POLICE FILES - Dec. 19, 2008

The following is from Dec. 10 through Tuesday.

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Area 1

Aster Street: A San Diego man was arrested on suspicion of defrauding a taxi driver at Cypress Street at 2:03 a.m. Wednesday.

Aster Street: A $10,000 diamond ring was reported stolen in the 400 block at 3:39 p.m. Monday.

North Coast Highway: An Irvine man was arrested on suspicion of DUI near the northern city limits at 7:05 p.m. Friday.

North Coast Highway: A Dana Point woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 400 block at 10:58 p.m. Saturday.

North Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach man was cited for attempting to steal liquor from a market in the 600 block at 9:24 p.m. Thursday.

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Area 2

Laguna Canyon Road: A theft from a vehicle was reported in the 2000 block at 9:02 p.m. Wednesday.

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Area 3

Beach Street: A Lake Forest man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public after being found passed out at Broadway at 8:40 p.m. Friday.

Broadway: A Pleasanton woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 400 block at 11:55 p.m. Saturday.

Forest Avenue: A Lake Elsinore man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at Broadway at 7:57 p.m. Thursday.

Forest Avenue: A merchant reported an attempt to pass a fake $100 bill in the 300 block at 4:22 p.m. Friday.

Glenneyre Street: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in the 600 block at 12:30 a.m. Monday.

South Coast Highway: An Oceanside man was cited on a drug charge in the 100 block at 8:11 a.m. Friday.

South Coast Highway: A Dana Point man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 600 block at 12:34 a.m. Sunday.

South Coast Highway: A purse valued at $400 was reported stolen after being left on the floor of a theater in the 100 block at 5:11 p.m. Sunday.

South Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the 700 block at 11:54 p.m. Monday.

South Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in the 100 block of Main Beach at 4:13 p.m. Tuesday.

South Coast Highway: A woman reported her purse stolen, a loss of $150, after she left it on a table at a restaurant in the 600 block at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday.

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Area 4

Glenneyre Street: A Laguna Niguel man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Bluebird Canyon Drive at 11:44 p.m. Friday.

Glenneyre Street: A ring set valued at $7,600 was reported stolen in the 1300 block at 4:41 p.m. Thursday.

Pearl Street: A Lake Forest man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at South Coast Highway at 10:28 p.m. Tuesday.

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Area 5

Coast Highway: A wallet theft totaling $800 was reported at a restaurant in the 31000 block at 4:31 p.m. Wednesday.

Coast Highway: A blond male in his 20s was suspected of stealing vodka from a market in the 30000 block at 12:06 a.m. Saturday.

Coast Highway: A San Juan Capistrano man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Crown Valley Parkway at 1:56 a.m. Saturday.

Montage Resort Drive: A San Juan Capistrano man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at Coast Highway at 7:01 p.m. Tuesday.

Scenic Drive: A $2,500 laptop was reported stolen from the 31000 block at 5:50 p.m. Monday.

The POLICE FILES are compiled 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.