Crime

Tony Strickland’s Legislative Record of Supporting Public Safety

Published

2 years ago

September 14, 2022

Strickland prides himself on his advocacy for safe communities, the protection of children, public fairness, and care of victims could be a draw for constituents.

As Huntington Beach gears up to elect its new city councilmembers, one candidate has made his approach to public safety known.

As a member of the state senate, Strickland introduced SB115, which requires all public officers and employees, not just those who are elected, to forfeit benefits from public pensions if they were convicted of bribery, extortion, embezzlement, perjury, or any such felony in the course of their professional duties. Strickland’s view was that Californians pay these pensions for the lifetime of public officers and taxpayers should not be made responsible to sustain them for those who have violated the law and public trust.

Another Strickland bill, SB 1253, known as the Child Protection Bill, assures that anyone convicted of molesting a child is forbidden to live within half a mile of the victim’s home. It also fortifies state law which prevents offenders from living within half a mile of a school.

“A child deserves to feel safe in the community and not have an attacker living around the corner,” Strickland said.

Additionally, Strickland co-authored Proposition 83, Jessica’s Law, which “prohibited offenders from living within 2,000 feet of any school or park; and requiring GPS monitoring of offenders.”

As a self proclaimed advocate for keeping communities safe, Huntington Beach City Council candidate Tony Strickland has garnered the support of Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes and Patricia Wenskunas with OC Crime Survivors. Strickland served 10 years in the state legislature.

“Tony Strickland is exactly the kind of pro law enforcement leader Huntington Beach needs to keep neighborhoods safe.” Sheriff Barnes said. “I’m proud to support Tony Strickland for Huntington Beach City Council because Surf City needs leaders committed to public safety.”

Renowned for her support of victims of violent crime, Patricia Wenskunas founded Crime Survivors, Inc. and ushered in Marcy’s Law – a victim’s bill of rights that has become part of California’s Constitution. Strickland is currently a board member of the OC Crime Survivors.

Community

Rep. Porter Blasts Irvine Police After Arresting Man She Lives With

Published

2 years ago

October 6, 2022

Huntington Beach Beat

The man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a protestor at her town hall event last year

California Rep. Katie Porter reportedly criticized the Irvine Police Department after authorities arrested a man she lived with for allegedly assaulting a man at one of her town hall events, according to Fox News Digital. The man, Julian Willis, supposedly punched a protestor at the town hall, resulting in the protestor having a bloody nose.

Fox News Digital recently obtained text messages from Porter to Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan following the event.

“Your police force is a disgrace,” Porter reportedly said.

Irvine Police arrested Willis after the alleged attack and gave him a citation. Porter, at the time, said her feelings toward the Irvine PD had changed forever due to the incident.

“I will never trust them again,” Porter said.

Porter spokesperson Jordan Wong told Fox News Digital in a statement that the Congresswoman “was upset that a planned family-friendly town hall was hijacked by extremists, who made constituents feel unsafe, including using hateful slurs in front of children.”

The altercation had broken out between Porter’s own supporters and supporters of former President Donald Trump. The incident had caused Porter to talk to media, claiming the event had triggered memories of January 6th.

Wong said that the Congresswoman was “disappointed” in the preparation of law enforcement that day.

“She was disappointed that despite our staff alerting police days before the event that the extremists were openly advertising their intention to disrupt the town hall, officers on the day of the incident were hundreds of feet away and did not intervene immediately when fighting broke out,” Wong said.

“Since then, Rep. Porter and our office have worked productively with the Irvine Police Department, including the Congresswoman hosting the new police chief in her office for a constructive and cooperative meeting,” Wong explained.

Porter is currently running for re-election to the House of Representatives this November with her new district including Huntington Beach.

Community

Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit by Huntington Beach Police Vehicle

Published

2 years ago

October 6, 2022

Huntington Beach Beat

The cause of the accident is not yet known, while the officer involved is on administrative leave pending further investigation.

A pedestrian died after a fatal crash with a Huntington Beach police vehicle whose officer was responding to a radio call the morning of Aug. 27, according to authorities.

The accident occurred at approximately 5:40 a.m. near North Pacific and Broadway, when the officer struck pedestrian Derrick Deon Flanders, a 45-year-old resident of Rancho Palos Verdes.

According to a statement from Central Highway Patrol, Flanders was taken to the hospital where he later died.

The circumstances leading up to the accident were initially unclear, though the 22-year-old officer driving the vehicle was unharmed.

The crash is being investigated by Central Highway Patrol, and authorities were reportedly sent to UCI Medical Center to conduct an investigation into the details leading up to the crash.

The type of call the officer was responding to is not yet known.

The officer was placed on administrative leave while the crash is under investigation, with any who may have witnessed the crash urged to contact investigators at their Westminster-area office at (714) 892-4426.