Bottles Hit Auto; 2 Suspects Arrested
A 23-year-old man and a teen-ager were arrested Friday after they threw beer bottles at a car, believing it belonged to a rival gang, police said.
The car happened to be an unmarked police cruiser.
The incident occurred at 8:40 p.m. when gang unit detectives of the La Habra police were on their way to investigate a report of a gang-related fight. At Euclid Street and Keene Drive, a car drove up, and a passenger threw beer bottles at the detectives’ car, said Sgt. Bob Wyse.
The two suspects were stopped by a patrol unit a short time later.
“Subsequent investigation revealed that they thought the plainclothes detectives were actually rival gang members,” Wyse said.
Arrested in connection with “throwing missiles” were Alejandro Flores, 23, and a juvenile boy, both of La Habra.
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