THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

Daily excerpts of crime and emergency reports from the 31 cities and other communities in Orange County. Some agencies update their logs less frequently than others.

ANAHEIM

* Ellsworth Street: Report of a residential burglary in the 100 block at 2:11 a.m. Saturday.

* Orangewood Avenue: Report of a robbery using a firearm at a commercial business in the 500 block at 7:05 p.m. Saturday.

* South Olive Street: Report of a forced residential burglary in the 800 block at 9:38 p.m. Saturday.

BREA

* West Central Avenue: Report of vandalism in the 800 block at 4:09 p.m. Wednesday.

* South Poplar Avenue: Report of a stolen car in the 200 block at 5:06 p.m. Wednesday.

BUENA PARK

* Kingman Avenue: A caller in the 5800 block reported at 6:32 p.m. Tuesday that someone stole a boy’s chrome BMX bicycle that was left unlocked in front of the apartment.

COSTA MESA

* Junipero Drive: Twelve knit caps and 36 pairs of socks were stolen from a business in the 800 block sometime Saturday evening.

* Maple Avenue: A safe containing more than $700 was stolen from a home in the 2000 block between 10 a.m. and noon Saturday.

CYPRESS

* Orange Avenue: Report of an attempted auto burglary in the 6400 block at 8:38 a.m. Jan. 22. The passenger door and front grill were damaged.

* Simone Way: Report of a residential burglary in the 4700 block at 4:06 a.m. Saturday. A man found his home ransacked and TV and VCR missing.

DANA POINT

* Monarch Bay Drive: Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a roof of a home in the 90 block at 9:18 a.m. Thursday. No one was injured and the fire was knocked down within 18 minutes.

* Monarch Bay Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 3:56 p.m. Saturday.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Bluebell Avenue: A woman who allegedly stole money from an elderly woman she was caring for fled after the family confronted her in the 11300 block at 3:02 p.m. Jan. 21.

FULLERTON

* South Malden Avenue: Report of a residential burglary in the 1000 block at 9:01 a.m. Jan. 22.

GARDEN GROVE

* Brookshire Avenue: Two adults were arrested in connection with possessing and cultivating marijuana in their garage in the 13700 block at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday. Police served search warrants after neighbors complained. Police seized 12 plants in the garage, two rifles, a handgun and marijuana paraphernalia. The guns were seized under a law that says weapons are illegal where narcotics are being sold.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Adams Avenue: Police are looking for a bank robber who held up a Union Bank of California, 8899 Adams Ave., at 2:02 p.m. Wednesday. She is described as being in her mid-30s, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, 130 pounds, with dark brown hair, wearing a dark pullover jacket and dark pants and carrying a large pink purse. The woman apparently entered the bank, claimed to be armed, demanded large bills from a teller and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police believe the same woman may be involved in several bank robberies throughout Orange County.

* Atlanta Avenue: Someone poured glue into the door locks of a car in the 9000 block at 9:29 a.m. Saturday.

IRVINE

* Fenn Street: A 1989 four-door Toyota Camry was reported stolen from the 3600 block at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday.

* Eastshore: About $5,000 in collectible coins was stolen from a coin shop; reported at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

LAGUNA BEACH

* Emerald Bay: Report of a residential robbery in the 100 block at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

LAGUNA HILLS

* Lake Forest Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 23000 block at 2:42 p.m. Tuesday.

LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Niguel Road: Report of gunshots fired in the 29000 block at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday.

LA HABRA

* West La Habra Boulevard: A vandalism arrest was made in the 100 block at 10:16 p.m. Saturday.

* North Valley Home Avenue: Report of a residential burglary in the 100 block at 4:07 p.m. Sunday.

LAKE FOREST

* Broadleaf: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 22000 block at 10:14 a.m. Tuesday.

LA PALMA

* Lena Drive: Someone threw eggs at a garage door and car at a home in the 5100 block; reported at 9:38 a.m. Sunday.

LOS ALAMITOS

* Bloomfield Street at Ball Road: Police assisted a bicyclist who fell after being struck by a car at 7:59 a.m. Saturday.

* Katella Avenue at Los Alamitos Boulevard: A large sightseeing bus failed to negotiate a turn and hit a green Toyota at 10 a.m. Saturday.

MISSION VIEJO

* Marguerite Parkway: Report of shots heard in the 21000 block at 11:49 p.m. Monday.

NEWPORT BEACH

* River Street: A bicycle worth $300 was stolen from a home in the 4900 block between 6:50 and 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

* Birch Street: Two televisions, two videocassette recorders and a microwave worth $2,340 were stolen from a home in the 4000 block sometime during the evening of Jan. 22.

ORANGE

* North Orange Mall: A bicycle worth $200 to $400 was stolen from the 2200 block at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

* East Collins Avenue: Armed robbers held up a liquor store in the 1800 block at 2:31 p.m. Saturday.

PLACENTIA

* South Jefferson Street: A Ford Ranger, license plate number 5H68988, was reported stolen in the 500 block at 5:17 p.m. Wednesday.

* West Santa Fe Avenue: Report of a petty theft in the 200 block at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday; the rear license plate was taken from a 1984 Honda Civic.

* Livingston Avenue: Report of assault and battery in the 400 block at 7:03 p.m. Wednesday; the victim was beaten up in the parking lot of Long’s Drugs.

SAN CLEMENTE

* Camino Real North: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 1000 block at 10:36 p.m. Monday.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* Paseo Carolina: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 32000 block at 5:13 p.m. Sunday.

SANTA ANA

* Warner Avenue at Yale Street: A man was in serious condition after a traffic collision between two pickups at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. One of the drivers apparently failed to stop at a red light. No charges have been filed.

SEAL BEACH

* Elder Avenue: A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a stolen car in the 4400 block at 9:57 a.m. Wednesday.

* Main Street: A 50-year-old man was arrested on two Riverside County warrants at 2:43 p.m. Saturday.

STANTON

* Beach Boulevard: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 11000 block at 7:12 a.m. Monday.

* Electric Avenue: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 8000 block at 6:49 p.m. Monday.

TUSTIN

* Main Street: All four tires on a 1987 Chevy Camaro were reported slashed in the 16200 block at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday.

* Tustin Village Way: Graffiti was reported in the 15600 block at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday.

* Scherer Place: Report of a stolen car in the 1100 block at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.

VILLA PARK

* Taft Avenue at Sycamore Street: Report of a suspicious person at 1:29 a.m. Sunday.

* Colony Grove Lane at Serrano Avenue: Report of a suspicious vehicle at 9:49 p.m. Sunday.

WESTMINSTER

* Westminster Boulevard: A male teenager reportedly stole four bottles of wine from a convenience store in the 8400 block at 2:46 a.m. Saturday.

YORBA LINDA

* Yorba Linda Boulevard at Imperial Highway: Report of a traffic accident, no injuries, at 9:03 a.m. Monday.

OTHER COMMUNITIES

ALISO VIEJO

* Sandbridge: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 11:27 a.m. Tuesday.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

* Antonio Parkway: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 26000 block at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday.