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
* East Silver Ridge Lane: Report of a residential burglary in the 8600 block at 11:45 a.m. Saturday.
* East Gene Autry Way: Report of indecent exposure in the 2000 block at 10:12 p.m. Saturday.
BREA
* Brea Boulevard at Rolling Hills Drive: Brea police arrested a 34-year-old woman on suspicion of drunk driving at 1:51 p.m. Sunday. The woman drove through Brea and pulled over to the curb in Fullerton.
BUENA PARK
* Riverside Freeway at Beach Boulevard: A caller reported that a dog was running around the freeway offramp at 1:53 p.m. Monday.
COSTA MESA
* Harbor Boulevard: A day planner worth $51 was stolen from a car in the 1800 block between 1 and 1:35 p.m. Jan. 8.
* Shalimar Drive: A car stereo and two speakers worth $200 were stolen in the 700 block sometime between Jan. 8 and Sunday.
CYPRESS
* Apia Drive: Report of a 1986 red Toyota pickup burglarized in the 5600 block at 1:17 p.m. Saturday; a $50 garage door opener was taken and the passenger-side door lock was damaged.
* Valley View Street: Report of an attempted commercial burglary in the 9900 block at 11:19 a.m. Sunday. The rear-door deadbolt was missing.
DANA POINT
* Del Prado Avenue: Report of a robbery alarm in the 24000 block at 9:10 a.m. Sunday.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
* Brookhurst Street: A manager at the Fountain Bowl in the 17100 block received six stitches after being hit in the head with a stapler thrown by a man whose booth was shut off because his group damaged property; reported at 1:48 a.m. Saturday.
* Warner Avenue: A man stole a jacket from a store in the 9000 block at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
FULLERTON
* South Pomona Avenue: Report of a stolen 1993 GMC Safari van in the 1500 block at 10:10 a.m. Jan. 8.
* West Orangethorpe Avenue: Report of a stolen 1986 blue Nissan pickup in the 400 block at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
GARDEN GROVE
* Garden Grove Boulevard: Police were looking for several people in connection with an armed robbery at a bar in the 12700 block; reported at 1:51 p.m. Saturday. Police said the robbers tied up several bar employees and visitors and stole $240 from the cash register.
HUNTINGTON BEACH
* Magnolia Street: The cafeteria of Edison High School flooded after a fire sprinkler broke in the 21400 block; reported at 8:44 a.m. Sunday..
* Toulouse Drive: A woman reported a “crazy new neighbor” to the police in case something happened to her in the 7200 block at 12:18 a.m. Sunday.
IRVINE
* Hearthstone Street at Irvine Center Drive: A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public at 10:57 p.m. Sunday.
LAGUNA BEACH
* Brooks Street: An abandoned vehicle, left with its engine running, was reported in the 100 block Tuesday.
LAGUNA HILLS
* Sheriff Road: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 25000 block at 12:06 p.m. Sunday.
* Wilkes Place: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 25000 block at 8:14 a.m. Sunday.
LAGUNA NIGUEL
* Riki Court: A vehicle was burglarized and both passenger windows were smashed in the 28600 block; reported at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
LA HABRA
* East Rosewood Lane: Report of an auto theft in the 600 block at 2:27 a.m. Sunday.
LAKE FOREST
* Lake Vista Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 21000 block at 4:24 p.m. Sunday.
LA PALMA
* Caprice Circle: A man involved in a fight said the other man kicked his Chevrolet van and smashed his front window with a brick. He asked for police assistance at 8:21 p.m. Monday to get the van’s keys back from the man but did not want to file charges. The keys were returned.
LOS ALAMITOS
* Cerritos Avenue: A 14-year-old was assaulted at the high school by other juveniles who stole his glasses at 11:56 a.m. Sunday.
MISSION VIEJO
* St. Elena: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 23000 block at 10:13 p.m. Tuesday.
* Marguerite Parkway: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 28000 block at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday.
NEWPORT BEACH
* Malabar Drive: A loaded 9-millimeter handgun and about $4,000 were stolen from a home in the 700 block between 2:20 and 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
* Port Kimberly Place: Someone broke into a car Monday evening, but nothing was reported stolen.
ORANGE
* North Shaffer Street: An auto was stolen from an apartment in the 2000 block; reported at 8:32 p.m. Saturday.
PLACENTIA
* West Chapman Avenue: Report of an assault and battery in the 1400 block at 6:50 p.m. Monday; a customer at McDonald’s reportedly assaulted employees. The customer was booked on suspicion of assault and released on a misdemeanor citation.
* East Yorba Linda Boulevard: Report of petty theft from a Nissan parked in the 1200 block at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; a stereo worth $100 was stolen.
* West La Jolla Street: A vehicle burglary was reported in the 800 block at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday; a car stereo worth $250 was stolen.
SAN CLEMENTE
* Cazador Lane: Report of a robbery alarm in the 300 block at 6:54 a.m. Sunday.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
* Calle Aspero at Del Obispo Street: Report of reckless driving at 1:22 p.m. Sunday.
SANTA ANA
* North Bush Street: A man was arrested on suspicion of violating a court order in the 1900 block at 9:26 a.m. Monday.
SEAL BEACH
* Seal Beach Boulevard at the San Diego Freeway: A person was doing cartwheels in the street, apparently in an attempt to get someone to stop and call for a tow truck for a disabled van on the freeway offramp; reported at 8:20 a.m. Sunday. Police assisted the driver.
STANTON
* Beach Boulevard: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 11000 block at 3:12 p.m. Tuesday.
* Orangewood Avenue: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 7000 block at 4:41 p.m. Tuesday.
TUSTIN
* McFadden Avenue: A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of auto burglary in the 16300 block at 12:09 a.m. Wednesday.
VILLA PARK
* Taft Avenue: A report of a reckless driver in the 18000 block at 10:10 p.m. Saturday.
WESTMINSTER
* Brookhurst Street: A rear license plate was reported stolen from a Honda Accord in the 15600 block at 8:22 a.m. Sunday.
YORBA LINDA
* Morning Dew Way: Report of an assault in the 28600 block at 2:44 p.m. Sunday.
OTHER COMMUNITIES
ALISO VIEJO
* Journey: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 7:11 p.m. Monday.
TRABUCO CANYON
* Apache Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 3:09 p.m. Monday.
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