Westminster police aid in capturing 3 suspects

Westminster police assisted in the apprehension of three suspects fleeing from a robbery in Tustin on Tuesday.

According to reports from both the WPD and the Tustin Police Department, the incident began at around 2:30 p.m. when TPD officers were dispatched in response to a report of a robbery in progress in the 2800 block of Park Avenue

Multiple suspects were reportedly inside the store smashing display cases.

As officers arrived, three male suspects fled in a white sport utility vehicle and pursuit ended in Westminster in the area of Bolsa Chica Road and Westminster Boulevard. Three suspects attempted to flee on foot and officers from several agencies set up a perimeter and arrests were made. One suspect was identified as Kristen Tyrell Woods, 20, of Los Angeles. The other two suspects are juveniles.

Anyone with more information about this incident is asked to call Detective Schultz of TPD at (714) 573-3250.

By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune

Each meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council begins with a religious invocation and not only will that continue, but the mayor will be the sole selector of who will deliver the invocation.

At Tuesday night’s meeting of the council, a motion by Mayor Tony Strickland to that effect was approved on a 4-2-1 vote.

Councilmembers Natalie Moser and Rhonda Bolton voted in opposition and Councilmember Dan Kalmick abstained.

“This is the way they do it in the state Assembly and other bodies,” said Strickland. “The presiding officer picks who delivers the invocation.”

Moser had proposed to substitute a moment of silence in place of the invocation, in part on the grounds that the previous tradition of using a rotation of speakers from different religions – as recommended by the city Interfaith Council – had

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Nudity policy is tabled; Do thongs cover enough?

When it came right down to it, support for the proposed new nudity ordinance was thinner than a wet T-shirt.

On Tuesday night, the Huntington Beach City Council decided 7-0 to table the ordinance, in part over the weighty question of whether thong bikinis were illegal.

“It depends on how much is exposed. It’s a judg- ment call,” said City Attorney Michael Gates, in response to a question from council members. There were some moments of humor. One councilmember said, “I don’t want to live in a city where it’s illegal to moon someone,” a comment that drew some remarks of agreement.

Proposed was a revision