Police Files - Aug. 21, 2009

Area 1

Circle Way: A suitcase valued at $2,000 was reported stolen from the cab of a pickup truck in the 1300 block at 7:08 p.m. Tuesday.

Cliff Drive: Two Illinois men were arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after their vehicle hit a parked vehicle in the 300 block at 11:39 p.m. Aug. 12.

Cliff Drive: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after being found passed out in some bushes at Wave Street at 2:15 a.m. Aug. 14.

Crescent Bay Drive: A man was cited for loitering in the 100 block at 5:48 a.m. Friday.

Crescent Bay Drive: A fire was reported at an apartment building in the 1400 block at 2:22 a.m. Monday.

Irvine Cove: A Costa Mesa man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at North Coast Highway at 1:21 a.m. Saturday.

La Brea Street: Tools valued at $6,500 were reported stolen in the 200 block at 1:18 p.m. Aug. 14.

Myrtle Street: Two Illinois men were arrested on suspicion of possessing stolen property in the 200 block at 5:13 a.m. Aug. 13.

North Coast Highway: A 12-pack of beer, worth $20, was reported stolen from a market in the 600 block at 3:01 p.m. Aug. 14.

North Coast Highway: A Costa Mesa man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at Crescent Bay Drive at 2:48 p.m. Saturday.

Area 2

Laguna Canyon Road: A vehicle crashed into a power pole in the 1900 block at 4:30 a.m. Saturday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A Studio City man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after allegedly driving erratically and making an illegal U-turn in the 2000 block at 6:28 p.m. Sunday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A dead bobcat was reported at El Toro Road at 12:06 p.m. Monday.

Area 3

Broadway: Graffiti was reported etched into the glass windows at a bank under construction in the 200 block, causing $2,000 in damages, at 6:28 a.m. Aug. 13.

Broadway: Guinea pigs were reported to be running wild and eating a neighbor’s plants in the 400 block at 12:03 p.m. Monday.

Glenneyre Street: A Santa Ana man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at 2:24 a.m. Saturday.

Main Beach: A Florida man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and resisting arrest after a “ruckus” was reported in the 100 block of the beach at 12:20 p.m. Saturday.

Ocean Avenue: A Laguna Niguel man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at 11:08 p.m. Aug. 13.

Park Avenue: A San Jose man was issued a citation for trespassing in the 300 block at 6:18 a.m. Aug. 12.

Park Avenue: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after reportedly staggering to his car in the 200 block at 3:32 p.m. Monday.

Ramona Avenue: Two tires were reported punctured on a Mercedes in the 600 block at 6:31 p.m. Tuesday.

South Coast Highway: A fire extinguisher was reported broken and a tool box pried open, resulting in $650 in damage at a construction site in the 400 block at 9:06 a.m. Aug. 12.

South Coast Highway: A phony $100 bill was reported taken at a market in the 700 block at 7:45 p.m. Aug. 14.

Thalia Street: A Carmichael man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at South Coast Highway at 1:08 a.m. Aug. 12.

Thalia Street: A Laguna Niguel woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at South Coast Highway at 12:58 a.m. Aug. 14.

Thalia Street: A purse and wallet, valued at $400, was reported stolen in the 200 block at 8:32 p.m. Saturday.

Wendt Terrace: A Dana Point man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic collision at Park Avenue at 12:22 a.m. Aug. 13.

Zell Drive: A fire reported at 8:20 a.m. at a two-story home was knocked down at 8:53 a.m. in the 3000 block.

Area 4

Bluebird Canyon Drive: Two men were arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after one fell off a bus at South Coast Highway at 9:59 p.m. Saturday.

Bluebird Canyon Drive: A man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of being drunk in public at Glenneyre Street at 9:38 a.m. Tuesday.

Bluebird Canyon Drive: Three Temecula men were arrested on suspicion of drug charges at South Coast Highway at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday.

Calliope Street: A Laguna Niguel man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at South Coast Highway at 1:42 a.m. Sunday.

Cress Street: A Ladera Ranch man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at South Coast Highway after a traffic stop at 7:21 p.m. Aug. 14.

Diamond Street: A woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after hitting a parked vehicle in the 300 block at 9:56 p.m. Sunday.

Diamond Street: A Mission Viejo man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at South Coast Highway after a traffic stop at 3:21 a.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: A $500 ring was reported stolen from a hotel room in the 1500 block at 2:40 p.m. Sunday.

Area 5

Cardinal Avenue: An Aliso Viejo woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Coast Highway at 10:06 p.m. Aug. 12.

Coast Highway: A tip jar was reported stolen from a pet supply and grooming shop in the 30000 block at 5:29 p.m. Aug. 14.

Coast Highway: A man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication at a fire pit in the 31000 block of Aliso Beach at 10:40 p.m. Monday.

Coast Highway: The back window of a Ford pickup truck was reported broken in the 32000 block at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday.

Egan Road: A man was arrested after reportedly banging on a door and cussing in the 30000 block at 1:21 a.m. Sunday.

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.