Surf City couple attacked in their bed...

Surf City couple attacked in their bed

A Huntington Beach couple was assaulted in their home by an

intruder early Tuesday morning.

The couple awakened to find a stranger in their bedroom at about

3:58 a.m. Tuesday in the 6500 block of Corrine Circle.

When the intruder found the couple, Brice and Amy Jones, both 37,

police said he assaulted Brice Jones.

Police said the man then fled the couple’s bedroom and the only

description police have of the suspect is that he was wearing a dark

hooded sweatshirt.

Brice Jones was sent to Huntington Beach Hospital for head trauma

and is in stable condition, police said. According to police, Jones’

wife, Amy, was not injured or hospitalized.

Police get grant to combat DUIs

The Huntington Beach Police Department was awarded a $371,780

grant to fund a program to educate, prevent and enforce driving under

the influence.

The grant will allow officers to contact bars, restaurants and

liquor stores in the city and provide them with responsible alcohol

business practice literature and conduct training on site to remind

them of their legal obligations as alcoholic beverage retailers.

“This is great news,� Police Chief Kenneth Small said. “Our goal

is to educate residents on the hazards of driving while impaired, and

this program goes a long way toward accomplishing that.�

The funds provide for eight extra officers per week to work in the

field to target those who might drive under the influence of alcohol

or drugs. The police department will also conduct DUI checkpoints and

DUI saturation patrols. The DUI saturation patrol is part of a

strategy to prevent drunk driving and crashes within the city of

Huntington Beach. For more information, call (714) 536-5663.