Corona del Mar Today: Lady Justice isn’t blind to security cameras
Three men stole a 150-pound statue of Lady Justice from in front of a Corona del Mar law office late Nov. 8, according to police and the victim, attorney Melinda Luthin.
The resin statue cost about $1,400, Luthin said.
Private surveillance captured images of the men walking by, heading north past her office at 2721 E. Coast Highway at 10:20 p.m., she said.
They returned about 20 minutes later and appeared to be casing the building, she said, and at 11:03 p.m., “they yanked it off its frame and took it away.”
Luthin has posted images of the suspects in her office windows, as well as online.
Police spokeswoman Jennifer Manzella said the theft occurred about the same time as two vandalism incidents in Corona del Mar, but no property was taken in those cases.
“Our detectives will, of course, look for any ties between these cases — and with any other cases in the city,” Manzella said.
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Section of dog park closed through Nov. 22
The upper north end of the Civic Center Dog Park will be closed for construction until Nov. 22, according to the city.
The construction is related to improvements to the park, including a small dog area with a separate entrance, an additional water fountain and new main entrance gates.
The area will reopen at 8 a.m. Nov. 22.
In March, the Newport Beach Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission voted to go forward with plans for a new dog park, as well as to carve out an area in the existing Civic Center Dog Park for dogs weighing less than 25 pounds.
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CdM announces contest winners
The Corona del Mar High School PTA has announced the winners of the PTA-level Reflections arts contest.
In the middle school, Allison Brown placed first in the Dance Choreography category with her piece, “Boss,” according to an email.
In Literature, Miles Evans placed first with “My Icarus Imagination,” and Michael Schoenberger second with “Let Your Imagination.”
In Photography, Hanna Mofid placed first with “Green World,” Neal Agarwell second with “Clouds of Color” and Samantha Pierotti third with “Waves of Creativity.” Jamie Hack received an honorable mention for “Flying Under a Wave.”
In the Visual Arts category, Hannah Greenguard placed first with “Anything is Possible,” and Alyssa Cains tied for second with “Enchanted Vista” with Alizay Akmal’ “Cozy Nest” and “Safe Haven” and Sela Nichols’ “Taco Tuesday Dragon.” Alyssal Arbogast placed third with “Castle in My Head.”
At the high school level, Justine Kaneda placed first in Dance Choreography with “The Colors of Pure Imagination,” and Allyson Lobel placed second with “Secrets: Let Them Go.”
In Literature, there was a tie for first with Zachary Gerber winning for “The Repercussion of Knowledge” and Jessica Nichols winning for “Sweet Dreams Tonight.” The second-place winner was Grace Hachigian for “Imagine That!” The third-place winner was Miranda Chang for “What Do you Dream Of.” An honorable mention went to Joaquin Andrade for “A Day Out Camping.”
Austin Paskerian won first place in Photography for “The Abyss,” with second going to Grace Hachigian for “High Flying Fun.” There was a tie for third between Danielle Bently for “Unlimited Possibilities” and John “J.T: Russell for “Taking Flight.” Honorable mentions went to Spencer Bently for “Small Bird, Big Imagination” and Celine Niu for “Swan Fairies.”
In Visual Arts, first place went to Yein Lillianlee for “Curiosity Has Gone Too Far,” second went to Leyla Rakshani for “Let it Rain,” and third went to Ariel Novela for “Exploring Creativity.” Honorable mention went to Katie Gerlt for “Let Your Imagination Fly” and to Camille Vance for “Atmospheric Chaos.”
The Music Composition award for first went to Brandon Getter for “Brainstorm.”
The first-place winners advance to the Harbor Council competition.
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