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
* Water Street: A report of a forced residential burglary at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday in the 100 block.
BREA
* Brea Mall: Police took a 36-year-old and 15-year-old male into custody for theft at JCPenney at 2:29 p.m. Nov. 17.
BUENA PARK
* El Dorado Drive: Police received a report that a stereo and compact discs were stolen from a parked car at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 16.
COSTA MESA
* San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor: Deputies stopped a suspicious vehicle on the toll road about 1:05 p.m. Nov. 17. No report taken.
CYPRESS
* Orange Avenue: An auto burglary was reported at 6:23 a.m. Wednesday in the 5800 block.
DANA POINT
* Encanto Avenue: Report of a robbery alarm at 4:29 p.m. Nov. 16 in the 33000 block.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
* Sandalwood Street: An unknown person shot a BB pellet, shattering the left rear window of a van Nov. 17 in the 16400 block.
FULLERTON
* Deerpark Drive: A stereo was stolen from a Honda Accord in an auto burglary reported at 7:41 a.m. Wednesday in the 1900 block.
GARDEN GROVE
* Harbor and Garden Grove boulevards: Police found a 19-year-old mentally disabled resident in Buena Park on Saturday, one day after she disappeared from her home. She was uninjured.
HUNTINGTON BEACH
* Pacific Coast Highway: Police were seeking a man wearing headphones and yelling at people coming out of a restaurant at 7 a.m. Nov. 17.
IRVINE
* Suitable incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in the city, call the Police Department at (949) 724-7149.
LA HABRA
* North Harbor Boulevard: A report of malicious mischief was taken at 6:39 p.m. Wednesday in the 600 block.
LA PALMA
* Crescent Avenue at Walker Street: A pumpkin was used to smash a vehicle’s window about 5:12 p.m. Nov. 16.
LAGUNA BEACH
* Coast Highway: Deputies investigated a report of suspicious activity at 9:55 a.m. Nov. 17 in the 31000 block.
LAGUNA HILLS
* Suitable incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs, call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at (949) 707-2645.
LAGUNA NIGUEL
* Crown Valley Parkway: A report of a citizen in need of assistance at 5:56 p.m. Nov. 17 in the 29000 block.
LAKE FOREST
* Raymond Way: A report of a disturbance at 2:44 p.m. Nov. 17 in the 24000 block.
LOS ALAMITOS
* Bloomfield Street: A business reported its sign had been spray-painted at 8:45 a.m. Nov. 17.
MISSION VIEJO
* Oso Parkway: A report of a citizen in need of assistance at 11:13 p.m. Nov. 17.
NEWPORT BEACH
* Jamboree Road: Deputies stopped a suspicious vehicle near Bayview Way about 9:45 p.m. Nov. 17.
ORANGE
* North Orange Mall: Police investigated the theft of between $50 and $200 from a store in the mall at 12:10 a.m. Sunday.
PLACENTIA
* Rainier Circle: Report of a dog being stolen at 4:50 p.m. Thursday. Later found to be part of an ongoing neighbor dispute.
SAN CLEMENTE
* Ola Vista Street: Report of an abandoned vehicle at 1:38 p.m. Nov. 16 in the 600 block.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
* Calle Bonita: Report of an abandoned vehicle at 10:52 a.m. Nov. 16 in the 26000 block.
SANTA ANA
* Standard Street: A man was arrested for possessing a false Social Security card Friday at 10:20 p.m. in the 1000 block.
SEAL BEACH
* Birchwood Avenue: A mountain bike valued at $175 and a skateboard--no value given--was reported stolen from a residential garage at 6:37 p.m. Wednesday.
STANTON
* Beach Boulevard at Orangewood Avenue: Reckless driving reported at 8:55 a.m. Nov. 17.
TUSTIN
* Cherrywood Lane: Marijuana possession led to the arrest of three juveniles in the 14000 block at 11:19 p.m. Nov. 17.
VILLA PARK
* Suitable incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs, call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at (714) 647-1851.
WESTMINSTER
* Sabre Lane: A 44-year-old man was arrested on a drunk driving warrant issued by San Quentin law enforcement officers after the man was involved in an accident at 6:52 p.m. Nov. 17.
YORBA LINDA
* West Waverly Glen: A resident reported his cellular phone missing at 1:54 p.m. Nov. 17.
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