TUESDAY * Temple Hills Drive: A teenage...

TUESDAY

* Temple Hills Drive: A teenage resident reported that a young man

knocked on her door and asked if she wanted to buy any security

systems, then asked if her parents were home and whether she smoked

pot in the 600 block at 4:02 p.m. Police searched the area but

couldn’t find the suspect.

MONDAY

* Mar Vista Road: A resident reported that her son was threatening

her in the 31000 block at 11:39 a.m. Police responded and arrested

the man on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and drug

paraphernalia.

* Ocean Avenue: A pedestrian reported that a man with crutches was

sitting in a parking lot in the 200 block trying to trip people as

they passed at 9:22 a.m. An officer advised the man to stop at 9:37

a.m., and he complied.

SUNDAY

* Alta Laguna Park: A resident found a can of lighter fluid, paper

and cloth next to a park bench at 9:43 a.m. that someone apparently

tried to set fire to, but failed. The bench was charred, but

evidently didn’t ignite. Police took fingerprints of the items left

behind and are looking for suspects.

SATURDAY

* Moss Street Beach: A woman walking down the steps to the beach

said a man in his 30s grabbed her arm and said “Hey” while he

masturbated at 1:58 p.m. She said she didn’t want to file a report if

the police and lifeguards couldn’t find him. No crime report was

filed.

SEPT. 5

* The Police Log is by Mike Swanson from from the Laguna Beach

Police Department and other sources. Arrests indicate suspicion of

violations, not charges filed nor the results of court action unless

noted.