POLICE FILES - Dec. 20, 2007

The POLICE FILES are compiled and written 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.

? TUESDAY

10th Avenue: Grand theft was reported at 10:18 a.m. in the 31900 block.

Anita Street: A skunk trapped in a construction hole was reported at 7:08 a.m. in the 500 block.

Cliff Drive: Vehicular burglary was reported at 7:11 p.m. in the 100 block.

Laguna Canyon Road: Trespassing was reported at 1:24 p.m. in the 200 block.

? MONDAY

Coast Highway: A 1-year-old’s finger was reported semi-severed after being slammed in a door at 5:40 p.m. near Nyes Place.

Coast Highway: Tire slashings were reported at 4:11 p.m. in the 1200 block.

Coast Highway: A man illegally using a leaf blower was reported at 8:23 a.m. in the 2000 block.

Forest Avenue: Grand theft was reported at 12:05 p.m. in the 500 block.

Moss Street: A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at 12:13 a.m. near South Coast Highway.

Tyrol Drive: A hit-and-run was reported at 8:58 a.m. in the 3200 block.

? SUNDAY

Broadway: A transient with warrants was arrested at 9:39 p.m. after setting up camp in the 200 block.

Laguna Canyon Road: Graffiti vandalism was reported on the 73 Toll Road overhang at 4:33 p.m.

Forest Avenue: A city trash bin caught fire and was put out by firefighters at 2:58 p.m. in the 400 block.

El Paseo: An 80-year-old woman pedestrian was taken to the hospital with a head injury after being struck by a vehicle at 10:24 a.m. at Laguna Avenue.

South Coast Highway: One man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after five men were reported fighting at 1:54 a.m. outside a restaurant in the 200 block.

SATURDAY

Bluebird Canyon Drive: A Laguna Beach woman was arrested after her vehicle allegedly hit a parked car at 1:08 a.m. in the 700 block.

Center Street: A North Carolina resident was arrested on suspicion of DUI at 1:58 a.m. after a traffic stop at South Coast Highway.

North Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach woman was arrested on suspicion of drug possession after someone reported that she tried to run him down and chased him in the 31700 block.

Forest Avenue: Graffiti was reported on the alley walls at 8:57 a.m. near an art gallery in the 200 block.

Jasmine Street: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after allegedly climbing a fence into a yard and being aggressive with a resident at 12:25 a.m. in the 400 block.

Laguna Canyon Road: A Laguna Niguel man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after someone reported he had cut them off in traffic and was holding a beer at 4:05 p.m. in the 20600 block.

Mystic Way:A Rolex watch, revolver and ammunition, totaling $30,000, was reported stolen and then recovered after the suspect was arrested in Irvine at 4:26 p.m. in the 600 block.

? FRIDAY

Cliff Drive: An injured seal with a hole in its belly was reported at 7:21 a.m. in the 100 block of Crescent Bay Beach.

Laguna Canyon Road: A vehicle window was reported broken and a purse with ID, credit cards, $60 cash and a checkbook stolen at 8:41 p.m. from a location in the 20400 block.

South Coast Highway: A Dana Point man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after his truck allegedly hit a tree, two vehicles, a motorcycle and a building at 1:38 a.m. in the 2700 block.

? THURSDAY

Catalina Avenue: About 30 day laborers were reported to be soliciting work in the early morning hours at 8:13 a.m. in a park near Monterey Street.

North Coast Highway: A black plate was reported stolen from a vehicle at 11:20 a.m. in the 30900 block.

North Coast Highway: A Laguna Niguel woman was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after she was reported to be drunk in the emergency room at 9:36 p.m. in the 31800 block.

Santa Cruz Street: A sport utility vehicle was on its side after a traffic accident at 11:06 a.m. at Agate Street.

Santa Rosa Court: Boxes of baseball equipment were reported stolen at 2:23 p.m. from the 200 block.

South Coast Highway: A briefcase was reported stolen from a vehicle at 5:48 after the window was smashed in the 1800 block.

South Coast Highway: A Dove Canyon woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI at 5:53 p.m. after she allegedly hit a parked vehicle and didn’t stop at Bluebird Canyon Drive.

West Street: Two laptops were reported stolen from an unlocked location between 11:20 a.m. and noon in the 31500 block.

? WEDNESDAY

Brooks Street: A vehicle was reported burglarized at 6:12 p.m. in a parking lot of a shopping complex in the 200 block.

Cleo Street: A Dana Point man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at 12:56 a.m. after a traffic stop at South Coast Highway.

Hill Street: A catalytic converter worth $800 was reported stolen from a vehicle at 12:31 p.m. at High Drive.

Lower Cliff Drive: Running shoes and other items totaling $200 were reported stolen from an open camper shell at 2:07 p.m. in the 200 block.

North Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at 1:30 a.m. in the 400 block.

North Coast Highway: A Lake Elsinore man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at 1:34 a.m. in the 400 block.