Police Files - May 7, 2010

Area 1

Cypress Drive: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a vacuum in the 400 block at 1:58 p.m. April 30.

High Drive: A Wisconsin man was arrested for suspected vandalism after allegedly breaking a window in the 200 block at 4:56 a.m. April 30.

Hillcrest Drive: At attempt to pry a lock off the snack bar at Riddle Field was reported in the 600 block at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday.

Irvine Cove Place: A person reported a bobcat caught in a trap, but the cat turned out to be an exotic domestic hybrid and was subsequently released in the 100 block at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Jasmine Street: A person was transported to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach for injuries from a traffic collision at North Coast Highway at 6:11 p.m. April 29.

North Coast Highway: A cone was reported placed on the roof of a car, scratching the paint, in the 1500 block at 11:11 a.m. Saturday.

Area 2

Canyon Acres Drive: Five tires and a seat, totaling $4,100, were reported stolen from a 1971 Porsche under repair in the 300 block at 4:34 p.m. Monday.

Club Drive: A gopher snake was taken into custody in the 300 block of Club Laguna at 2:17 p.m. Tuesday.

Laguna Canyon Road: One person was taken to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach for treatment after a city vehicle collided with a car in the 600 block at 6:47 a.m. April 28.

Laguna Canyon Road: A purse and cell phone were reported stolen from a vehicle after the window was smashed in the 20000 block near the dog park at 2:57 p.m. Sunday.

Area 3

Ann’s Lane: A rattlesnake was taken into custody in the 20000 block at 12:50 p.m. Monday.

Forest Avenue: A window was reported broken at a commercial building in the 300 block at 9 a.m. April 29.

Forest Avenue: A Texas resident was issued a citation for drug possession after a traffic stop in the 500 block at 11:41 a.m. April 30.

Glenneyre Street: Paramedics were called to treat a man who fell and hit his head on the sidewalk at Legion Street at 10:40 a.m. April 28.

Ocean Avenue: A $162 cell phone was reported stolen from a vehicle parked outside a bank in the 200 block at 5:18 p.m. April 28.

Ocean Avenue: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and a parole violation after a traffic stop in the 300 block at 3:32 p.m. Tuesday.

Park Avenue: Paramedics were called to attend a male student with a possibly broken leg at a school in the 600 block at 4:11 p.m. April 28.

Park Avenue: An allegation that three students were sexually harassed was made at a school in the 2000 block at 12:55 p.m. April 30.

Park Avenue: A purse was reported stolen from a student at a school in the 600 block at 11:54 a.m. Tuesday.

South Coast Highway: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in the 100 block after he was reportedly yelling at people at 5:01 p.m. Sunday.

Tyrol Drive: A computer and cash were reported stolen from an unlocked home overnight at 6:56 a.m. April 28.

Area 4

Brooks Street: An Aliso Viejo man was issued a citation for marijuana possession after a traffic stop in the 200 block at 8:50 a.m. Sunday.

Morningside Drive: Two rattlesnakes were taken into custody from a back yard in the 1400 block at 1:51 p.m. Tuesday.

Skyline Drive: A fraudulent check was reported in the 900 block at 6:04 p.m. Sunday.

South Coast Highway: A purse was reported stolen from the office of a restaurant, a $850 loss, in the 600 block at 12:59 a.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: A Santa Ana man was arrested on suspicion of false impersonation in the 1700 block at 6:56 p.m. Sunday.

Area 5

Brooks Street: $35,000 worth of jewelry was reported stolen in the 30000 block at 10:26 a.m. Sunday.

Camel Point Drive: A burgundy Navigator was reported stolen in the 0 block at 10:01 a.m. Sunday.

Coast Highway: A $400 navigation system was reported stolen from a vehicle after the window was smashed at Seventh Avenue at 11:23 a.m. April 28.

Coast Highway: An ID was reported used fraudulently to purchase a plane ticket in the 30000 block at 12:57 p.m. April 29.

Driftwood Drive: A kitchen window was reported broken and the screen removed in an apparent break-in at a home in the 30000 block at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Monterey Street: A woman reported that she was charged by an aggressive raccoon in the 30000 block at 9:08 a.m. Saturday.

Vista del Sol: A Capistrano Beach man was arrested on a drug charge at Coast Highway at 8:59 a.m. April 28.

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.