Police files - Aug. 21, 2000

COSTA MESA

Parsons Street: Unable to fit through the peep hole, someone climbed

through the kitchen doggy door of a home in the 2100 block and stole a

black Epiphone limited-edition Elvis Presley-model guitar valued at

$1,000 and a $100 amplifier between 11:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Wednesday

NEWPORT BEACH

Balboa Boulevard: Plans to impress a hot date with an expensive bottle

of Moet wine were foiled for the person trying to pass off a counterfeit

$50 bill at the Balboa Market in the 600 block at 3:37 p.m. on Thursday

West 18th Street: Someone with false evidence of registration tried to

claim a vehicle impounded from the 900 block at 3:19 p.m. Wednesday

MacArthur Boulevard: Somebody, tired of running up their own credit

cards with computer items, decided to steal $1,468 worth of disks from a

locked cabinet at Staples in the 4300 block between 12:30 and 1:15 p.m.

Tuesday.

Main Street/Ocean Front: A vacationer from New York was surprised when

his backpack was stolen from the Balboa Pier around 6 p.m. Tuesday as he

took in the view through one of the telescopes. His trip was

inadvertently extended because his return airline ticket was in the bag

along with $360 worth of items.