SEPT. 17 * Cleo Street: An...

SEPT. 17

* Cleo Street: An officer was patrolling in the 200 block at

10:45 p.m. when he saw a man running away from the loading dock of a

store with cases of beer. The 19-year-old man was arrested on

suspicion of burglary and transported to Orange County Jail in lieu

of $10,000 bail.

SEPT. 18

* Myrtle/South Coast Highway: A skunk was reported near the

intersection at 3:59 a.m. It was later picked up by animal control.

* Monte Hermosos: A dog tied up in the yard was reported for

nonstop barking. The animal control officer had to untangle it and

leave a notice for the owner in the 3000 block at 10:20 a.m.

* San Amadeo: A resident reported a cat tied to a tree in the 200

block at 11:56 a.m.

* West Street: A baby pit bull without tags or identification was

picked up by animal control in the 31000 block at 3:10 p.m.

* Capistrano Avenue: A white van went down a steep hill and ended

up on a resident’s property in the 900 block at 7:03 p.m.

SEPT. 19

* South Coast Highway/Mountain Road: An officer responded to a

call about a homeless man punching and kicking cars waiting in the

drive-through near the intersection at 12:29 a.m. A 31-year-old

Laguna Beach transient was arrested on suspicion of public

intoxication. No damage to the cars was reported.

* South Coast Highway: Police got a call from a resident in a

drive-through who claimed that his order was incorrect and the

employee refused him change in the 1200 block at 1:08 a.m.

* Park Avenue: A student reported that her vehicle had been

vandalized in the 600 block at 1:45 p.m. The vandals had egged the

car and written obscenities with white shoe polish.

* Forest Avenue: Officers responded to a call in the 300 block at

3:29 p.m. A 52-year-old Laguna Beach transient had ordered and eaten

$15 worth of food and had had no money. He was arrested on suspicion

of defrauding an innkeeper and for falsely identifying himself to an

officer. He was transported to Orange County Jail in lieu of $1,000

bail.

* Thousand Steps Beach: A resident reported that three juveniles

started a fire and ran through it near the beach at 6:17 p.m. The

young men were contacted by officers and released to their parents.

* Rembrandt Drive/Van Dyke Drive: A resident reported that

someone was setting off bottle rockets in the area near the

intersection at 7:34 p.m.

* Crescent Bay Drive: A resident woke up to some noises and

discovered three chairs were stolen and several items on the patio

had been vandalized in the 200 block at 11:33 p.m. Total value $625.

SEPT. 20

* South Coast Highway: A resident contacted police after he saw a

man take his bike out of his back yard in the 31000 block at 1:23

a.m. An officer saw the man and pursued him. When the man saw the

officer he threw the bike aside and tried to run. The 29-year-old

Santa Ana resident was arrested on suspicion of petty theft and

transported to Orange County Jail.

* Fairview Drive: Police responded to a residential burglary in

the 31000 block at 9:53 a.m. The resident believed the incident had

occurred between Sept. 14 and 15. Someone had entered the home

through a window and stolen two video cameras, a laptop and some

personal items. Total value $8.000.

* La Mirada: A resident reported that the neighbor’s wind chimes

were making too much noise in the 900 block at 12:46 p.m. An officer

responded and determined that they were not a nuisance. The resident

removed them anyway.

* North Coast Highway/Broadway: Police responded to a possible

injury traffic collision in the intersection at 11:03 p.m. A

22-year-old Costa Mesa resident had been traveling at a high rate of

speed on Broadway and had made a right turn onto North Coast Highway.

His car slid across the lanes and hit a driver waiting to turn left.

No injuries were reported. The Costa Mesa man was arrested on

suspicion of driving under the influence and held on $10,000 bail.

SATURDAY

* Cozumel: A resident reported that someone had etched an

obscenity in the side of his car in the 200 block at 11:04 a.m.

