THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

Daily excerpts of crime and emergency reports from the 31 cities and other communities in Orange County. Some agencies update their logs less frequently than others.

ANAHEIM

* Woodland Drive: A report of a forced commercial burglary at 7:18 a.m. Nov. 18 in the 2600 block.

* Beach Boulevard: A report of a vehicle burglary at 2:02 p.m. Nov. 18 in the 700 block.

BREA

* Lambert Road at State College Boulevard: A driver with faulty brakes tried to pull to the side but hit the curb and skidded onto a grassy area at 9:03 a.m. Nov. 18. No one was hurt.

BUENA PARK

* El Provo Circle: A resident reported that someone sneaked up behind her and stabbed her in the arm while she was in the kitchen at 1:30 a.m. Nov. 18. The victim said the suspect may have come into the home by opening the home’s sliding glass door.

* Roland Street: Police received a report at 10:57 p.m. Nov. 19 that vandals during the night sprayed graffiti over the windows and gate of an industrial building in the 6400 block.

COSTA MESA

* Fair Drive: Officers responded to a reported drunk driver at Fairview Road about 1:20 a.m. Sunday.

* Newport Boulevard: A caller complained about music disturbing him about 9:15 p.m. Monday in the 2400 block.

CYPRESS

* Fontainbleau Way: Tools worth $880 were stolen from a truck in a grand theft reported at 8:53 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 8300 block.

DANA POINT

* Camino Capistrano: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 5:57 p.m. Tuesday in the 34000 block.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Elk River Street: Someone opened a garage in the 10400 block by prying off the outside of a electric door opener keyhole and connecting the wires. The persons rifled through an unlocked 1990 Cadillac Seville, but did not remove any property. Damage to the door was estimated at $100.

FULLERTON

* South Harbor Boulevard: Burglary of a rental Plymouth Breeze was reported at 12:39 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 1400 block.

* Deerpark Drive: A residential burglary was reported at 6:31 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 1900 block.

GARDEN GROVE

* Westminster Avenue and Clinton Street: Police arrested five teens in connection with a stolen car at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18. Police said the driver took the car from his father without permission and punched the ignition.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Northridge Circle: A student walking home from Marina High School at 3:30 p.m. Monday was assaulted by a white male between 17 and 18 years old. The suspect is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds.

IRVINE

* Barranca Parkway: A grand theft of about $5,000 in merchandise reported at 9:07 a.m. Sunday in the 3900 block.

* Capstone: At 11:33 a.m. Sunday, a car owner reported that someone shattered the driver’s side of his Toyota Corolla’s windshield to vandalize the vehicle. Additionally, Bible verses were written on the vehicle’s hood.

LA HABRA

* W. Lambert Road: Malicious mischief was reported at 6:30 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 600 block.

* South Cobblestone Road: A purse was reported stolen from a vehicle at 9:31 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 1200 block.

* Harbor Boulevard at Whittier Boulevard: A DUI arrest was made 12:59 a.m. Saturday.

LA PALMA

* Centerpointe Drive: A burning palm tree was extinguished at 4:01 p.m. Nov. 20.

* Bransford Drive: A resident reported her kitchen on fire in the 5100 block at 9:20 a.m. Nov. 19.

LAGUNA BEACH

* Legion Street: Police investigated a report of homeless people sleeping on the property of a church in the 400 block about 7 a.m. Sunday. One of the men was wanted on a warrant from Pennsylvania.

LAGUNA HILLS

* Laguna Hills Mall: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 9:52 p.m. Tuesday in the 24000 block.

LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Ivy Glenn Drive: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 12:11 p.m. Tuesday in the 30000 block.

LAKE FOREST

* Vista Te: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 10:16 a.m. Tuesday in the 26000 block.

LOS ALAMITOS

* Green Avenue: A chrome GT Interceptor bicycle was stolen from an open garage at 9:45 p.m. Sunday.

MISSION VIEJO

* Marguerite Parkway: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 10:49 p.m. Tuesday in the 28000 block.

NEWPORT BEACH

* Irvine Avenue: A man told police a wayward golf ball smashed the passenger side of his windshield while he traveled north about 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The ball caused about $350 damage to his 1987 Toyota Tercel.

ORANGE

* City Boulevard West: A woman had more than $400 stolen when her purse was snatched about 5 p.m. Sunday.

PLACENTIA

* Kraemer Boulevard and Chapman Avenue: A report of an assault and battery at 5:31 p.m. Nov. 19; reporting party says the assault was over a traffic dispute and a vehicle window was smashed.

* Imperial Highway and Rose Drive: A report of loud music coming from vehicles in a parking lot at 9:31 p.m. Nov. 19; 200 to 300 subjects were contacted and all cooperated with police.

SAN CLEMENTE

* Avenue Presidio: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* La Zanja Street: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday in the 26000 block.

SANTA ANA

* West 17th Street: A man was arrested for being drunk in public after police found him directing traffic in the middle of the road Nov. 20 in the 100 block.

SEAL BEACH

* Carmel Avenue: A man reported that a coyote tried to carry off his two dogs at 9:32 a.m. Thursday. He said he pried the dogs away from the coyote.

STANTON

* Cedar Street: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 12:22 p.m. Tuesday in the 11000 block.

TUSTIN

* N. Yorba Street: A 1995 blue Toyota pickup was reported stolen prior to 6:38 a.m. Sunday in the 13900 block. Also stolen was a camcorder, cellular phone and U.S. Army style bag. At 7:30 a.m., Chino police recovered the vehicle and arrested two suspects. However, the video camera was not found.

* Vandenberg Lane: Another vehicle was reported stolen and then recovered by Chino police officers at 8:41 a.m. Sunday in the 17500 block.

VILLA PARK

* Taft Avenue: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 7:18 a.m. Tuesday in the 18000 block.

WESTMINSTER

* Goldenwest and 21st streets: A 24-year-old man was arrested on warrants after he was involved in a traffic accident at 9:30 p.m. Monday.

YORBA LINDA

* Yorba Linda Boulevard: A woman reported losing a $1,500 gold watch while shopping at Albertson’s market at 1:27 p.m. Nov. 18 in the 21500 block.

* Prospect Avenue: A thief smashed the windows of a cafe and took the cash register that contained an estimated $600 at 1:26 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 3800 block.

OTHER COMMUNITIES

ALISO VIEJO

* Oso Parkway: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 2:22 p.m. Tuesday at La Paz Road.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

* Calle Albarda: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 4:16 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block.