POLICE FILES - April 2, 2009

Caller reports elderly woman yelling

Someone told police an elderly woman in an undisclosed location threw tools and poles at children, yelling “I only have an hour to live,” at 1:31 p.m. Sunday. When police went to the woman’s house, she yelled at them through her screen door, but otherwise seemed well.

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AREA 1

Bayview Drive: A woman said her friend was assaulted the previous night in the 16700 block at 2:50 a.m. Sunday.

Hammon Lane: A caller said her car was vandalized with shaving cream in the 14300 block at 6:17 a.m. Sunday.

Goldenwest Street: A fight occurred over a parking space in the 15700 block at 9:28 a.m. Sunday.

La Mancha Circle: A caller said their Audi’s window was broken, with a wallet stolen, in the 4200 block at 11:22 a.m. Sunday.

Warner Avenue: A juvenile was seen putting stickers on a McDonald’s sign and then taking pictures of it in the 5000 block at 11:26 a.m. Sunday. Police made the teen take the stickers off, took him home and explained what happened to his mother.

Beach Boulevard at Edinger Avenue: A male driver was seen grabbing a female passenger by the throat at 3:23 p.m. Sunday.

Harold Place: A caller reported several separate thefts, including a coin collection, in the 5400 block at 4:53 p.m. Sunday.

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AREA 2

Maryport Drive: About a dozen people were seen fighting in the 5500 block at 1:09 a.m. Sunday.

Edinger Avenue: A woman claimed she was dragged out of a Costa Mesa club in a chokehold in the 8400 block at 1:29 a.m. Sunday.

Beach Boulevard: A woman who was waiting for her prescription outside a drug store had her wallet stolen by people who began using her credit card throughout the area in the 17500 block early Sunday.

Speer Avenue at Crabb Lane: A stolen vehicle that had just been recovered was apparently re-stolen by the suspects, who still had its keys, at 10:32 a.m. Sunday.

Flower Lane: A resident tried to sell a watch on the Internet and reported that the transaction was canceled without their consent in the 17400 block at 11:36 a.m. Sunday.

Slater Avenue: Juveniles were seen trespassing in an apartment complex’s laundry room and drinking alcohol in the 7600 block at 2:24 p.m. Sunday.

Beach Boulevard: Two juveniles were caught climbing on top of commercial buildings and walking around on their roofs in the 17700 block at 2:54 p.m. Sunday.

Talbert Avenue: More than a dozen people were seen fighting in the 7300 block at 5:21 p.m. Sunday.

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AREA 3

Constantine Drive: A catalytic converter was discovered stolen from an SUV in the 8200 block at 9:26 a.m. Sunday. A second converter was found stolen from a pickup truck in the 18500 block of Beach Boulevard at 3:10 p.m. Sunday.

Beach Boulevard at Garfield Avenue: Two teenage males were seen throwing bottles of soda at passing vehicles at 12:04 p.m. Sunday.

Pacific Coast Highway: A surf store employee said their co-worker drank a blue energy drink two days ago and has been “flipping out” and shaking ever since in the 21500 block at 1:10 p.m. Sunday.

Pacific Coast Highway at 16th Street: A caller said a woman who was driving “like a crazy person” all the way from Long Beach drove over a center divider and blew out two tires at 4:39 p.m. Sunday.

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AREA 4

Adams Avenue: A man was seen twisting a woman’s arm in the 9000 block at 1:57 a.m. Sunday.

Beach Boulevard at Atlanta Avenue: A cab driver asked police to arrest a man who tried to pay $5 for a $27 cab fare at 2:54 a.m. Sunday. Police convinced the man to pay his whole fare.

Madeline Drive: A caller said someone tried to break into their house through a window, then told the caller that their son “told them to break in,” in the 9000 block at 4:03 a.m. Sunday. The caller has no son; police arrested the man for attempted burglary.

Magnolia Street: A caller complained that someone left their dog in a locked vehicle in the 19100 block at 12:06 p.m. Sunday.

Beach Boulevard at Atlanta Avenue: A woman was seen driving with one infant in her front seat and another in her back seat at 2:37 p.m. Sunday. Both infants had seat belts on, but neither was in a car seat. Police were unable to locate the woman.

Windlass Drive: A wallet was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 8500 block at 3:14 p.m. Sunday.

Doncaster Drive: A caller said juveniles were out “circling and terrorizing and intimidating” her in the 8400 block at 5:46 p.m. Sunday.

Brookhurst Street: A taxi minivan driver drove away from a gas station with the pump still inserted into his vehicle in the 21400 block at 6:46 p.m. Sunday.

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AREA 5

La Paloma Avenue at Magnolia Street: Vandalism was reported at 5:48 p.m. Sunday.

Bandilier Circle: Vandalism was reported in the 18400 block at 6:36 p.m. Sunday.

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AREA 6

Slater Avenue: Auto tampering was reported in the 11200 block at 1:05 p.m. Monday.

Newhope Street: Commercial burglary was reported from a business in the 17800 block at 2:23 a.m. Monday.