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

* Olmstead Way: Report of a residential burglary in the 2200 block at 4:20 p.m. Thursday.

* West South Street: Report of assault and battery in the 500 block at 6:21 p.m. Thursday.

* John Marshall Park: Report of a narcotics violation; arrest made at 11:20 p.m. Thursday

BREA

* Brea Mall: Police cited two 16-year-old females with possession of tobacco at 2:30 p.m. Friday.

BUENA PARK

* Stanton Avenue: A caller said someone siphoned five gallons of gas from a car’s tank and stole a diaper bag from the car’s glove compartment in the 6100 block; reported at 1:15 p.m. Thursday.

* Dale Avenue: Someone broke through a bedroom window and stole a telescope in the 8300 block; reported at 4:21 p.m. Thursday.

COSTA MESA

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call the Costa Mesa Police Department at (714) 754-5320.

CYPRESS

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call the Cypress Police Department at (714) 229-6626.

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

* Apache River Avenue: Someone removed a resident’s Hanukkah flag from a holder outside the home, broke the flagpole and attempted to burn the flag sometime Thursday night. The flag did not catch on fire, but a 1-inch hole was burned into it. It was left on the driveway.

FULLERTON

* State College Boulevard: Report of an assault in the 300 block at 12:21 p.m. Sunday; apparently a furniture salesman grabbed a customer and pushed him out of the store.

* Deerpark Drive: Report of vandalism in the 1200 block at 3:56 p.m. Sunday.

GARDEN GROVE

* Harbor Boulevard: Police found a 42-year-old transient dead behind a bush at a business in the 12000 block at 4 p.m. Thursday. The cause of death appeared to be natural but the case is under investigation.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call the Huntington Beach Police Department at (714) 536-5933.

IRVINE

* Culver Drive at Michelson Drive: Three 18-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of possessing burglary tools at 4:39 a.m. Sunday.

LAGUNA BEACH

* Regatta Road: More than $45,000 in jewelry was stolen from a house in the 1400 block while the owners were out of town; the incident was reported Sunday. There was no sign of forced entry.

LAGUNA HILLS

* Laguna Hills Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 24000 block at 11:01 p.m. Dec. 15.

LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Running Deer Lane: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 29000 block at 3:47 p.m. Dec. 15.

LA HABRA

* East Grace Avenue: Resident complained of loud music in the 200 block at 1:12 p.m. Sunday.

LAKE FOREST

* Ridgewood Circle: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 24000 block at 5:57 p.m. Dec. 15.

LA PALMA

* Lancashire Circle: An apparently false report of someone having a seizure due to alcohol and pills in the 8000 block was called in at 9:31 p.m. Sunday. Police were told the victim was on the way to La Palma Intercommunity Hospital but the hospital said no one arrived. A check of other local hospitals also could not find the person, and police concluded the call may have been a prank.

LOS ALAMITOS

* Thor Avenue: Report of a man carrying a mailbag looking into windows as he appeared to make deliveries in a residential neighborhood in the 3600 block Saturday morning. Police questioned the man, found he was wanted on a Los Angeles sheriff’s warrant and arrested him.

MISSION VIEJO

* Hillcrest: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 27000 block at 10:45 a.m. Dec. 15.

* El Paseo: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 25000 block at 12:05 p.m. Dec. 15.

NEWPORT BEACH

* Newport Center Drive: Several pieces of jewelry and a stereo worth $5,500 were stolen from a car in the 900 block between 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. Dec. 16.

ORANGE

* Palmyra Avenue at North Grand Street: Police arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at 1:55 a.m. Saturday.

PLACENTIA

* Easton Street: Report of a residential burglary in the 100 block at 1:38 a.m. Monday; suspect was later booked for public drunkenness.

* Loreto Place: Report of a burglary in the 3000 block at 9:37 p.m. Sunday

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 Walnut Street: Police arrested a man wielding a screwdriver who allegedly demanded money back for a fake drug purchase from an undercover officer in the 1400 block at 2 p.m. Saturday.

SEAL BEACH

* Alderwood Lane: A woman reported receiving threatening phone calls on her answering machine at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 16.

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

* Myford Road: Report of a bicycle stolen from a bike rack in the 13200 block at 2:59 p.m. Saturday.

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 14-year-old girl was arrested for petty theft at a store in the 13300 block at 7:37 p.m. Saturday.

YORBA LINDA

* Yorba Ranch Road: Police arrested a 34-year-old Anaheim man for assault and battery in the 4900 block at 11:13 a.m. Friday.