THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

The Times Orange County publishes a daily list of police incident reports provided by local law enforcement agencies. The Times prints items as soon as departments make them available. Because many departments release incident reports only weekly, not every community will be represented in each day’s Action Log. Authorities from the following communities released incident reports Wednesday:

ANAHEIM

* West Provential Drive: Three male juveniles were arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of auto theft and possession of stolen property after police said they were caught cruising in a stolen 1982 gold Toyota Corolla. Officers were called to the 600 block at 1:50 p.m. where they found a 14-year-old and two 15-year-old boys in a car that had been reported stolen Tuesday.

BREA

* Brea Mall: A petty theft was reported at 7:33 p.m. Tuesday.

* Central Avenue: A robbery was reported in the 200 block at 3:22 a.m. Tuesday.

* Imperial Highway: A petty theft was reported in the 900 block at 9:14 a.m. Tuesday.

COSTA MESA

* Adams at Placentia avenues: Police cited seven people for not having valid driver’s licenses during a checkpoint from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Officers issued 60 other citations, 31 registration and insurance violations, and 22 other moving violations. Seven vehicles were impounded.

CYPRESS

* Cumberland Drive: A report of an auto burglary in the 5200 block was made at 7:34 a.m. Sunday. A $250 stereo was stolen.

* Orangewood Avenue: Report of a burglarized 1991 blue Ford Taurus in the 5600 block at 1:46 p.m. Sunday. The owner accidentally left the keys in the car’s lock, and a set of golf clubs was stolen from the trunk.

* Lincoln Avenue: Report of a commercial burglary in the 6000 block at 11:37 a.m. Monday. About $100 in cash and a black BB gun were stolen from the cash register.

* Moody Street: Report of an armed robbery in the 8700 block at 11:32 p.m. Tuesday. A woman’s purse was taken.

DANA POINT

* Calle Fortuna: A robbery alarm in the 34000 block was triggered at 12:11 p.m. Monday.

* Sea Bright Drive: A robbery alarm in the 33000 block was triggered at 10:56 a.m. Sunday.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Brookhurst Street: Police arrested two men and a woman, all Los Angeles residents, on suspicion of trying to pass forged checks at a Wells Fargo Bank branch in the 16000 block at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

* Brookhurst Street: Someone left two dogs inside a car for more than two hours in the 16400 block; reported at noon Saturday. The windows were up and there was no water for the dogs. The dogs were in distress and panting heavily because of the heat.

* New Hope Street: Someone sprayed black paint on a car parked at Los Caballeros gym in the 17200 block at 2:29 p.m. Sunday.

* Bushard Street: Someone broke into a car parked at Fountain Valley High School, activated the trunk release and stole $14,620 in property from the trunk; reported at 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

* Magnolia Street: Someone took $350 of property from an unlocked, open bus while it was parked behind Good Times Tours in the 17100 block; reported at 11:21 a.m. Saturday. The passengers had walked away from the bus, leaving the property in plain sight.

* Kalama River Avenue: Two people were arrested at Fry’s Electronics in the 10800 block on suspicion of attempting to steal about $100 in blank CDs; reported at 6:21 p.m. Friday. One person allegedly used a knife to open a package of discs and both reportedly concealed the merchandise and tried to walk out of the store without paying for it.

FULLERTON

* South Gilbert: Police broke up a group of juveniles who had gathered off campus in the 1200 block when they were supposed to be in school at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday.

GARDEN GROVE

* Harbor Boulevard: The driver of a heavy utility sign truck attempted to take a shortcut at Chapman Avenue by driving on the sidewalk in front of a business at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle’s right front tire fell into an underground pocket containing natural gas lines, causing a rupture. The Fire Department closed traffic in both directions until the gas company was able to shut off the leak. The truck was removed and impounded and the driver was cited for driving on a suspended license.

* Haster Street at Lampson Avenue: Report of a fight at a bar at 12:30 a.m. Sunday. While checking the parking lot, police found a person who appeared to be passed out in a vehicle. While checking the person, police found a loaded .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun in a fanny pack.

* Trask Avenue: A gunman robbed a sewing machine shop in the 10400 block at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. The man fired one round into the air and ordered two people into the back warehouse area. The robber took $3,500 in cash and jewelry from the victims, fired one more round into the air and fled on foot.

* Garden Grove Boulevard: Officers responded to a vehicle burglary in progress in the 8900 block at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Police took two suspects into custody after they were identified by the victim. About $7,000 worth of clothing was recovered.

* Brookhurst Street: Report of an armed robbery at a business in the 13000 block at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Two people, one brandishing a handgun, tied up and robbed the victim; the amount of money stolen is unknown.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Garfield Avenue: Someone threw a loud party for about 30 people in the 8000 block at 4:15 a.m. Saturday.

* Dairyview Circle: A group of people threw bottles at apartments and pounded on walls in the 17400 block at 1:17 a.m. Sunday.

* Holly Street: Someone played loud music at a party in the 19000 block at 2:46 a.m. Sunday.

* Huntington Street: Someone smashed in a car window in the 500 block at 4:15 a.m. Sunday.

