Police Files - May 14, 2010

Area 1

Cliff Drive: A swimmer was rescued from high waves and then taken to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach for treatment after a resident reported swimmers screaming for help off Diver’s Cove in the 600 block at 5:04 p.m. May 6.

Cliff Drive: Two divers were rescued from Fisherman’s Cove in the 600 block at 2:33 p.m. Sunday.

Locust Street: A Newport Beach man was taken into custody after reportedly breaking furniture and yelling obscenities at a home in the 300 block at 11:25 a.m. Sunday.

Lower Cliff Drive: Two homeless men were issued citations for public intoxication, and one taken to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach for treatment, in the 200 block at 4:04 p.m. Sunday.

Myrtle Street: A San Clemente woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Myrtle Street at 10:02 p.m. May 5.

North Coast Highway: A Trabuco Canyon man was issued a citation for petty theft after allegedly stealing a $43.49 bottle of vodka at a market in the 600 block at 3:37 p.m. Saturday.

Area 2

Laguna Canyon Road: A laundry room door was reported torn off and laundry facilities used, plus a bottle of wine opened and consumed, at festival grounds in the 600 block at 8:34 a.m. May 7.

Laguna Canyon Road: One person was taken to Kaiser Hospital after a three-vehicle collision at El Toro Road at 2:49 p.m. Saturday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A Tustin man was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the 700 block after a traffic stop at 2:29 a.m. Sunday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A three-vehicle collision with no injuries was reported at El Toro Road at 2:10 p.m. Sunday.

Area 3

Bridge Road: A gopher snake was captured and released in the 2000 block at 4:03 p.m. May 5.

Glenneyre Street: A San Clemente man was issued a citation for drug possession in the 300 block at 3:14 p.m. Saturday.

Los Olivos Street: A wallet was reported stolen and credit cards used for three fraudulent purchases in the 300 block at 1:41 p.m. Saturday.

Pacific Avenue: A Laguna Beach teenager was arrested on suspicion of burglary in the 1200 block at 12:55 a.m. Sunday.

Ramona Avenue: An Oceanside man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 600 block at 2 a.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: Two Laguna Beach men were arrested after police broke up a fight outside a restaurant/bar in the 600 block at 1:25 a.m. May 6.

Area 4

Bluebird Canyon Drive: A Laguna Niguel woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Summit Drive at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

Cress Drive: A Texas man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 100 block at 1:47 a.m. Saturday.

Glenneyre Street: An Ohio man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 800 block at 11:56 p.m. Saturday.

Mountain Road: An Anaheim man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 200 block at 8:35 p.m. May 7.

Ocean Avenue: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of vandalism after allegedly breaking a gate, causing $300 damage, while running from police in the 1800 block at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Quivera Street: A rattlesnake was reported in the front yard of a home in the 800 block at 3:01 p.m. May 7.

Shadow Lane: A gate was reported vandalized in the 400 block at 4:37 p.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure in the 1200 block at 12:49 a.m. May 6.

South Coast Highway: A cell phone, two debit cards and $20 were reported stolen from a woman’s bedroom at an apartment in the 1700 block 1:53 p.m. Tuesday.

Summit Drive: A snake was taken into custody in the 900 block at 10:53 a.m. Monday.

Area 5

Coast Highway: Two Corona men were arrested after a report that 15 juveniles were on Thousand Steps beach throwing bottles in the 30000 block at 7:27 p.m. Saturday.

Coast Highway: A Dana Point man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after allegedly swerving in the 30000 block at 6:24 p.m. Monday.

Coast Highway: A La Crescenta woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after allegedly hitting a parked car in the 30000 block, and then causing a three-vehicle rear-end collision at Wesley Drive at 8:28 p.m. Monday.

Coast Highway: A trash can was reported burning at the bottom of the Treasure Island beach ramp in the 30000 block at 12:37 p.m. Tuesday.

Rico Road: A Laguna Hills man was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the 20000 block 2:08 p.m. May 5.

Vista del Sol: A Laguna Niguel woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Coast Highway at 11:01 p.m. May 6.

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.