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
* Lullaby Lane: Report of a loud party in the 9000 block at 12:21 a.m. Friday.
* Brookhurst at Crestwood: Report of reckless driving at 12:42 p.m. Saturday.
* Thistle Road: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 9000 block at 8:26 p.m. Saturday.
BREA
* Brea Mall: Report of a 1991 Honda Civic stolen from the parking lot at 3:18 p.m. Dec. 24.
BUENA PARK
* Knott Avenue: Someone took a flowerpot and smashed the automated teller machine in the 6800 block at 6:28 a.m. Friday. The ATM video camera captured the suspect on tape. The estimated damage to the machine is $25,000 to $50,000.
* Orangethorpe Avenue: Report of a rear license plate stolen from a car in the 7900 block at 10:21 a.m. Saturday.
COSTA MESA
* Bristol Street: A wallet and its contents worth $60 were stolen from a store in the 3300 block about 4:15 p.m. Saturday.
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
* Camino Del Avion at Del Obispo Street: Report of a traffic collision, injuries unknown, at 4:18 p.m. Saturday.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
* Brookhurst Street: A cellular phone was reported stolen from a business in the 18600 block at 6:02 p.m. Sunday.
FULLERTON
* Pearson Avenue: Report of a prowler in the 2000 block at 1:49 a.m. Tuesday; a male, 18 to 19 years old, wearing a dark sweatshirt with hood was reportedly hiding behind a tree near residence. Prowler had left the scene when officers arrived.
* Associated Road: Report of a petty theft in the 3000 block at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday; beer and candy were taken from store.
* E. Yorba Linda Boulevard: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 3000 block at 6:06 p.m. Monday.
GARDEN GROVE
* Knott Avenue: Report of vandalism in the 11000 block at 7:19 p.m. Monday.
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
* Sevenoaks: Report of an apparently intoxicated individual trying to get into the wrong house at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday.
* Michelson Drive: Report of graffiti on a middle school sign at 12:01 p.m. Tuesday.
LAGUNA BEACH
* Graceland Drive: A man called police to report someone spraying graffiti on his car in the 400 block Monday.
LAGUNA HILLS
* Alicia Parkway: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 25000 block at 9:07 p.m. Dec. 24.
LAGUNA NIGUEL
* Crown Valley Parkway: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 30000 block at 2:51 a.m. Saturday.
* Greenfield Drive: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 28000 block at 5:58 a.m. Friday.
LA HABRA
* Grace Avenue at Cypress Street: Report of vandalism at 9:14 p.m. Sunday.
* W. Mountain View Avenue: Report of a prowler in the 400 block at 9:55 p.m. Sunday.
LAKE FOREST
* El Toro Road: Report of a robbery with a silent alarm in the 23000 block at 11:58 a.m. Dec. 24.
* Rushford Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 21000 block at 8:49 a.m. Dec. 24.
LA PALMA
* Inwood Lane: An assault and battery was reported in the 7900 block at 2:38 p.m. Saturday. The victim was transported to La Palma Intercommunity Hospital and released three hours later.
LOS ALAMITOS
* Katella Avenue: Some personal belongings of an employee at a hospital in the 3700 block were reported stolen from a locker at 3:51 p.m. Friday. Among the items taken were 10 credit cards, a checkbook and two sets of keys.
MISSION VIEJO
* Via Fabricante: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 24000 block at 1:06 a.m. Saturday.
* Hillcrest: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 28000 block at 8:56 a.m. Friday.
NEWPORT BEACH
* Pelican Hill Road: Report of a burglary with audible alarm in the 22000 block at 7:45 a.m. Monday.
ORANGE
* W. Chapman Avenue: Report of an auto theft from a motel in the 1200 block at 1:18 a.m. Sunday.
PLACENTIA
* E. Chapman Avenue: Report of a grand theft in the 200 block at 12:49 p.m. Monday; $3,000 worth of jewelry was stolen.
SAN CLEMENTE
* Avenida Adobe: Report of a robbery alarm in the 500 block at 9:57 a.m. Saturday.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
* La Zanja Street: Report of a robbery alarm in the 26000 block at 6:57 p.m. Saturday.
SANTA ANA
* W. St. Gertrude Place: Reports of loud music in the 300 block at 10:35 a.m. Sunday.
SEAL BEACH
* 2nd Street: A beeper and cell phone were reported stolen from the beach between 11:40 a.m. and noon Friday.
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
* El Camino Real: Police arrested a suspected shoplifter at a music store in the 2800 block at 2:12 p.m. Sunday.
* Walnut Avenue: A vehicle’s convertible top was cut in the 1000 block; reported at 1:07 p.m. Sunday.
VILLA PARK
* Santiago Boulevard: Report of a robbery with a silent alarm in the 17000 block at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday.
WESTMINSTER
* Beach Boulevard: A convenience store in the 13500 block was robbed and the clerk assaulted at 2:40 a.m. Friday.
YORBA LINDA
* Avenida Del Este: A 5-year-old was bitten by an Akita dog in the 20300 block at 8:43 a.m. Saturday.
OTHER COMMUNITIES
ALISO VIEJO
* Sprucewood: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 3:10 p.m. Saturday.
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