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Pedestrian hit, killed crossing Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach

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HUNTINGTON BEACH – A 59-year-old man crossing Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach, apparently outside a crosswalk, was hit by a car on Friday night and later died, police said. At 10:49 p.m., officers responded to a crash near Blaylock Drive and found the pedestrian on the sidewalk, said Sgt. Eric Warken of the Huntington Beach…

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Deputy union accuses O.C. Sheriff’s Department of disciplining employees solely for invoking 5th Amendment right

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Orange County Sheriff’s Department leaders have threatened to discipline deputies solely for invoking their 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday seeking to halt the practice. Arguing that the constitutionally-guaranteed right against self-incrimination applies to law enforcement like everyone else, the union representing Orange County sheriff’s deputies alleges that the…