THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

Daily excerpts of crime and emergency reports from the 31 cities and other communities in Orange County. Some agencies update their logs less frequently than others.

ANAHEIM

* South Walnut Street: Report of a forced residential burglary Nov. 26 at 3:46 a.m. in the 1400 block.

* Stonepine Lane: Report of a vehicle burglary Nov. 26 at 10:10 a.m. in the 3500 block.

* West Katella Avenue: Report of a narcotics violation Nov. 26 at 9:02 p.m. in the 100 block; person arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

BREA

* Brea Mall: A shopper reported at 1:07 p.m. Nov. 27 that he was not sure if he left his car door locked but that he had a cellular phone and $4,500 worth of jewelry stolen from the car.

BUENA PARK

* Lincoln Avenue: Police received a request for extra patrol in the 6700 block at 11:43 a.m. Nov. 25. A caller said there has been too much vandalism in the neighborhood recently.

* Ball Road: Four males ran out of a clothing store with merchandise and sped away in a blue and white Chevy Astro van at 4:53 p.m. Nov. 26 in the 6000 block.

COSTA MESA

* East 17th Street: Officers responded to a reported commercial burglary in the 400 block about 10 a.m. Saturday.

* Bristol Street: A caller reported a car theft about 10:10 p.m. Sunday in the 3300 block.

* Harbor Boulevard: Police investigated a report of someone drunk in public about 10:40 p.m. Sunday in the 2200 block.

CYPRESS

* Larwin Avenue: Grand theft was reported at 12:20 a.m. Nov. 25 in the 4800 block. Two sets of golf clubs, a watch and Christmas gifts--totaling $5,700--were stolen from an unlocked backyard shed.

* Holder Street: Someone smashed the window of a 1993 blue Ford Escort and stole a security gate opener in a burglary reported at 2:49 a.m. Nov. 25 in the 9000 block.

DANA POINT

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Lt. Paul Ratchford, police services chief for Dana Point, at (949) 248-3550 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Santa Mariana Street: A man reportedly entered a home in the 18600 block on Nov. 25 at 11:57 p.m. by walking through an unlocked rear sliding door. The brother-in-law of the homeowner confronted the man and escorted him out of the home. Police later learned he was a mental patient from Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk on a weekend leave for Thanksgiving.

FULLERTON

* West Orangethorpe Avenue: A 1991 Honda was reported stolen at 7:54 a.m. Nov. 25 in the 400 block.

* West Fern Drive: A petty theft was reported at 10:16 a.m. Nov. 25 in the 1400 block. Three high-pressure sodium lights, valued at $1,500, were stolen.

GARDEN GROVE

* Rockinghorse Road: Report of a possible drive-by shooting Nov. 24 at 8:25 p.m. in the 13200 block. Police found seven spent shells but nothing had been hit by bullets.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Breeland Drive and Golden West Street: Police cited cars for parking illegally at the swap meet at 7:41 a.m. Sunday.

* Seabluff Drive: A resident reported that a power converter worth $100 was stolen out of the back of a Ford van in the 7300 block at 3:03 p.m. Sunday.

IRVINE

* Fortune Drive: A computer, gym bag and camera were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked in an assigned carport prior to 2:35 p.m. Sunday.

* Grant: A known suspect damaged city landscaping prior to 2:36 p.m. Sunday.

* Sumac Avenue: A residence in the 14800 block was egged at 3:54 p.m. Sunday.

LAGUNA BEACH

* Park Street: A caller complained about a man passed out in a planter at Forest Avenue about 2 a.m. Sunday. Officers cited a 41-year-old Laguna Beach man with public intoxication.

* Hillcrest Drive: Police investigated a report of drivers in two Volkswagen buses joy riding near Cajon Street about 11:55 a.m. Sunday. They were gone when officers arrived.