* Amsterdam Drive: Someone threw a rock through a window in the 8400 block at 5:04 a.m. Sunday.

* Beach Boulevard: Report of a carjacking in the 17400 block at 3 a.m. Sunday.

LAGUNA BEACH

* Laguna Canyon Road: Report of a stolen car in the 1100 block at 1:01 a.m. Wednesday. The keys had been left in the car.

* Pinecrest Drive: A young rattlesnake was spotted in bushes in the 300 block at 4:19 p.m. Tuesday. Another rattlesnake was captured nearby last week and was released in Laguna Canyon, just north of the 73 Freeway.

* Laguna Canyon Road: A cell phone was reported stolen from a car in the 2000 block at 3:53 p.m. Tuesday.

LAGUNA HILLS

* Paige Circle: Someone reported that their house in the 24600 block had been egged and white paint was poured on the driveway; reported at 9:50 a.m. Monday.

* Sutter Drive: Someone reported that the cargo area of his 1996 Chevy was pried open in the 24900 block and $1,000 in power tools was stolen sometime between 11 p.m. Monday and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.

LAKE FOREST

* Countryside Drive: A woman reported that her residence in the 21000 block was burglarized about 4 p.m. Saturday. Miscellaneous property and money were stolen.

* El Toro Road: A man was arrested on suspicion of passing a counterfeit check at a business in the 23600 block at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

* Campo Rojo: A man reported his vehicle stolen in the 25200 block about 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

LA PALMA

* Moody Street at Windsong Avenue: A La Palma woman was injured Wednesday morning when a sports utility vehicle broadsided her Mustang at the intersection. Officers were called to the scene at 7:56 a.m. and found the unidentified woman trapped in her car. She was transported to Long Beach Memorial Hospital with chest injuries. The intersection was closed for about 35 minutes.

MISSION VIEJO

* Acero: An illegal peddler was reported in the 25000 block at 6:32 p.m. Friday.

NEWPORT BEACH

* West Coast Highway: An outboard motor worth $1,125 was stolen from a boat docked at Leading Edge Yacht Services in the 2000 block Saturday.

* Avocado Avenue: Someone broke into a doctor’s office in the 1000 block and stole $50 worth of prescription pads, syringes and petty cash Saturday.

* Bayside Drive: An undisclosed amount of computer components and equipment was stolen from Eastman & Associates Insurance Services in the 1000 block Friday.

* Ridgeline Drive: Someone pulled a ceramic drinking fountain off the wall of the Harbor Ridge Master Assn.’s pool clubhouse and pushed a 300-pound trash bin into the pool, causing $4,000 in damage, Friday.

PLACENTIA

* Angelina Drive: A grand theft was reported in the 100 block at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday.

* Cobb Avenue: An assault with a deadly weapon was reported the 700 block at 3:14 p.m. Tuesday.

* Turf Drive: A petty theft was reported in the 200 block at 4:41 p.m. Monday.

* La Jolla Street: A petty theft was reported in the 700 block at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

SAN CLEMENTE

* North El Camino Real: A robbery alarm in the 500 block was triggered at 5:58 p.m. Tuesday.

* Via Callejon: A robbery alarm in the 1000 block was triggered at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday.

* Via Socorro: A robbery alarm in the 200 block was triggered at 7:56 a.m. Tuesday.

* Paseo De Cristobal: A robbery alarm in the 300 block was triggered at 7:43 a.m. Tuesday.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* Doheny Park Road: A robbery alarm in the 33000 block was reported at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday.

* El Camino Real: A robbery alarm in the 31000 block was triggered at 10:06 a.m. Tuesday.

* Paseo Placentia: A robbery alarm in the 27000 block was triggered at 9:07 p.m. Monday.

SANTA ANA

* South Lyon Street: Police arrested a probationary student in the 1200 block on suspicion of making threats against a teacher at noon Thursday.

* North Ross Street: Police arrested a man on suspicion of being drunk in public when he was caught staggering and challenging people to a fight in the 600 block at 1:30 p.m. Friday.

STANTON

* Scottsdale Circle: A burglary with an audible alarm was reported in the 12000 block at 10:01 a.m. Tuesday.

* Cerritos Avenue: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 8000 block at 6:15 p.m Tuesday

TUSTIN

* Pepper Tree Circle: Police were notified that a father became upset when his daughter said she wanted to leave the house; reported in the 14000 block at 12:26 a.m. Saturday.

YORBA LINDA

* Portsmouth Road: Vandalism was reported in the 5800 block at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday.

OTHER COMMUNITIES

ALISO VIEJO

* Aliso Creek Road: A 1996 Honda was reported stolen in the 26000 block at 10 p.m. Sunday. The stolen car was spotted by an acquaintance of the owner at a fast-food restaurant in the area at 7:30 p.m. Monday. When the acquaintance approached the vehicle and questioned the person sitting inside, the person fled the scene.

FOOTHILL RANCH

* Portola Parkway at Lake Forest Drive: Deputies filed a report on an abandoned vehicle at 9:49 a.m. Monday.

Authorities from the following communities did not release incident reports Wednesday: Buena Park, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, La Habra, Los Alamitos, Orange, Seal Beach, Villa Park and Westminster.