Huntington Beach pedestrian is dead, and a 17-year-old boy seriously

injured, after two cars collided at the intersection of Warner Avenue and

Newland Street on Saturday.

Alvarado Lorenzo, a resident in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the

scene at about 11:21 a.m. after the boy’s brown 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee

was struck by a gray 1988 Plymouth Caravel driven by a girl, 17, police

said.

No information on the teens was released due to their age, they added.

Lt. Bill Peterson, of the Huntington Beach Police Department, said the

boy was westbound on Warner when his vehicle was struck by the Plymouth.

The collision sent the Jeep veering to the right, where it hit

Lorenzo, who was standing on the northwest corner of the intersection.

Lorenzo was thrown back westward and later died on scene.

Still moving, the Jeep smashed into a traffic signal pole and

sustained major damage to it and the driver, police officials said.

Peterson said the boy suffered serious injuries in the crash, and was

treated by paramedics before being transported to UCI Medical Center for

more care.

No information was given on the condition of the female driver.

Police officials said the cause of the accident is still under

investigation.