LAGUNA HILLS

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Lt. Rex Hatch, police services chief for Laguna Hills, at (949) 707-2645 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Lt. Joe Davis, police services chief for Laguna Niguel, at (949) 362-4343 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

LAKE FOREST

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Lt. Bob Nesmith, police services chief for Lake Forest, at (949) 707-5583 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

LA HABRA

* Monte Vista Street at Highlander Avenue: Vandalism was reported at 11:11 a.m. Nov. 25.

* South Harbor Boulevard: A robbery was reported at 11:05 p.m. Nov. 25 in the 1300 block.

* West Lambert Road: Vandalism was reported at 11:59 a.m. Nov. 26 in the 1400 block.

LA PALMA

* Cottonwood Lane: A citizen reported that a dead mouse was thrown at her door in the 5000 block at 11:54 a.m. Saturday.

* Valley View Avenue: A citizen reported his oven catching fire in the 7700 block at 2:22 p.m. Saturday.

LOS ALAMITOS

* Lexington Drive and Cerritos Avenue: A woman reported a case of “road rage” after a man followed her off the road and made hand gestures indicating he would shoot her.

MISSION VIEJO

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Lt. Kim Markuson, Police Services Chief for Mission Viejo, at (949) 470-3065, or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

NEWPORT BEACH

* 22nd Street: A caller told police someone broke into his Toyota pickup about 1 p.m. Sunday while he was surfing near Ocean Front street. The burglar entered the cab through the unlocked rear window and took $60 in cash, a checkbook and a .40-caliber pistol.

ORANGE

* East Chapman Avenue: Police were called to a business at 10:41 p.m. Sunday for a report of vandalism and malicious mischief in the 3500 block.

* City Boulevard West: An auto was stolen from the shopping center at 9:07 p.m. Sunday.

PLACENTIA

* Fee Ana Street: Report of a residential burglary Nov. 26 at 8:39 a.m.; loss of vacuum valued at $75.

* South Kraemer Boulevard: Report of a neighbor dispute Nov. 28 at 9:06 a.m. over toys left in yard of complex.

* West Center Street: Report of a prowler Nov. 29 at 4:53 a.m.; man peeping through a window and arrested for indecent exposure.

SAN CLEMENTE

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Lt. Fred Lisanti, police services chief for San Clemente, at (949) 361-8230 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Lt. Bill Leonard, police services chief for San Juan Capistrano, at (949) 443-6371 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

SANTA ANA

* West 1st Street: A man was hit by a car as he tried to cross the street Nov. 30 at 9:59 p.m. in the 4000 block. Antonio Hernandez Valencia, 40, of Santa Ana was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange, where he remains in critical condition.

SEAL BEACH

* 7th Street: Two vehicles parked in a carport were reported burglarized, with their windows smashed and doors left open, on Nov. 27 at 10:09 a.m.

STANTON

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Capt. Bob Eason, Police Services Chief for Stanton, at (714) 373-8835 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

TUSTIN

* Red Hill Avenue/Valencia Avenue: An off-duty Marine was bitten by another person at 2:02 a.m. Sunday. A suspect, who was also in possession of a pool cue, was arrested.

* Vandenberg Lane: Skateboarders were reportedly causing a ruckus near the shuffleboard courts in the back of a residential complex in the 17500 block at 11:57 a.m. Sunday.

* Beneta Way: Two male 9-year-olds were causing mischief as they rode a motorized skateboard among people in the 17500 block at 4:42 p.m. Sunday.

VILLA PARK

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Capt. Pete Gannon, police services chief for Villa Park, at (714) 647-1851 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

WESTMINSTER

* Westminster Mall: A purse and portable CD player were reported stolen from a locker on Nov. 29.

YORBA LINDA

* Savi Ranch Parkway and Mirage Street: Police impounded a vehicle with an expired registration at 3:46 p.m. on Nov. 25.

* Via Del Cerro: Report of a stolen pager, sunglasses, purse and $295 from a parked car 12:05 p.m. on Nov. 25 in the 5000 block.

OTHER COMMUNITIES

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at (714) 647-7000 or visit its Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.