POLICE FILES - Jan. 23, 2009

The following is from Jan. 14 through Tuesday.

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Area 1

Circle Way: A baby seal was reported stranded in a tidepool in the 100 block of Crescent Bay North at 3:19 p.m. Thursday.

Cliff Drive: A Garden Grove man was arrested on a parole violation and five juveniles detained after police were called to a party on the beach in the 400 block at 2:06 a.m. Wednesday.

Cliff Drive: A fire in a four-story apartment building in the 100 block of Cliff Drive, caused by a welding torch, was reported at 5:30 p.m. and put out by 6:03 p.m.

Jasmine Street: No injuries were reported from a two-vehicle collision at North Coast Highway at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday.

Poplar Street: A wallet was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 300 block at 10:37 a.m. Thursday.

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Area 2

Laguna Canyon Road: No injuries were reported from a traffic collision in which a vehicle was overturned at the 73 Toll Road at 1:39 p.m. Friday.

Laguna Canyon Road: One person was taken to the hospital with injuries from a two-vehicle collision in the 20000 block at 2:36 p.m. Friday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A fight was reported at the day labor hiring site in the 1700 block at 8:43 a.m. Monday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A vehicle struck a pedestrian in the 900 block at 6:03 p.m. Tuesday.

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Area 3

Broadway: A wallet with $60 cash and credit cards was reported stolen from a shopping cart at a market in the 200 block at 12:54 p.m. Saturday.

Gaviota Drive: A purse was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 1000 block at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday.

Second Street: A Texas man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Mermaid Street at 2:19 a.m. Sunday.

South Coast Highway: A sick or injured sea gull was reported in the 100 block of Main Beach at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday.

South Coast Highway: Graffiti was reported etched into the glass front door of a business in the 700 block, causing $600 in damage, at 12:36 p.m. Thursday.

South Coast Highway: A wallet and camera, totaling $600, were reported stolen from the 100 block of the beach at 11:45 a.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: A fight was reported at a bar in the 300 block at 2:06 a.m. Sunday.

Thalia Street: An Orange man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at Catalina Street at 12:42 a.m. Friday.

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Area 4

Brooks Street: A Laguna Beach woman was arrested on a drug charge and DUI after police stopped her for speeding and backing into a curb at South Coast Highway at 1:54 a.m. Friday.

Del Mar Avenue: A person with a broken arm was reported on a fire road at Sommet du Monde at 4:01 p.m. Thursday.

Mountain Road: A wallet was reported pick-pocketed from a victim at a bar, resulting in a $105 loss, at South Coast Highway at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

Pearl Street: A Chatsworth man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at South Coast Highway at 10:32 p.m. Thursday.

St. Ann’s Drive: A purse was reported stolen from a vehicle after a lock was forced at Fen Way at 8:08 a.m. Sunday.

South Coast Highway: Graffiti was reported etched into the front window of a business in the 2000 block, causing $500 in damage, at 9:50 a.m. Thursday.

South Coast Highway: A wedding ring and watch were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 1000 block at 3:24 p.m. Sunday.

South Coast Highway: Graffiti was reported inside a building in the 1800 block at 12:54 p.m. Monday.

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Area 5

Coast Highway: An injured pelican was reported in the 31000 block of the beach at 11:24 a.m. Wednesday.

Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public after reportedly dancing in the street at West Street at 9:20 p.m. Thursday.

Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 30000 block at 12:21 a.m. Friday.

Coast Highway: Fraudulent credit card charges in Arizona amounting to $400 were reported by a victim in the 30000 block at 3:16 p.m. Friday.

Coast Highway: People were warned not to use mussels for bait as they fished in the 30000 block of Treasure Island Beach at 8:35 a.m. Saturday.

S. La Senda Drive: A sweat shirt was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 00 block at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday.

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.