Sobriety check point to be set up...

Sobriety check point to be set up Saturday

The Huntington Beach Police Department will conduct a sobriety and

driver’s license checkpoint from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Beach Boulevard

at Blaylock Avenue on Saturday.

The department’s traffic bureau said it hopes to catch intoxicated

drivers before they cause serious injuries or fatal collisions.

Officer raises money for Oakview resident

Huntington Beach Police Officer Art Preece solicited donations

last week for an Oakview resident whose car was peppered with

bullets, possibly by gang members.

The victim reportedly caught some vandals tagging his car and

confronted them. After assaulting the victim, the vandals fled but

returned to the Oakview neighborhood a few minutes later with

handguns and shot numerous rounds into the victim’s vehicle.

Preece responded to the scene, talked at length with the victim

and decided to help raise money to pay for the man’s car after

hearing that the victim couldn’t afford it. The Huntington Beach

Police Officer and Police Management associations, with help from the

Orange County Victim/Witness Program, provided enough money to pay

for all of the damage.