Police Files - Dec. 25, 2009

Area 1

Cliff Drive: A Dana Point man was cited for drug possession in the 600 block at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 17.

Cliff Drive: A man accused his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend of assaulting him in the 300 block at 1:19 p.m. Dec. 18.

Crescent Bay Drive: A homeless man was cited for trespassing after someone reported him sleeping under a window in the 100 block at 10:38 p.m. Dec. 16.

Crescent Bay Drive: A Rancho Santa Margarita man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at North Coast Highway after a traffic stop at 10:11 p.m. Saturday.

Crescent Bay Drive: A Fresno man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at North Coast Highway after a traffic stop at 10:41 p.m. Saturday.

Crescent Bay Drive: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at North Coast Highway after a traffic stop at 10:55 p.m. Saturday.

Crescent Bay Drive: A San Diego man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at North Coast Highway after a traffic stop at 12:11 a.m. Sunday.

Irvine Cove Circle: A fire was reported at a vacant house in the 100 block at 3:25 a.m. and reported cleared at 7:12 a.m. Monday.

Jasmine Street: A Los Alamitos man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after two men were reported arguing at North Coast Highway at 6:01 a.m. Sunday.

North Coast Highway: A homeless man was cited for trespassing in the 1200 block at 6:02 p.m. Dec. 17.

North Coast Highway: A San Diego man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at Crescent Bay Drive at 10:01 p.m. Saturday.

North Coast Highway: A San Juan Capistrano man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Smithcliffs Road at 12:03 a.m. Sunday.

North Coast Highway: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after allegedly cursing at customers at a shop in the 1300 block at 4:32 p.m. Tuesday.

Poplar Street: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession and a New York man cited for marijuana possession in the 500 block at 9:06 p.m. Dec. 17.

Area 2

Castle Rock Road: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after being stopped for speeding at Stan Oaks Drive at 6:53 p.m. Sunday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A San Clemente man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after being found passed out on a lawn in the 20000 block at 8 p.m. Dec. 16.

Laguna Canyon Road: Two men at the Alternative Sleeping Location in the 1900 block were transported to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach with severe nosebleeds at 5:29 a.m. Dec. 18.

Laguna Canyon Road: A victim in the 2000 block reported $572 in fraudulent bank withdrawals at 10:03 a.m. Dec. 18.

Laguna Canyon Road: A Laguna Beach woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after rear-ending a trailer in the 2000 block at 2:32 a.m. Sunday.

Area 3

Beach Street: A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Broadway at 1:04 a.m. Sunday.

Broadway: A woman was reported throwing up and bleeding at a bus depot in the 300 block at 4:33 p.m. Dec. 16.

Broadway: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after being found passed out on the sidewalk in the 200 block at 6:22 p.m. Saturday.

Broadway Place: A citation was issued to someone for being drunk in public at Beach Street at 11:55 a.m. Dec. 18.

Catalina Street: A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Thalia Street at 1:39 a.m. Sunday.

Ocean Avenue: A $350 leather jacket and $200 cell phone were reported stolen from a tavern in the 200 block at 3:13 a.m. Sunday.

South Coast Highway: An elderly man was taken to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach after tripping and landing on his face, causing a cut above his eye, at Main Beach at 3:14 p.m. Dec. 16.

South Coast Highway: A homeless man was transported to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach after being found lying on the sidewalk in the 100 block of Main Beach at 1:34 p.m. Dec. 17.

South Coast Highway: A homeless woman was arrested on suspicion of defrauding an innkeeper out of $42.41 at a hotel restaurant in the 400 block at 4:21 p.m. Tuesday.

Area 4

Diamond Street: A Laguna Niguel man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at South Coast Highway at 11:41 p.m. Saturday.

La Mirada Street: Alcohol and a Bose sound system, totaling $1,290, were reported stolen from a home in the 1000 block at 1:04 p.m. Dec. 17.

Mountain Road: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in the 100 block at 6:20 p.m. Saturday.

Oak Street: A Laguna Niguel woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI at Glenneyre Street at 12:38 a.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: A Capistrano Beach woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic collision in which one person suffered a cut finger at Nyes Place at 10:46 p.m. Dec. 16.

South Coast Highway: Jeans and other merchandise totaling $195 were reported stolen from a shop in the 1400 block at 5:39 p.m. Dec. 16.

South Coast Highway: A gold necklace and bracelet, totaling $22,000, were reported stolen in the 2800 block at 7:56 a.m. Dec. 18.

Area 5

Coast Highway: A 19-year-old Mission Viejo man was issued a citation for marijuana possession and a Laguna Beach juvenile cited for tobacco possession and curfew violation in the 30000 block at 1:32 a.m. Dec. 18.

Montage Resort Drive: A Santa Ana man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at Coast Highway at 8:02 p.m. Saturday.

Ocean View Street: A citation was issued for using a leaf blower in the 31000 block at 2:21 p.m. Dec. 16.

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.