POLICE FILES - Aug. 22, 2000

COSTA MESA

* South Coast Drive: Someone stole a compact disc player valued at

$800 and assorted CDs from a car in the 900 block between 3 p.m. Tuesday

and midnight Wednesday.

* New Hampshire Drive: Someone stole $2,339 worth of high-quality

equipment, including a briefcase and laptop computer, from a car parked

in the 1600 block between 4:30 p.m. Aug. 12 and 9:30 a.m. Aug. 13.

* Republic Avenue: A mountain bike, Razor scooter and toolbox valued

at $270 were swiped from the front of a home in the 2000 block between 6

a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Aug. 14.

* Fairview Road: Someone broke into a car parked in an Orange Coast

College parking lot in the 2700 block between 10:15 a.m. and noon Aug.

14. A zebra-print purse and its contents valued at $325 were stolen.

* Baker Street: Someone stole $550 worth of stereo equipment from a

vehicle parked in the 1200 block between 8 p.m. Aug. 12 and 7 a.m. Aug.

13.

NEWPORT BEACH

* Blue Gum Lane: Someone stole $900 worth of items from an unlocked

car parked in the 1200 block between 11 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Saturday.

* Newport Center Drive: A $200 cellular phone was stolen from an

unlocked car parked in a Fashion Island parking structure between noon

and 2 p.m. Saturday

* Old Newport Boulevard: A salesperson in the 300 block left her

business unattended for several minutes while she used the restroom in

the 300 block at 2:15 p.m. Friday, only to return to find $49 in cash and

two personal checks had been stolen from the cash register.

* West Ocean Front: A woman was shot in the back by a pellet gun as

she walked in the 2100 block with her girlfriends at 1:05 a.m. Friday.