THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

L.A. Times Archives

Nov. 13, 1998 12 AM PT

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

* West Glen Avenue: A report of a vehicle burglary at 12:02 p.m. Saturday in the 1800 block.

* North Euclid Street: A report of petty theft at 6:59 p.m. Saturday in the 500 block.

* South Beach Boulevard: A report of a narcotics violation at 8:50 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block.

* East Vermont Avenue: A report of forced commercial burglary at 10:49 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block.

BREA

* Imperial Highway: Report of a traffic collision just east of Valencia Avenue at 11:04 a.m. Saturday. A 35-year-old woman suffered lower-back and neck pains after her car was rear-ended.

* Birch Street: Burglars entered a carport in the 300 block and stole two mountain bicycles Saturday.

BUENA PARK

* Valley View Street: Someone loaded a shopping cart with merchandise at Rite Aid and left without paying at 7:06 p.m. Tuesday.

COSTA MESA

* 21st Street: Officers investigated a disturbance reported about 2:50 a.m. Sunday in the 300 block.

CYPRESS

* Cerritos Avenue: Tools valued at $500 were reported stolen Nov. 5 at 8:36 a.m. in the 6000 block.

DANA POINT

* 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/

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Brookhurst Street: A 68-year-old man was arrested at 7:16 p.m. Monday on suspicion of stealing blank prescription paper and using it to obtain prescription drugs.

* La Zapatilla Circle: A 1983 Chevrolet El Camino was reported stolen from a home in the 9700 block at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday.

FULLERTON

* North Placentia Avenue: A petty theft was reported at 2:26 a.m. Nov. 6 in the 1600 block.

* South Raymond Avenue: A hit-and-run was reported at 6:47 p.m. Nov. 5 in the 500 block.

* Morelia Avenue at Bastanchury Road: A nude male was reportedly scaring joggers on the trail behind Morelia Avenue at 6:40 a.m. Nov. 5.

GARDEN GROVE

* Banner Avenue and Harbor Boulevard: Two people were arrested in connection with a gang shooting in front of an AM-PM Mini Mart on Nov. 6.

* Harbor Boulevard: While chasing a parolee on foot, an officer pulled his hamstring at 5 a.m. Saturday in the 13000 block.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Edinger Avenue: A caller reported that 16 youths inside and outside a restaurant about 7:40 a.m. Nov. 5 refused to leave and were being rude.

* Pacific Coast Highway: Officers found a burglar alarm had been tripped by a dog walking around inside the building about 8:20 a.m. Nov. 5.

IRVINE

* Barkwood Avenue: A resident’s window was shattered when someone threw a large rock into it at 3:42 a.m. Nov. 11 in the 5000 block.

LA HABRA

* Risner Way at Idaho Street: A commercial burglary was reported at 8:40 a.m. Nov. 5.

* West Highlander Avenue: A residential burglary was reported at 4:24 p.m. Nov. 5 in the 800 block.

LA PALMA

* Fir Circle: A citizen reported narcotic activity in a two-door vehicle at 5:44 p.m. Nov. 11 in the 5500 block.

* La Palma Avenue: A citizen reported theft of change from a newspaper stand at Ralphs grocery store at 5:44 p.m. Wednesday in the 5400 block.

* Tiara Lane: Two males reportedly pointed a long-barrel gun out a residence window at 4:04 p.m. Tuesday in the 7300 block.

LAGUNA BEACH

* Broadway: Officers responded to a report of a stray animal near Broadway and Cliff Drive about 5:15 p.m. Thursday.

LAGUNA HILLS

LAGUNA NIGUEL

LAKE FOREST

LOS ALAMITOS

* Paseo Bonita: A resident called police at 10:17 a.m. Monday to complain that some tree trimmers, one of whom wore a red shirt, looked suspicious and might be casing his house. After checking, police reported they were indeed real tree trimmers.

MISSION VIEJO

NEWPORT BEACH

* Menton Street: Officers responded to a burglar alarm in the 100 block about 7 p.m. Monday. No report taken.

ORANGE

* West Almond Avenue: A burglar entered a residence in the 2300 block by force at 6:50 p.m. Monday.

* East Washington Avenue: Police checked on a report of vandalism and malicious mischief in the 2000 block at 12:30 p.m. Monday.

PLACENTIA

* Yorba Linda Boulevard and Bradford Avenue: A report of several shots heard at 10:25 p.m. Saturday.

* Tuffree Boulevard: A report of a disturbance from a loud party at 11:41 p.m. Saturday.

* San Luis Way: A report of a residential burglary at 5:22 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block; burglar made entry through a pet door and stole a video camera valued at $1,000.

* Morse Avenue: A report of two juveniles on top of a school building at 7:05 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block; officers found spray paint in several areas of school, but the juveniles were gone.

SAN CLEMENTE

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

SANTA ANA

* North Main Street: Someone stole an organizer worth $255 from the MainPlace mall at 9:35 p.m. Nov. 5 in the 2800 block.

* East 17th Street: Someone stole a patio chair Nov. 6 in the 1700 block.

SEAL BEACH

* Edinger Avenue: A woman who reported a peeping Tom looking through her boat window in July told police Nov. 5 that the man was just an appraiser looking at her boat in relation to a divorce settlement.

* Pacific Coast Highway and Seal Beach Boulevard: A driver told police a dead cat on PCH was causing a traffic hazard at 3:14 a.m. Nov. 2.

STANTON

TUSTIN

* Village Drive and Yorba Street: A horn of a parked truck was struck and blew loudly at 6:09 p.m. Monday.

* Jamboree Avenue and Edinger Avenue: A 51-year-old man was arrested at a construction site on suspicion of throwing a washer through a vehicle window, then throwing a hammer at a vehicle at 4:08 p.m. Monday.

VILLA PARK

WESTMINSTER

* Beach Boulevard: A bicycle was reported stolen from the 16400 block at 5:26 p.m. Sunday.

* Thirteenth Street: Report of indecent exposure by a man standing on a front lawn in the 7800 block at 11:52 a.m. Nov. 3.

YORBA LINDA

* Imperial Highway and Olinda Street: Report of a traffic collision at 7:54 a.m. Saturday. No one was injured.

* Van Buren Street: Report of a traffic collision in the 4900 block at 6:30 p.m. Monday. No one was injured.

UNINCORPORATED