JAN. 29 * Laguna Canyon Road:...

JAN. 29

* Laguna Canyon Road: Someone egged a building in the 2500 block

at 10 a.m.

* Ocean Avenue: A store owner left a Buddha head unattended in

the parking lot of the 200 block at 6:15 p.m. When the owner returned

it was gone. The item was valued at $2,100.

* Cortez Avenue: A forgery and stolen vehicle was reported in the

1200 block at 7:26 p.m. A resident sold his 1993 Mazda RX-7 for

$13,500 to a man who paid with a fraudulent cashier’s check. The case

is under investigation and the car is now registered as a stolen

vehicle.

* North Coast Highway: Hotel security conducted a citizen’s

arrest of a 37-year-old transient who refused to leave the premises

in the 200 block at 9:54 p.m. She was booked for trespassing and was

taken to Harbor Court the next morning.

JAN. 30

* Laguna Canyon Road/Milligan Drive: A resident reported a tree

blocking the driveway at the intersection at 7:46 a.m.

* South Portola: A grand theft was reported in the 40 block at

8:45 a.m. An unknown suspect stole a laptop and backpack from a

vehicle.

* Thalia Street: A non-traffic collision was reported in the 400

block at 8:47 a.m. Two cars parked behind a city truck were struck by

equipment that broke loose. Minor damage was reported.

* Glenneyre Street: A resident reported a snake in a bathroom in

the 2400 block at 2:32 p.m.

* Laguna Canyon Road/73 Toll Road: A traffic collision occurred

near the intersection at 4:54 p.m. A Covina man pulled out of the

Caltrans work area and across the highway when an oncoming vehicle

struck the vehicle causing it to overturn. The two drivers were

transported to Mission Hospital, and the Covina man was cited for

failure to yield to oncoming vehicles.

* Beverly Street: A resident reported that someone had stolen her

credit card checks out of her mailbox in the 200 block at 6:24 p.m.

The suspect cashed $4,800 worth of checks in San Diego. The case is

under investigation.

FRIDAY

* Thalia Street/South Coast Highway: Officers arrested a

33-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence near the

intersection at 1:50 a.m.

* Laguna Canyon Road: Police recovered a Mercedes Benz that had

been reported stolen on Jan. 27. The vehicle was towed to a business

in the 2000 block at 8:52 a.m.

* Temple Hills Drive: A resident’s elderly dog climbed down into

the canyon and could not get out near the 2000 block at 8:59 a.m. An

animal service officer rescued the dog.

* Laguna Canyon Road: Police received a call about a woman

walking along the road at 10:01 a.m. wearing a hat and a towel.

* Ledriot/Louise streets: A resident reported that she had been

chased by a gray Chihuahua in the area at 11:23 a.m. She felt that it

was a vicious dog and was afraid for children in the neighborhood.

Animal service officers were unable to locate the suspect.

* Laguna Canyon Road: A traffic collision was reported in the

21000 block at 3:45 p.m. The outbound lanes were closed while

firefighters extricated a female patient from one of the vehicles.

The road was re-opened to traffic at 4:13 p.m.

* Canyon Acres/Lewellyn drives: A bonfire was reported in the

area at 6:39 p.m. Police arrested a 20-year-old Laguna Beach woman on

a warrant for littering.

* South Coast Highway: Two juveniles were detained for curfew in

the 700 block at 10:49 p.m. An 18-year-old Anaheim man was cited for

malicious mischief.

SATURDAY

* McKnight Drive: Police arrested a 24-year-old Newport Beach man

on suspicion of driving under the influence in the 100 block at 1:46

a.m.

* Regatta Road: A resident reported that his neighbor climbed

over his fence and hit him while he was watering in his yard in the

1000 block at 9:25 a.m. The victim, who claimed he had been feuding

with his neighbor, called police. When they arrived, the suspect

reportedly fled with his wife. The case is under investigation.

* Canyon Acres Drive: A resident reported that someone smashed

the rear window of a vehicle with a golf club in the 200 block at

10:45 a.m. Nothing was stolen, and police believe this was one of

many vehicle vandalisms and burglaries that occurred in the north end

of town Saturday and early Sunday morning.

* South Coast Highway: A petty theft was reported in the 400

block at 7:29 p.m. A man walked into a shoe store and tried on two

pairs of shoes. When he went to pay, he claimed his old shoes were in

the box and we was going to wear the new pair. But when staff went to

put the other box away they found his flip flops. Total loss $69.

SUNDAY

* La Brea Street: A resident reported that someone broke the

passenger’s side window of the car and fled with a stereo in the 200

block at 9:49 p.m. Total loss $500.

* Bluff Drive: A resident called police wanting to know what she

should do about her hair dryer that fell into the toilet in the 31000

block at 10:53 a.m. She was advised to unplug it and throw it out.

* North Coast Highway/Wave Street: An animal service officer

responded to a call about a dog left in a car near the intersection

at 10:32 a.m. The officer rescued the golden retriever and left a

notice to the owner that it was taken to the shelter.

* South Coast Highway: A business reported that someone broke a

window and stole the animal shelter donation jar in the 30000 block

at 2:15 p.m. About $30 was in the jar.

* Shadow Lane: A resident reported that a neighbor was walking

with the dog off the leash in the 400 block at 7:57 p.m. When she

advised the owner that he needed to have his dog on the leash, she

was told to “lighten up” and that people in Laguna don’t need to use

leashes. The case was turned over to Animal Services.

* North Coast Highway: A hit-and-run traffic collision was

reported in the 200 block at 7:40 p.m. The victim had been driving

southbound when a man allegedly turned in front of him. When he

called police, the other driver walked away. Police towed the car and

are waiting for the owner to contact them.

* Laguna Canyon Road: Police arrested a 27-year-old Laguna Beach

woman on suspicion of spousal abuse in the 20000 block at 8:27 p.m.

She and her husband got involved in an argument over finances. She

gouged his face with her nails, causing bleeding. She was taken to

court the next morning, and her husband was issued an emergency

protective order.

MONDAY

* South Coast Highway: Officers conducted a traffic stop and

arrested a 40-year-old Laguna Beach man on suspicion of driving under

the influence in the 30000 block at 3:41 a.m. This was the third

arrest for the man. He was released on his own recognizance.

* Wendt Terrace: A resident reported that his wife drank from a

plastic water bottle that contained urine and an unknown capsule in

the 600 block at 8:23 a.m. She found the bottle in the front seat of

her car. An officer took the bottle to identify the capsule.

* Del Mar Avenue/Oro Street: A resident complained of a neighbor

who neglects to walk the dog on the leash or pick up the dog’s feces

in the area at 8:54 a.m.

* Ocean Front: Police arrived to conduct a patrol check when a

resident reported transients living in a vacant home in the 1200

block at 12:23 p.m. A 54-year-old transient was cited for illegal

lodging.

TUESDAY

* Glenneyre Street: A resident reported a gardener using a leaf

blower in the 1900 block at 9:39 a.m. When the officer arrived, the

leaf blower was in the truck. No violation was observed.

* Ocean Front: Police were called back to a vacant home when

several transients were observed inside the home in the 1200 block at

2:13 p.m. Two transients were arrested on suspicion of illegal

lodging, and municipal services was called to board up the doors.

* The Police Log is compiled and written by Mary A. Castillo from

oral and written reports from the Laguna Beach Police Department and

other sources. Arrests indicate suspicion of violations, not charges

filed nor the results of court action unless noted.