Alan B Ice

A suspended Long Beach police officer facing criminal charges for shooting a man during a traffic dispute pleaded not guilty Wednesday. His attorney claimed that the shooting was merely a tragic accident. Officer Alan B. Ice, accompanied by his brother and three daughters, made his first appearance in court for his arraignment in Municipal Court in Westminster. He declined to speak with the press, but his defense attorney offered his first public explanation of the Sept.

Charges were dismissed Tuesday against a former Long Beach police officer accused of shooting a motorist during a traffic dispute after a second jury declared itself deadlocked. Alan B. Ice, 47, of Fountain Valley, shot and wounded Neil Cramer of Santa Ana in September, 1991. Ice claimed the shooting of the 37-year-old carpenter was accidental, but prosecutors charged that Ice fired his weapon in a fit of anger. Defense attorney John D. Barnett said his client was pleased that the case is over.

Suspended Long Beach Police Officer Alan B. Ice acknowledged that he had recurring and sometimes violent flare-ups of temper before he was arrested this week for shooting a motorist, according to court documents released Wednesday. In an hourlong interview with Fountain Valley police just hours after the Sept. 28 shooting, Ice stressed that his gun fired by accident during a traffic dispute, but he faced stiff questioning from investigators who wanted to know whether he had a short fuse.

Superior Court jurors must decide whether a former Long Beach police officer, being tried for a second time, acted intentionally when he shot a driver during a traffic dispute, attorneys said in closing arguments Monday. In October, a jury deadlocked 8 to 4 to convict Alan B. Ice, 47, in the wounding of Neil Cramer, a 37-year-old Santa Ana carpenter. The incident took place Sept. 28, 1991, at a traffic light on Ward Street in Fountain Valley.

Long Beach police officials on Friday defended the record of embattled Officer Alan B. Ice, and said they have no plans to review his past on-the-job performance in the aftermath of last weekend's shooting of a motorist by Ice. Fountain Valley police, citing "discrepancies" in Ice's account of the shooting, have asked Orange County prosecutors to bring criminal charges against the officer.

A mistrial was declared Thursday after jurors deadlocked 8 to 4 in favor of convicting a former Long Beach police officer charged with shooting and wounding a driver during a traffic dispute. Alan B. Ice, 46, of Fountain Valley showed little emotion as the Santa Ana Superior Court jury foreman told Judge Everett W. Dickey the panel had reached an impasse and that further deliberations were hopeless. Prosecutors will decide by Nov.

The Long Beach Police Department this week fired an officer charged with shooting a Santa Ana man during a traffic dispute in Fountain Valley two months ago, his attorney said Tuesday. Police Cpl. Alan B. Ice, a 21-year-veteran of the department, was dismissed on Monday. Police officials said in the dismissal letter that Ice "intentionally and without justification" discharged his gun during the Sept. 28 confrontation with Santa Ana resident Neil Cramer, who was hospitalized.

A Long Beach police officer was arrested Tuesday on two felony counts stemming from his off-duty shooting of a man during a traffic dispute last month. Alan B. Ice, 45, was arrested Tuesday afternoon without incident at his Fountain Valley home in connection with the Sept. 28 shooting of Neil Cramer of Santa Ana, said Orange County Deputy Dist. Atty. Guy N. Ormes.

A retrial began Tuesday for a former Long Beach police officer who shot and injured a Santa Ana carpenter during a traffic dispute in September, 1991. Jurors in the first trial of Alan B. Ice failed to reach a verdict on felony charges of assault and shooting into an occupied vehicle. Motorist Neil Cramer was shot in the shoulder after exchanging angry words and obscene hand gestures with Ice at a Fountain Valley stoplight.

A former police officer was ordered Monday to stand trial on felony assault charges for allegedly shooting a man during a traffic dispute. Alan B. Ice, 45, of Fountain Valley was fired from the Long Beach Police Department in November after the Sept. 28 shooting, which occurred when he was off duty. Ice, along with the Long Beach Police Assn., is appealing the termination. Ice was released on his own recognizance after the preliminary hearing, according to his attorney, John D. Barnett.

