POLICE BRIEFS

A Garden Grove man was arrested on charges of allegedly assaulting a

police officer with a deadly weapon -- a car.

Police arrested Jose Hernandez, 20, Sunday on suspicion of dragging

Officer Kristin Innis 40 feet from the driver’s seat of a beige 1997

Toyota Camry.

Lt. Bruce Kelly of the Huntington Beach Police Department, said Innis

and another patrolman attempted to stop the vehicle, which carried three

juvenile passengers, on Main Street, near the intersection of Pacific

Coast Highway, at about 3:53 p.m. when the incident occurred.

“When [Innis] made contact with the driver, he ultimately grabbed the

officer’s arm and accelerated away from the intersection,” Kelly said.

The vehicle fled as Innis broke the grip on her arm, but was caught by

police a short time later, when Hernandez was taken into custody, police

said, adding that the juveniles were also apprehended after a brief foot

pursuit.

Hernandez was booked at the city’s jail, with bail set at $50,000.

Innis, who is assigned to the foot beat in the Downtown area, was

injured in the assault, but the injuries were not life threatening, Kelly

said.

She was taken to Hoag Hospital, where she was treated and released

that day.

Police are asking any witnesses of the attack to call the detective

bureau at (714) 375-5066 or (714) 536-5951.