Police Files - Oct. 16, 2009

Area 1

Broadway: A Laguna Beach man was issued a citation for giving alcohol to a minor in the 200 block at 6:50 p.m. Oct. 9.

Broadway: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the 200 block at 10:24 p.m. Oct. 9.

Broadway: An Irvine woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at North Coast Highway at 1:45 a.m. Saturday.

Broadway: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public after he was reported screaming at people in the 200 block at 4:08 p.m. Saturday.

Cedar Way: A homeless man was taken to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach after being found in an alley in the 500 block at 8:47 a.m. Monday.

Cliff Drive: A Pomona man was issued a citation for drug possession in the 400 block at 11:45 p.m. Saturday.

Cypress Drive: Someone was accused of pushing a person to the ground in a dispute over the use of an apartment complex washing machine in the 200 block at 3:40 p.m. Sunday.

Lower Cliff Drive: Three checks were reportedly cashed for $432 after they were stolen, along with ID, in the 200 block at 3:02 p.m. Oct. 7.

North Coast Highway: A Banning man was issued a citation for drug possession at Boat Canyon at 8:41 a.m. Oct. 7.

North Coast Highway: A Dana Point man was arrested on suspicion of selling methamphetamine to an undercover officer in the 600 block at 3:51 p.m. Oct. 8.

North Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach woman was issued a citation for furnishing alcohol to a minor at a market in the 1300 block at 6:58 p.m. Oct. 9.

North Coast Highway: A Santa Ana man was arrested on suspicion of drug possession in the 900 block at 7:48 p.m. Saturday.

North Coast Highway: A Huntington Beach man was arrested on suspicion of drug possession in the 900 block at 8:23 p.m. Saturday.

North Coast Highway: A Newport Beach man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in the 100 block at 4:24 p.m. Sunday.

Skyline Drive: $100 worth of tools was reported stolen in the 1300 block at 8:52 a.m. Monday.

Area 2

El Toro Road: A traffic collision with minor injuries was reported at the 73 Toll Road at 12:26 p.m. Saturday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A green Honda Accord was reported stolen from an auto body shop in the 2000 block at 2:01 p.m. Oct. 7.

Laguna Canyon Road: A Hacienda Heights man selling bonsai trees was issued a citation for illegal vending near the 73 Toll Road at 4:40 p.m. Oct. 7.

Laguna Canyon Road: The fire department was dispatched to a car fire in the 20000 block at 3:40 p.m. Oct. 8.

Laguna Canyon Road: A tent and camping equipment were removed from a location near the 73 Toll Road at 4:31 p.m. Oct. 8.

Laguna Canyon Road: Business checks were reported stolen and cashed in the 2000 block at 3:48 p.m. Saturday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A Dana Point woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after reportedly weaving in traffic in the 1700 block at 12:32 a.m. Sunday.

Area 3

Forest Avenue: A fraudulent $1,000 credit card charge was reported at a surf shop in the 200 block at 11:49 a.m. Oct. 9.

Glenneyre Street: A Claremont man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after a disturbance in the 400 block at 12:12 p.m. Saturday.

Glenneyre Street: A Newport Coast woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the 300 block at 10:27 p.m. Tuesday.

Madison Place: A 40-year-old male worker fell off a ladder and required medical assistance in the 1000 block at 11:07 a.m. Oct. 9.

Ocean Avenue: A San Juan Capistrano man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after being found face down in bushes in the 200 block at 6:48 p.m. Saturday.

Sleepy Hollow Lane: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public at South Coast Highway at 4:27 p.m. Oct. 9.

South Coast Highway: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting another homeless man, with no injury reported, in the 100 block of Main Beach at 7:43 p.m. Oct. 8.

South Coast Highway: The Main Beach basket ball court was reported damaged by a skateboarder who was cited for vandalism in the 100 block at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday.

Area 4

Bluebird Canyon Drive: Oranges were reported thrown at a vehicle, breaking a tail light, in the 900 block at 8:13 a.m. Sunday.

Moss Street: A San Clemente man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at South Coast Highway at 11:48 p.m. Saturday.

Pearl Street: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on a misdemeanor vandalism charge after allegedly throwing a beer bottle at another vehicle during an alleged road rage incident at South Coast Highway at 7:48 p.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: A massage patron was accused of exposing his penis to a masseuse and then leaving without paying the $95 charge in the 1800 block at 6:03 p.m. Oct. 7.

South Coast Highway: Gift envelopes with cash for a wedding were reported stolen at a hotel in the 1500 block at 9:27 p.m. Sunday.

Area 5

Coast Highway: A bicyclist was taken to Mission Hospital Mission Viejo with injuries after falling down in the 30000 block at 3:50 p.m. Oct. 7.

Coast Highway: A citation was issued for furnishing alcohol to a minor in the 31000 block at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 9.

Coast Highway: A San Clemente man was issued a citation for drug possession in the 32000 block at 10:39 p.m. Sunday.

N. Vista de la Luna: A cup of change was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 0 block at 11:54 a.m. Tuesday.

S. Vista de la Luna: A cell phone and camera were reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 0 block at 12:02 p.m. Tuesday.

S. Vista de Catalina: $30 was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 00 block at 12:09 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.