A retrial began Tuesday for a former Long Beach police officer who shot and injured a Santa Ana carpenter during a traffic dispute in September, 1991. Jurors in the first trial of Alan B. Ice failed to reach a verdict on felony charges of assault and shooting into an occupied vehicle. Motorist Neil Cramer was shot in the shoulder after exchanging angry words and obscene hand gestures with Ice at a Fountain Valley stoplight.

A Superior Court judge ordered a retrial Friday for a former Long Beach police officer charged with shooting and wounding a motorist during a traffic dispute. Alan B. Ice, 46, of Fountain Valley is expected to go on trial again next month for the Sept. 28, 1991, shooting of Neil Cramer, 37, a Santa Ana carpenter who has recovered from his injuries. Ice was fired from his job after the shooting. Jurors in the first trial deadlocked 8-4 in favor of convicting Ice. Judge Everett W.

A mistrial was declared Thursday after jurors deadlocked 8 to 4 in favor of convicting a former Long Beach police officer charged with shooting and wounding a driver during a traffic dispute. Alan B. Ice, 46, of Fountain Valley showed little emotion as the Santa Ana Superior Court jury foreman told Judge Everett W. Dickey the panel had reached an impasse and that further deliberations were hopeless. Prosecutors will decide by Nov.

A former Long Beach police officer charged with wounding an unarmed motorist during a traffic dispute testified Thursday that his gun went off accidentally in the midst of the altercation. Alan B. Ice, 47, of Fountain Valley took the witness stand in his own defense and told a Santa Ana Superior Court jury his gun fired as his Jeep lurched forward. Ice said he does not recall pulling the trigger.

A 37-year-old carpenter testified Wednesday that he feared for his life when he was shot and wounded by an off-duty Long Beach police officer after a Fountain Valley traffic dispute turned violent. Santa Ana resident Neil Cramer told a Superior Court jury that he exchanged angry words and obscene gestures with Alan B. Ice, 47, of Fountain Valley at a stoplight on Sept. 28, 1991.

A former Long Beach police officer pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Superior Court to charges that he shot a motorist in Fountain Valley during a traffic dispute. Alan B. Ice, 45, of Fountain Valley was arraigned on felony charges of assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm at an occupied vehicle, which could result in a 10-year prison term if he is convicted. Trial for Ice, who is free on his own recognizance, was set for Jan. 31.

A Superior Court judge ordered a retrial Friday for a former Long Beach police officer charged with shooting and wounding a motorist during a traffic dispute. Alan B. Ice, 46, of Fountain Valley is expected to go on trial again next month for the Sept. 28, 1991, shooting of Neil Cramer, 37, a Santa Ana carpenter who has recovered from his injuries. Ice was fired from his job after the shooting. Jurors in the first trial deadlocked 8-4 in favor of convicting Ice. Judge Everett W.

A former Long Beach police officer pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Superior Court to charges that he shot a motorist in Fountain Valley during a traffic dispute. Alan B. Ice, 45, of Fountain Valley was arraigned on felony charges of assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm at an occupied vehicle, which could result in a 10-year prison term if he is convicted. Trial for Ice, who is free on his own recognizance, was set for Jan. 31.

A former police officer was ordered Monday to stand trial on felony assault charges for allegedly shooting a man during a traffic dispute. Alan B. Ice, 45, of Fountain Valley was fired from the Long Beach Police Department in November after the Sept. 28 shooting, which occurred when he was off duty. Ice, along with the Long Beach Police Assn., is appealing the termination. Ice was released on his own recognizance after the preliminary hearing, according to his attorney, John D. Barnett.

The firing of a Long Beach police officer who faces criminal charges stemming from an off-duty shooting has angered police union officials, who argued that the officer should first have been allowed his day in court. Police Cpl. Alan B. Ice was fired from his job of 21 years on Monday by police officials who said that he "intentionally and without justification" shot a motorist in Orange County two months ago. Ice, 45, faces felony assault charges stemming from the Sept.