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THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

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Daily excerpts of crime and emergency reports from the 32 cities and other communities in Orange County. Some agencies update their logs less frequently than others.

ANAHEIM

* South State College Boulevard: A commercial burglary was reported in the 1100 block at 1:17 a.m. Sunday.

* Simmons Avenue: A vehicle burglary was reported in the 100 block at 8:10 a.m. Sunday.

BREA

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call the Brea Police Department at (714) 990-7625.

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BUENA PARK

* Commonwealth Avenue: A caller in the 8200 block recovered her own stolen bike at a Circle K at 1:33 p.m. Sunday. She reported that it was being ridden by a man who appeared drunk; he told her he had bought it from a friend.

COSTA MESA

* Bristol Street: A cellular phone worth $200 was stolen from a car in the 3300 block during the evening of April 5.

CYPRESS

* Katella Avenue: A petty theft arrest was made in the 6900 block at 12:07 a.m. Thursday.

* Ravenna Way: A camcorder and two boomboxes were stolen in a grand theft reported in the 9900 block at 7:22 p.m. Thursday.

DANA POINT

* Violet Lantern: A robbery alarm in the 33000 block was triggered at 12:42 p.m. April 6.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call the Fountain Valley Police Department at (714) 593-4423.

FULLERTON

* North Harbor Boulevard: Report of a residential burglary in the 2400 block at 8:03 a.m. Thursday. A washing machine was taken from an apartment building laundry room.

* Garnet Lane: Report of an auto burglary in the 3000 block at 2:16 p.m. Thursday.

GARDEN GROVE

* Harbor Boulevard: Two men grabbed a woman by the arm and tried to force her into a van as she was walking south on Harbor Boulevard, just south of Garden Grove Boulevard, at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The victim was able to escape and run for help. Descriptions were not available. Anyone with information is asked to call (714) 741-5707.

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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

* McGaw Avenue: Two computers were reported stolen from a commercial business in the 1800 block. The burglar apparently entered through a rear window sometime before 6:39 p.m. Sunday.

* Altezza: Report of jewelry stolen from a residence at 9:59 p.m. Sunday.

LAGUNA BEACH

* South Coast Highway: A citizen reported encountering a boar while walking his dog on the walking trail behind a medical center parking lot in the 31800 block at 12:17 p.m. Sunday.

* Aliso Way at South Coast Highway: A dead skunk was found on the road at 7:11 a.m. Sunday.

LAGUNA HILLS

* El Pacifico: Several tractor trailers belonging to a moving and storage company in the 22000 block were spray-painted with graffiti; reported at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Cassano Drive: Someone reported that he and an employee assaulted each other with a mop handle following an argument in the 23000 block at noon April 6. Neither party wanted to file charges.

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* Coronado Pointe: Prescription drugs and perfume were stolen from a residence that is for sale in the 100 block at 6:53 p.m. April 6.

LAGUNA WOODS

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Lt. Rex Hatch, police services chief for Laguna Woods, at (949) 707-2645 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

LA HABRA

* South Idaho Street: Report of a residential burglary in the 900 block at 7:10 a.m. Thursday.

* South Idaho Street: Report of an auto burglary in the 500 block at 10:07 a.m. Thursday.

LAKE FOREST

* Barents Sea Circle: An alarm sounded in the 20000 block at 11:17 p.m. April 6.

LA PALMA

* Walker Street: Smoke and an odor of an electrical fire was reported coming from the back of the police station at 7:12 a.m. Thursday. The smoke was found to be coming from a light fixture above the station’s employee entrance. Public Works was contacted to check the fixture.

LOS ALAMITOS

* Chestnut Street: A resident reported that a toolbox worth $700 was stolen from an open garage near Catalina Street at 1:39 p.m. Saturday.

MISSION VIEJO

* Aldea Court: Report of a suspicious person in the 25000 block at 9:26 p.m. April 6.

NEWPORT BEACH

* Annondale Way: A stove worth $500 was stolen from a home in the first block sometime during the evening of April 6.

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ORANGE

* East Wilson Avenue: An auto was reported stolen from outside an apartment building in the 1900 block at 7:14 a.m. Saturday.

PLACENTIA

* Oriole Avenue: Report of a petty theft in the 800 block at 9:35 a.m. April 6.

SAN CLEMENTE

* El Camino Real South: A robbery alarm in the 400 block was triggered at 8:01 p.m. April 6.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* Sundance Drive: A robbery alarm in the 31000 block was triggered at 9:16 p.m. April 6.

SANTA ANA

* East 17th Street: Report that someone stole $4,000 worth in gasoline from a Mobil station in the 2200 block at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.

SEAL BEACH

* Ocean Avenue: A woman reported that about a dozen juveniles were urinating on her front wall at 5:54 p.m. Wednesday. The youths drove off in three vehicles after tossing beer cans out the doors. Police were unable to locate the vehicles.

STANTON

* Beach Boulevard: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 12000 block at 11:53 a.m. April 6.

TUSTIN

* West 6th Street: Report of gang graffiti etched into the glass window of a commercial business in the 400 block at 9:54 a.m. April 6.

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VILLA PARK

* Robin Hood Circle: Report of an audible burglary alarm in the 1000 block at 8:52 p.m. April 6.

WESTMINSTER

* Westminster Boulevard: A rear license plate to a Chevrolet S10 pickup was reported stolen at 8:29 p.m. Friday.

YORBA LINDA

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call the Brea Police Department (which patrols Yorba Linda) at (714) 990-7625.

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