Police investigating possible murder Four people, including...

Police investigating possible murder

Four people, including two Huntington Beach residents, were

arrested on April 6 after police discovered a dead body in the back

of a truck they were in during a traffic stop in Riverside County.

Police arrested Huntington Beach residents Billy Johnson, 40, and

24-year-old Suzanne Miller. Costa Mesa residents Jason Karr, 39, and

Erin Brooks, 19, were also arrested. Huntington Beach officers made

the arrests after two cars were pulled over near the Moreno Valley

Freeway in Riverside.

No charges have been filed in the case.

“We anticipate charges in the near future,” Huntington Beach

police Sgt. Dave Bunetta said.

Police are still investigating the death of 26-year-old Laguna

Niguel resident Cory Lamons.

Bunetta said officers are working to reconstruct the series of

events from Lamons’ death to the discovery of his body.

“We have a body,” Bunetta said. “Now, we’re trying to work

backward to find the crime scene.”

Johnson and Miller were already wanted by police on a warrant for

methamphetamine sales, and Karr was wanted for alleged parole

violations.

Johnson, Miller and Karr are being held on the warrants. Brooks

was released pending further investigation, Bunetta said.

Police also identified Johnson as having connections to a white

supremacist gang called “Public Enemy No. 1,” Huntington Beach police

Capt. Dan Johnson said.

Witnesses sought in fatal hit-and-run

Huntington Beach police are asking for help in the investigation

of a fatal hit-and-run crash in January.

Police found the dark green 1998 Dodge Caravan they believe struck

59-year-old Fountain Valley resident James Litwicki on the night of

Jan. 17 or morning of Jan. 18 near the intersection of the San Diego

Freeway and Magnolia Street. Officers believe the van was driven by a

woman with dark hair.

Litwicki died of his injuries at UC Irvine Medical Center on Jan.

21.

Police found the van based on information they received from a

descriptive anonymous tip, Huntington Beach police Sgt. Dave Bunetta

said.

Investigators don’t have enough evidence to file charges in the

crash, Bunetta said, and they don’t know if the van’s owner was

involved.

“We’ve recovered the vehicle, however the person in control of the

vehicle has not been cooperative with police,” Bunetta said.

Police are asking any witnesses to come forward with information.

Possible witnesses can call traffic investigator Bob Barr at (714)

536-5666.

Two teenagers stabbed in fight

Police have no suspects in a double-stabbing of two teenage men

that was reported Saturday night.

Police would not release the names of the victims, 18- and

19-year-old Costa Mesa residents, to protect their safety.

The 18-year-old was stabbed with a knife, the 19-year-old with a

beer bottle, Huntington Beach police Sgt. Dave Bunetta said.

Both men were treated and released at Hoag Hospital in Newport

Beach.

At about 10:24 p.m., police received a call that a fight involving

two large groups of people was happening around the beach near the

intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Huntington Street, Bunetta

said.

Police believe each group had between 10 and 15 people. Most of

the people fighting scattered after the police helicopter showed up,

Bunetta said.

While officers questioned people in the area, they learned the two

victims were already taken to Hoag Hospital.

The attackers are believed to be men between 18 and 20, police

said.

Teens accused of stealing goods

Two Huntington Beach teenagers were arrested and charged with

burglary after a break-in at Kettler Elementary School.

Police arrested the two 15-year-old boys near the school carrying

stolen equipment, Bunetta said. They were also charged with

vandalism. The break-in was reported to police at about 4:20 p.m. on

Saturday.

“A witness in the area of Kettler school saw a couple of people

break out some windows,” Huntington Beach police Sgt. Dave Bunetta

said.

The pair is accused of stealing computer equipment from the

school, which is in the 8700 block of Dorsett Drive.

The boys were taken to Orange County Juvenile Hall.

Murder suspect’s arraignment delayed

The arraignment for a man accused of murdering a Huntington Beach

clerk was continued to May 20.

John Steadman Nilsen, 46, of Los Angeles, is charged with armed

robbery and the murder of 19-year-old Huntington Beach resident

Shawna Wolfgram.

Wolfgram was fatally shot during an armed robbery at the 99 Cents

Only Store in the 16600 block of Beach Boulevard. Nilsen was arrested

at his Los Angeles residence on March 24.

Nilsen could face the death penalty if convicted.

Arrest in suspected DUI accident

A person was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of driving

under the influence after crash in Huntington Beach.

California Highway Patrol officers have not released the name of

the driver, who was taken to Huntington Beach Memorial Hospital for

treatment of unspecified injuries.

At about 4:42 a.m. the driver struck a light pole on the Beach

Boulevard off-ramp while exiting the southbound San Diego Freeway. No

other vehicles were involved in the accident.

Because the crash happened at the bottom of the off-ramp in the

early morning, traffic was not affected, CHP Officer Denise Quesada

said.