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

* Pageant Street: Report of an auto theft in the 200 block at 7:09 a.m. Wednesday.

* Illinois Street: Report of a forced residential burglary in the 500 block at 10:41 a.m. Wednesday.

BREA

* Birch Street/Randolph Avenue: A driver headed north on Birch Street ran into another car after going through the red light; reported at 5:16 p.m. Thursday. No one was injured.

BUENA PARK

* Buena Park Mall: Police cited a juvenile on the upper level of JCPenney for truancy at 9:38 a.m. Thursday.

* El Monte Drive/El Verano Drive: A caller told police an orange paint ball hit a Ford van at 7:31 p.m. Thursday. There were no injuries or serious damage to the car.

COSTA MESA

* Buckingham Drive: A cellular phone was reported stolen from a 1994 Volkswagen Jetta that was left unlocked with the window partially open overnight in the 1100 block during the night Dec. 7.

CYPRESS

* Bloomfield Street: Someone entered a residence’s rear window in the 9000 block and stole $6,500 worth of jewelry in a burglary reported at 12:56 p.m. Dec. 8.

DANA POINT

* Seth Circle: Report of a robbery alarm in the 24000 block at 11:01 a.m. Dec. 8.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Kalama River Avenue: A Long Beach man was arrested for petty theft at an electronics store Dec. 8 after he allegedly placed a $104 CD player in a box for a $79 player.

FULLERTON

* West Orangethorpe Avenue: Report of a robbery in the 2400 block at 7:28 a.m. Dec. 8.

* Williamson Avenue: Report of an auto burglary in the 900 block at 6:11 p.m. Dec. 8.

GARDEN GROVE

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call (714) 741-5707.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Clay Avenue at Holly Street: A businessman reported that two tanks were stolen from a job site at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday. One contained oxygen and the other acetylene.

* Warner Avenue: A motorist reported a hit-and-run that damaged his parked car in a public garage in the 7800 block at 9:22 a.m. Wednesday.

IRVINE

* Walnut Avenue: Someone broke into a vending machine at the Heritage Park Aquatics Center in the 4600 block; reported at 6:11 a.m. Sunday.

LAGUNA BEACH

* Queda Way: A man reported his cellular phone, briefcase and pager, valued at $650, were stolen from his 1997 Lexus in the 2100 block about 1 p.m. Wednesday.

LAGUNA HILLS

* Stockport: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 25000 block at 9:58 a.m. Dec. 8.

LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Pacific Island Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 28000 block at 10:17 p.m. Dec. 8.

LA HABRA

* N. Beach Boulevard: Report of vandalism in the 800 block at 12:40 p.m. Dec. 8.

* S. Beach Boulevard: A cellular phone was reported stolen in the 1300 block at 2:09 p.m. Dec. 8.

LAKE FOREST

* El Toro Road: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 23000 block at 1:24 a.m. Dec. 8.

LA PALMA

* Frese Lane: A check stolen from the mail in the 8000 block was reported altered and fraudulently cashed Wednesday.

LOS ALAMITOS

* Oak Street: A black bicycle painted with flames was reported stolen from a flood control channel at 4:23 p.m. Dec. 8.

MISSION VIEJO

* Center Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 27000 block at 5:53 p.m. Dec. 8.

NEWPORT BEACH

* E. Edgewater Avenue: Report of a package intended for UPS, valued at $103, stolen in the 400 block Dec. 8.

* Birch Street: Report of a laptop computer valued at $7,000 stolen from Tri Tech Educational Services in the 4000 block Wednesday.

ORANGE

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. for information about crime prevention programs in your community, call (714) 744-7329.

PLACENTIA

* E. Orangethorpe Avenue: Report of a grand theft in the 300 block at 12:16 p.m. Wednesday.

* E. Yorba Linda Boulevard: Report of a cellular telephone stolen from a vehicle in the 100 block at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

SAN CLEMENTE

* Inclanado: Report of a robbery alarm in the 3000 block at 2:44 p.m. Dec. 8.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* Camino Capistrano: Report of a traffic collision, injury unknown, in the 31000 block at 8:28 a.m. Dec. 8.

SANTA ANA

* Fairview Street: Police were seeking three people in connection with the theft of beer from a liquor store in the 2700 block at 1:58 a.m. Saturday.

SEAL BEACH

* Main Street: A 26-year-old man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident Wednesday at 12:57 a.m. The victim was shaken but not seriously injured.

STANTON

* Beach Boulevard: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 12000 block at 6:02 a.m. Dec. 8.

TUSTIN

* Amherst Aisle: Eight baseball cards worth about $19,000 were reported stolen from a residence in 1600 block at 2:55 a.m. Sunday. The cards have been recovered.

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

* Beach Boulevard: A man stole eight packs of cigarettes from a convenience store in the 13500 block at 3:02 a.m. Sunday.

YORBA LINDA

* Palm Avenue/Yorba Linda Boulevard: A car on Yorba Linda Boulevard veered too far to the right and hit another car; reported at 3:15 p.m. Thursday. No one was injured.

OTHER COMMUNITIES

ALISO VIEJO

* Journey: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 3:39 p.m. Dec. 8.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

* El Prado: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 22000 block at 1:01 p.m. Dec. 8.