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City debuts traffic school for bike violations
Huntington Beach has become the first city in the state to offer traffic school for bicyclists who break the law.
The Police Department now gives cyclists the option in lieu of going to court and paying high fines.
Unlike driving traffic school, the...Tags: Vehicles, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Scott Williams, Punishment
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Thinking like a lawyer
Here's a quiz: Say Oprah gives a free car to everyone in her audience, and later in the day, one of the lucky recipients rear-ends Oprah at an intersection. Is Oprah, who gave out the car, partly to blame for the accident? Here's another: Suppose a bully...Tags: Nick Jonas, Colleges and Universities, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Jury acquits teacher in student sex case
A Huntington Beach resident and Oxford Academy teacher has been acquitted of sexual acts with a teenage girl. The jury delivered its verdict Monday on Christopher John Ontiveros, who taught history at the Cypress campus in the Anaheim Union High School...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Anaheim, Justice System
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Man rearrested in child pornography case
Police rearrested a Huntington Beach man last week and transferred him to federal custody on suspicion of distributing child pornography after the case was accepted by the U.S. attorney's office.
He was taken into custody in Fountain Valley and booked...Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Pornography
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Mailbag: DUI stats should guide policy
We do not need more bars in downtown Huntington Beach ("ABC officials approve license," June 9). Our crime and DUI rates are off the charts. The taxpayers have to pay for the law enforcement costs. So, why did these folks protest the license? It's not...Tags: Laguna Niguel (Orange, California), Cook County Government, Westminster (Orange, California), Bars and Clubs, Santa Ana
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In The Pipeline: Wetlands indicate where we're headed
Recently, I was walking at the Bolsa Chica wetlands. A group of photographers on the bridge had their attention fixed not on the clusters of birds gathering to fish, but on a thin line of white smoke rising about a half-mile in the distance, near the...Tags: Vehicles, Rubber Products Industry, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Fires
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Woods' conviction upheld
An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Huntington Beach man who fatally struck a 14-year-old bicyclist with his truck. Jeffrey Woods, who was found guilty in November 2009 of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and sentenced to six...Tags: Vehicles, Human Interest, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Drunk Driving
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Man found guilty of killing wife in motel room
A man was convicted last week of killing his estranged wife at a Huntington Beach motel and then leaving her body, which their 17-year-old daughter later found. Fidelio Marin, 40, was found guilty of felony second-degree murder with a sentencing...Tags: Santa Ana, Crime, Law and Justice, Huntington Beach, Prosecution, Justice System
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Restraining order against Kramer dismissed
A request for a restraining order against the head of a downtown political group by a restaurant owner was dismissed Friday following an agreement between the two parties that was reached outside of court. Alessandro Pirozzi, the owner of Cucina...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Super Bowl, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Humanitarian's speech inspires students to help
When Courtney Liss heard a humanitarian with first-hand experience of the Rwandan genocide was visiting her school to speak to students, she planned on going, but knew the subject would be depressing. By the end of it, the 16-year-old left feeling a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Charity, Politics, Rwanda
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Restaurant owner, downtown group's spokesman reach agreement
The owner of a downtown restaurant reached a tentative agreement Friday with the head of a political action organization who he said threatened his employees. The court ordered Alessandro Pirozzi, the owner of Cucina Alessa in downtown Huntington Beach,...Tags: Super Bowl, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Employees, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice
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HB Neighbors lawsuit over EIR goes to court Thursday
A hearing on whether Huntington Beach violated state environmental laws in how it put together its environmental impact report for its downtown specific plan is scheduled for Thursday. Huntington Beach Neighbors filed a lawsuit against City Hall in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials
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