POLICE FILES - Aug. 17, 2000

COSTA MESA

* Tustin Avenue: A $500 beach cruiser was stolen from a home in the

1700 block at 4:50 p.m. Aug. 10.

* Cabrillo Street: Two male suspects broke into a black Chevy pickup

truck parked in the 200 block and stole a briefcase, leather binder and

car stereo sometime between 11:30 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday. The

items were valued at $470.

NEWPORT BEACH

* Fifth Street: An explosive device, possibly an M-80, was detonated

in a mailbox in the 3000 block at 1 a.m. Monday. The mailbox was valued

at $50.

* 35th Street: About $300 worth of items were stolen from a home in

the 300 block between Sunday evening and Monday morning. Taken were two

bodyboards, a scooter and a skim board.

* 20th Street: Someone stole a 6-inch stack of mail from a bin at the

U.S. Postal Service in the 200 block between 12:30 and 1 p.m. Tuesday.

* East Coast Highway: While the owner of Jebba Needlepoint in the 2600

block helped a customer, another customer stole a wallet from the

employee room at 2:30 p.m. Friday.

* East Coast Highway: Someone stole a $499 cellular phone with a $21

black leather case from a convertible parked in the Albertson’s parking

lot in the 3000 block at 10:30 a.m. Monday.

* Michael Place: Someone stole letters from a residential mailbox in

the 600 block between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Friday. Taken were a $140 check,

a $50 check and a $35 check.