Police Files - June 25, 2009

Caller worried about coyote

A caller told police that a coyote was “going after people” and other animals for more than an hour at Central Park at 2:38 p.m. Sunday.

The caller said the coyote, which seemed smaller than usual, may have been looking for food — but that it also tried to approach a 2-year-old. Authorities took the coyote into custody.

AREA 1

Holt Avenue: A caller said they received a threatening letter from an EBay member after the caller filed an EBay complaint due to the member’s unpaid purchase in the 7900 block at 1:42 a.m. Sunday. The caller said the member told him he had “better watch out” and used some profanity.

Bolsa Chica Street at McFadden Avenue: A caller in a taxi cab said the driver wouldn’t stop when they asked him to at 2:03 a.m. Sunday.

Pacific Coast Highway: Hookah lounge employees disturbed the peace by playing with compressed air guns in the parking lot in the 16400 block at 3:52 a.m. Sunday.

Cascade Lane: Several cars were found to be broken into in the 15200 block at 6:15 a.m. Sunday.

Nichols Street at Warner Avenue: A caller reported that a male driver took a picture of her walking on the street at 10 a.m. Sunday.

Saybrook Lane: A caller said items were taken from her residence, and her back gate was unsecured, in the 16400 block at 10:37 a.m. Sunday.

Vane Circle: License plates were discovered stolen from a vehicle in the 6000 block at 12:51 p.m. Sunday.

Trudy Lane: Bikes were reported stolen from a residence in the 16600 block at 2:18 p.m. Sunday.

AREA 2

Ellis Avenue at Beach Boulevard: A caller reported that someone threw something at their vehicle, denting it, at 12:06 a.m. Sunday.

Amberleaf Circle: A caller saw people tagging garage doors in the 7600 block at 3:17 a.m. Sunday.

Newland Street at Slater Avenue: Two men had each other in a headlock near a cemetery at 3:37 a.m. Sunday.

Amberleaf Circle: A caller arrived home and found someone had damaged her front door with a broomstick in the 7700 block at 2:15 p.m. Sunday.

AREA 3

Pacific Coast Highway at Twin Dolphin Drive: A caller said people were hitting their friend at 1:50 a.m. Sunday.

Pacific Coast Highway: A group of people were fighting in the second story of a building in the 500 block at 2:21 a.m. Sunday.

Huntington Beach Pier: A caller said two men were planning to jump off the pier while a woman with beer waited for them at 2:40 a.m. Sunday.

17th Street: A caller said his father hit him in the head to “discipline” him after combining alcohol with his medications in the 200 block at 2:51 a.m. Sunday.

Indianapolis Avenue: A caller said their pickup truck was broken into, with a wallet, credit cards, toolbox and briefcase stolen, in the 9300 block at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Huntington Street at Adams Avenue: A caller said her 60-year-old ex-boyfriend put a “pink stripper” (presumably a sticker) on her Mercedes overnight at 3:51 p.m. Sunday.

16th Street: A girl’s pink beach cruiser was stolen from the 500 block at 4:58 p.m. Sunday.

Pacific Coast Highway: A suspect was apprehended after attempting to shoplift from a surf store in the 21000 block at 5:03 p.m. Sunday.

AREA 4

Beach Boulevard: A salad and an “unknown amount of hash browns” were discovered stolen from a fast food restaurant in the 19800 block at 6:15 a.m. Sunday. Police determined the burglars entered the restaurant’s drive-through window. It didn’t appear that anything else was taken.

Adams Avenue: A burglar was caught on tape using a hammer to break the glass door of a business and steal a cash register drawer in the 9700 block at 6:32 a.m. Sunday. The drawer was recovered a few blocks away, but about $900 was missing from it.

Potomac Lane: A condom was found on the side of a house by a caller, who asked if there were any sexual predators in the area, or whether a condom can have a DNA check done on it, in the 19800 block at 6:43 a.m. Sunday.

Kamuela Drive: A caller said his “very abusive” and recently divorced wife hit him with an open fist after he showed up to pick up their child in the 10200 block at 10:11 a.m. Sunday. She then fought with police officers who arrived on the scene, reports said.

Beach Boulevard: A woman’s 79-year-old husband, who has Alzheimer’s disease, went missing in the 20700 block at 6:04 p.m. Sunday; police found the man out walking and returned him home.

AREA 5

Arches Court: Vandalism was reported in the 18200 block at 6:49 a.m. Saturday.

Adobe River Avenue at Arches Court: Vandalism was reported at 4:56 p.m. Saturday.

Adobe River Avenue at Brookhurst Street: Automobile tampering was reported at 6:24 p.m. Saturday.

Bushard Street: Juveniles were disturbing the peace at a high school in the 17800 block at 8:58 p.m. Saturday.

AREA 6

El Silbido Avenue: A domestic dispute was reported in the 10700 block at 12:54 a.m. Monday.

Warner Avenue: A beer run was committed at a convenience store in the 10900 block at 1:04 a.m. Monday.

El Toro Avenue: Police were asked to keep the peace in the 10600 block at 4:35 p.m. Sunday.

Azalea Avenue: A domestic dispute was reported in the 11700 block at 6:43 p.m. Sunday.

Sylvan River: Juveniles were disturbing the peace in the 12100 block at 11:47 a.m. Saturday.

Harbor Boulevard: Automobile tampering was reported in the 16100 block at 9:43 p.m. Friday.