2 Huntington Beach Schools Shelter in Place, Serial Leaf Blower Thief Arrested

2 Huntington Beach schools shelter in place, serial leaf blower thief arrested

A serial leaf blower thief and his accomplice were arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase that caused two Huntington Beach schools to shelter in place Friday. It began on Friday morning, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department, when officers responded to an 8:45 a.m. call of a leaf blower theft that had just happened. Officers arrived in the area of Yorktown Avenue and Goldenwest Street, where the two suspects—one of who…

Huntington Beach police arrest felon and accomplice after search prompts shelter in place at two schools

The two suspects were arrested Friday following a high-speed chase tied to the theft of a gardener's leaf blower, officials said.

Huntington Beach police chase over stolen leaf blower leads to school lockdowns

Police arrested two suspects including one who they said had "a history of leaf blower thefts."

Car chase leads to arrests

RECOVERED PISTOL (HBPD photo). A high speed chase Friday morning in Huntington Beach led to a “shelter-in-place” situation at two schools and the arrest of two suspects. According to Corbin Carson, public affairs officer for the HBPD, the incident began around 8:45 a.m. in response to a report of the theft of a leaf blower from a gardener’s truck in the area of Yorktown Avenue and Goldenwest Street. The suspects fled the area before police could…