TUESDAY * Poplar Street: A resident in...
TUESDAY
* Poplar Street: A resident in the 500 block returned from a
business trip and found his Sparkletts water jug filled with coins
missing. Someone apparently broke in through the back door between
March 12 and Monday, and lugged out $3,050 worth of U.S. coins.
* Cliff Drive: A woman left her home in the 200 block for L.A.
International Airport between 6 and 7 a.m., but left her suitcase in
the back alley. When she realized her mistake, she drove home and
found the suitcase containing tapes, clothes, shoes, cosmetics and a
day planner full of her music compositions, missing.
MONDAY
* Glenneyre Street: A witness held a 22-year-old vandalizing
skateboarder under arrest at the corner of Glenneyre and Thalia
streets until police arrived. The witness saw the suspect strike the
rear end of a van at around 6:30 p.m., causing a small dent. The
suspect gave police a false name, and they arrested him for vandalism
and providing false information.
* Lower Cliff Drive: After responding to a 911 hang-up call, police arrested a husband and wife for domestic violence. Upon
arriving at their home in the 200 block, officers found both parties
with fresh facial injuries and determined they’d been fighting. The
couple has lived together at the house for four years, and police
have responded to similar incidents there in the past. Both were
arrested and held on $25,000 bail each.
* Wesley Drive: An employee at Anneliese’s preschool reported
that someone had broken in over the weekend and urinated in a child’s
toy bank. After entering an unlocked door, the person or persons made
a bed, ate some food and made an unwelcome deposit. The crime
occurred between the evening of March 14 and Monday morning.
* High Drive: Four vehicles parked in the 500 block were
vandalized between Saturday and Monday morning. A rock was apparently
used to make large scratches across the driver’s side of each
vehicle.
* South Coast Highway: A man caught urinating on the front wall
of Hotel Laguna expressed one ultimate sentiment: “I’m sorry officer,
please don’t put my name in the blotter.” Police arrested him on
misdemeanor warrants for DUI and driving with a suspended license.
His name will not appear in this blotter.
SUNDAY
* South Coast Highway: A teenager tried to leave a Ralph’s with a
bottle of alcohol down his pants, but an employee nabbed him and
called police at around 11:30 p.m. Two males appeared to be in on the
petty theft, but only the guy with the bottle in his pants received a
citation.
* Park Avenue: A car that had apparently been washed down the
street after Saturday’s storm was cited for illegal parking. Police
received a call from a resident at 6 a.m. reporting that the car was
blocking the road.
SATURDAY
Beach Street: Officers making a traffic stop found 17 grams of
marijuana on one of the car’s passengers. The man was issued a
misdemeanor citation at around 10 p.m. for possessing less than an
ounce of marijuana.
* South Coast Highway: A male reportedly stuck his hands down a
29-year-old woman’s pants in a club on the 600 block. She said the
two were merely talking before he started handling her aggressively.
She pushed him away, but he returned and made intimate contact before
she freed herself and fled, reporting the incident at around 8:30
p.m.
* Glenneyre Street: Police arrested a woman on felony burglary
charges at around 8:30 a.m. She’s being held on $100,000 bail.
MARCH 14
* Ocean Avenue: A man slapped another man in the face in the
bathroom at Ocean Brewing Company after accusing the victim of
staring at his girlfriend’s buttocks. The victim said that after the
suspect slapped him three times as he stood at the urinal, the
suspect ripped off his shirt and said, “Let’s go.” The victim, after
first thinking he had no chance against his larger opponent,
apparently changed his mind and tackled the suspect, punching his
face until he “could fight no longer.” The fight occurred at around
midnight.
* Pinecrest Drive: Someone reportedly stole a wallet from a car
parked in the 300 block containing $20. The crime was reported at
7:30 a.m.
* Skyline Drive: A man reported receiving a package from UPS
containing two hypodermic needles filled with an unknown substance at
3:55 p.m. The victim received the package from an acquaintance in
Arizona. Police are investigating the incident.
* Glenneyre Street: A woman reportedly jumped out of her car at a
stop sign and jumped in her ex-boyfriend’s car at the intersection of
Thalia Street and Glenneyre at 9:30 a.m. The ex-boyfriend said she
had a bag containing all the gifts he had given her during their
relationship, which had ended two months before. He physically
removed her from his vehicle and drove away.
* Cypress Drive: A 26-year-old woman claimed her 26-year-old
roommate had stolen $17,000 from various bank accounts between Dec. 2
and March 3. Before leaving for Mexico on vacation in December, the
victim provided her “friend” with personal information about her
finances. While away, the suspect reportedly took money from multiple
accounts and forged several of her roommate’s checks. The victim, who
reported her findings at 2:30 a.m., said she’d known the suspect for
five months.
MARCH 13
* South Coast Highway: Police arrested a suspect who’d reportedly
been spotted climbing into the window of a residence on the 31000
block after they found eight baggies full of marijuana and 39 more
containing marijuana residue on his person. A witness called police
at 8:30 p.m. to report the suspicious subject, a 25-year-old man.
When they arrived and questioned the suspect, he reportedly provided
several false statements in addition to making an apparent attempt to
sell marijuana. He said he was merely a soap-maker. The suspect was
arrested and taken to Orange County jail on $10,000 bail.
* Cress Street: Officers responded to a call of a diver in
distress at 8 p.m. A local resident pulled the victim, who was
mentally disturbed and hadn’t taken his medication, from the water
before police arrived. Officers took the victim to South Coast
Medical Center for evaluation.
* Canyon View Drive: A man having a new house built at the 1100
block complained to police that a neighbor from the street above
Canyon View had been harassing him. The neighbor is apparently
unhappy that the new house will obstruct his view when it’s
completed.
* Park Avenue: A student at Laguna Beach High School reported
that his 2001 Ford Mustang had been keyed in the parking lot at 11
a.m.
MARCH 12
* Cozumel Court: After checking his credit report, a man
discovered someone else had been racking up credit card debt and
receiving loans using his identity. The victim reported the crime,
which is under investigation, at 2 p.m.
* Broadway: An employee at Wild Oats reported that a suspect had
used a counterfeit $20 bill to police at noon. The employee
discovered the fake bill, submitted by a male, using a counterfeit
marker.
* Broadway: Someone entered a thrift shop on the 300 block
through a window and stole $15 from the cash register. The crime
occurred sometime between 5 p.m. March 11 and 9 a.m. March 12.
* Forest Avenue: Police arrested a 29-year-old San Clemente
resident on suspicion of being drunk in public after reportedly
spotting him urinating in an alley at 1:30 a.m.
MARCH 11
* Forest Avenue: After stopping a woman for speeding, police
arrested her for providing false information at around 7 p.m. She had
no driver’s license, and upon investigation, they discovered she had
provided false information. She was put in jail on $500 bail.
* The Police Log is compiled and written by Mike Swanson 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.
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