* Glenneyre Street: Sgt. Guy Miller pulled over a driver for a

traffic violation in the 800 block at 10:15 a.m. While he was

questioning the driver, the passenger got out of the car with his

back turned and reached into his fanny pack. Miller demanded that he

turn around and put his hands up. The man refused. He had allegedly

been destroying methamphetamine. The 35-year-old Riverside man was

arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance,

possession of paraphernalia, destroying evidence, resisting arrest

and carrying a concealed dagger. The suspect was transported to

Orange County Jail in lieu of $10,500.

* Catalina Street: A resident reported that at about 4 a.m. he

woke to the sound of his front door opening and his dog barking. He

got out of bed, found his door open and then locked it. Later that

afternoon he discovered his wallet missing and reported it to police

at 1:11 p.m.

SUNDAY

* McKnight Drive: Officers responded to a party in an apartment

complex in the 100 block at 2:02 a.m. They arrested a 23-year-old

Laguna Beach man on suspicion of public intoxication.

* North Coast Highway: An officer stopped a car for a traffic

violation in the 800 block at 5:06 a.m. Four juveniles were detained

for curfew violations. One 17-year-old Anaheim resident was arrested

on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance and furnishing

narcotics. He was transported to Orange County Juvenile Hall without

bail. The other youths were released to their parents.

* Oriole Drive: Officers responded to a domestic disturbance call

in the 900 block at 12:02 p.m. A man reported that he and his wife

had gotten into a verbal argument that escalated into a physical

altercation. He sustained significant injuries to his face, nose and

neck. Officers determined that his wife was the primary aggressor and

was arrested on suspicion of felony spousal abuse.

* Oak Street: A resident contacted an officer thinking she might

have received more money from an ATM than she requested in the 500

block at 4:32 p.m. They confirmed that she had received the right

amount.

MONDAY

* Laguna Canyon Road: A resident reported that she had seen

people throwing trash over a fence in the 1600 block at 8:38 a.m.

* Ocean Avenue: A 20-year old Laguna Beach transient was arrested

in a Harbor Court warrant on suspicion of failing to register as a

sex offender in the 200 block at 11:45 a.m. He had been initially

reported by a restaurant employee for allegedly removing $12 off a

table.

* Ocean Avenue: A broken change machine was reported in the 300

block at 12:12 p.m.

* Wilson Street/St. Anne’s Drive: A resident reported that she

had seen a man throw a suspicious package into a public trash bin and

then tossed in gloves and a mask before driving away. Upon

investigation a small dead animal was found in the bag near the

intersection at 2:36 p.m.

* Mar Vista Road: A fallen tree was reported laying across the

road and over wires in the 31000 block at 4:23 p.m.

* Cozumel: A woman reported a battery in the 300 block at 5:47

p.m. She had gotten into a fight with her husband and fell down,

hitting her head. No arrests were made.

* Cypress Drive: A resident reported that her car had been stolen

in the 500 block at 10:22 p.m. She began yelling obscenities at the

dispatcher because an officer was not available at that moment. The

resident later found her car parked in her car port.

TUESDAY

* South Coast Highway: A delivery man reported a hit and run in

the 2000 block at 8:48 a.m. He had parked his truck and was slowing

traffic. A female driver drove past him and brushed him across the

chest with her side view mirror.

* Woods Cove: A resident reported that two people were walking

around in strange costumes at 10:11 a.m. One was dressed in a witch

hat and mask; the other was wearing a devil mask and cape. The

individuals were not committing any kind of crime.

* Gaviota Drive/Cleo Street: A resident reported that her husband

was missing at 9:13 p.m. He was later discovered at the City Council

meeting.

WEDNESDAY

* Viejo Street: A resident reported that two men were running up

and down the street in the 200 block at 2:07 a.m. She thought they

might be naked.

* Ocean Avenue: A man was reported for throwing a skinned bird at

patrons in the 200 block at 5:05 p.m.

* The Police Log is compiled and written by Mary A. Castillo from

oral and written reports from the Laguna Beach Police Department and

other sources. Not all police activity is included. Arrests indicate

suspicion of violations, not charges filed nor the results of court

action unless noted.