Police Files - Feb. 19, 2010

Area 1

Cliff Drive: A man was given medical treatment after he fell from a ladder and swallowed a AAA battery at 1:05 p.m. Feb. 10.

North Coast Highway: A homeless woman was arrested after refusing to leave a coffee shop in the 100 block on Feb. 12.

North Coast Highway: A vehicle window was reported smashed in the 300 block at 1:41 a.m. Saturday.

Area 2

Laguna Canyon Frontage Road: A woman drove over a one-sign at Woodland Drive at 3:37 p.m. Feb. 11.

Laguna Canyon Road: A three-vehicle collision resulted in a woman being knocked out and taken to a local hospital, and a separate collision also occurred, closing northbound lanes, in the 700 block at 11:49 a.m. Monday.

Stans Lane: A power line went down on a vehicle in the 20000 block at 7:41 p.m. Feb. 10.

Area 3

Broadway: A Laguna Beach man was issued a citation for drug possession in the 300 block at 2:26 p.m. Feb. 10.

Broadway: A La Palma man was arrested for alleged possession of brass knuckles and a Lake Forest woman held on a warrant after a traffic stop in the 200 block at 3:16 a.m. Feb. 12.

Cleo Street: Air was reported let out of the tires on a vehicle in the 100 block at 7:54 a.m. Feb. 11.

Cleo Street: A Laguna Niguel resident was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at S. Coast Highway at 2:31 a.m. Saturday.

Mermaid Street: A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and reckless driving at Third Street at 2:46 a.m. Monday.

Mystic Way: A tenant was accused of stealing $10,000 worth of items after moving out of a home in the 600 block at 11:29 a.m. Saturday.

St. Ann’s Drive: A woman was taken to the hospital with a bloody nose after a two-vehicle collision at South Coast Highway at 7:25 a.m. Sunday.

Third Street: $300 worth of pills were reported stolen from a residence in the 300 block at 4:13 p.m. Tuesday.

Area 4

Agate Street: Two tires were reported punctured and the vehicle scratched at South Coast Highway at 5:15 p.m. Feb. 12.

Balboa Avenue: A man broke his collarbone after going over the handlebars of his bike in the 700 block at 12:55 p.m. Monday.

Brooks Street: A San Juan Capistrano man and a Dana Point woman were cited for drug possession in the 100 block at 1:24 p.m. Feb. 12.

Del Mar Avenue: A 15-year-old boy was reported lost in the wilderness at 8:35 p.m. but turned up at a bookstore in Aliso Viejo at 9:12 p.m. Feb. 10.

Marilyn Drive: A resident doused a stove fire with a garden hose in the 30000 block at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday.

South Coast Highway: A Newport Beach resident was arrested on suspicion of DUI after hitting a parked vehicle in the 1400 block at 10:51 p.m. Feb. 11.

South Coast Highway: A $1,500 TV was reported stolen from a hotel room in the 1600 block at 12:27 p.m. Saturday.

Area 5

Coast Highway: A pelican washed up in the 31000 block of 10th Street beach at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 11.

Coast Highway: A Nevada woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 30000 block at 8:50 p.m. Feb. 11.

Coast Highway: A Menifee man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 30000 block at 1:35 a.m. Saturday.

Coast Highway: A car was reported keyed in a restaurant parking lot in the 30000 block at 2:34 p.m. Monday.

Eagle Rock Way: A 53-year-old woman was given medical treatment after falling off her bicycle at Coast Highway at 11:46 a.m. Monday.

Monterey Street: Jewelry totaling $2,500 was reported stolen from a home in the 30000 block at 7:39 p.m. Feb. 10.

Rico Road: Items left for donation to a charity were reported stolen from a front porch in the 20000 block at 2:13 p.m. Feb. 10.

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.