NOV. 26 * Ledriot Street: A...

NOV. 26

* Ledriot Street: A resident called police about two men sitting

under a tree in the back yard in the 300 block at 2:46 p.m. An

officer contacted the men, and they left without incident.

* Temple Terrace: A resident found a gun in the guest room of her

home in the 1000 block at 3:11 p.m. It turned out to be a pellet gun

rigged to look like a real gun.

NOV. 27

* Thalia Street/South Coast Highway: A man was reported standing

in the middle of the street near the intersection at 2:47 a.m. The

officer called a taxi and sent him home.

* Gaviota Drive: A 37-year-old Laguna man was arrested for public

intoxication after he had been reported standing on a porch with his

pants down in the 1200 block at 3:01 p.m.

NOV. 28

* Lagunita Drive: Police responded to a domestic violence call in

the 10 block at 12:23 a.m. The ex-wife allegedly got into the house

through the garage and struck the husband in the face. Officers

served her with an emergency protective order and ordered her a taxi.

* Victoria Beach: A resident climbed over a fence of a house and

started cutting down trees at 11:05 a.m. The officer advised the

person to discontinue and not come back unless they had proof that

they were allowed to trim the trees.

NOV. 29

* Legion/Glenneyre streets: A pedestrian was hit by a car in the

intersection at 5:20 p.m. The Laguna Beach resident had been crossing

the street in the crosswalk when the driver accelerated and knocked

her to the ground. The victim complained of pain in her knee.

SATURDAY

* Thalia Street: A resident reported that two large dogs were

left in a home unattended in the 400 block at 8:33 a.m. When he

walked past the house, one of the dogs jumped against a window, broke

it and started running around the yard. Animal Services responded to

take the loose dogs to the shelter and the fire department boarded up

the broken window.

SUNDAY

* South Coast Highway: Police responded to a commercial burglary

call in the 900 block at 7:16 a.m. Someone gained entry to a storage

space and an office by creating a hole in the wall through an

adjoining storage space. About $1,200 in cash was stolen.

* South Coast Highway: Lifeguards responded to a neck and back

injury at 4:17 p.m. The 13-year-old patient was transported to

Mission Hospital.

* Cypress Street: A resident reported that a man followed her

home in the 400 block at 2:56 p.m. Police responded and conducted an

area search. They were unable to find the suspect.

MONDAY

* Laguna Canyon/Phillips roads: A hit-and-run traffic collision

was reported near the intersection at 8:25 a.m. According to the two

victims, the other driver got out of his car and asked them not to

call police because he didn’t have insurance. He offered to write

them a check for the damage, but they called the police. The suspect

ran away from the scene. The case is under investigation.

* Laguna Canyon Road: Three cars were involved in a traffic

collision near Big Bend at 11:49 a.m. A driver who was unfamiliar

with the area drove into the center lane. An oncoming driver swerved

to avoid a collision, but struck another vehicle. Traffic was down to

one lane until the scene was cleared.

* North Vista de Catalina: A resident complained that her

neighbor tried to cut down her trees in the 10 block at 6:33 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.