Forcible robbery at Bank of America...

Forcible robbery at Bank of America

A trio of black males, and possibly one black female, forcibly

robbed the Bank of America mini branch in the Albertsons market on

Edinger Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday

The robbers drove up in a stolen 1993 black Honda accord. One man,

described only as a black male in dark clothing waited at the

entrance of the store, while another black male described as

5-foot-11 to 6-foot, wearing a dark sweatshirt, dark pants, white

athletic shoes and a nylon mask headed to the bank with his hands

hidden. Witnesses said he jumped over the counter and strong-armed

the teller. He then jumped back over the counter and fled to the car,

which may have been driven by a black female.

The robbers then fled to a nearby back alley where they left the

stolen Honda and got into a green mini van similar to a Ford

Aerostar, said Huntington Beach Sgt. Mike Kelly. They were last seen

heading northbound on Gothard Street.

Police have lead on hit-and-run case

Police have identified the man killed by a hit-and-run driver on

Pacific Coast Highway on Jan. 18 as 21-year-old Cary Raush of Long

Beach.

Raush was leaving Bolsa Chica State Beach, where he had been

partying with friends, on foot when he was struck. A passing motorist

saw his body at the edge of the road at about 9 p.m. and called the

police.

After asking the public for help, police received information that

led them to impound a blue 1984 Toyota Tercel registered in the city

of Norwalk, which they believe to have been involved in the accident.

The possible driver of the car has been contacted, but no arrests

have been made yet.

Freak accident occurs in driveway

A 62-yar-old woman was killed last week when she struck two

vehicles and a house while trying to back her SUV out of the

driveway.

After she hit a wall trying to back up, the driver accelerated

forward in a 360-degree turn and struck two vehicles in other

driveways, knocked over a mailbox and crashed into the corner of a

house, firefighters said.

The only other passenger, her 4-year-old grandson, was strapped

into a car seat in the back, and suffered no injuries.

She suffered injuries to the chest and neck and died shortly after

being transported to the UCI Trauma Center. She was not wearing a

seat belt.

Authorities are investigating the accident.

Fire department employees honored

Ten fire department employees were honored for recent promotions

at the Fire Department’s third annual Badge Pinning Ceremony Jan. 16

at the Gothard Street station. Tribute was also paid to acting Fire

Chief Duane Olson.

At the ceremony, Olson presented badges to fire engineers, fire

captains, battalion chiefs and a division chief. About 100

firefighters, city staff, family and friends attended the event.

Surf City welcomes new police officer

Police Chief Kenneth Small swore in Huntington Beach’s newest

police officer last week. John Branch was transferred from the Los

Angeles County Sheriff’s Department where he worked as a jail deputy

and performed in-court services.

Branch will be assigned to a field training officer in the patrol

bureau for training.