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 Arlee Place: Report of a forced commercial burglary in the 900 block at 6:39 a.m. Friday.
* West Lincoln Avenue: Report of a vehicle burglary in the 2600 block at 9:56 a.m. Friday.
BREA
* West Central Avenue at Vallejo Street: Police arrested a Rowland Heights man on suspicion of drunk driving at 3:49 p.m. Sunday.
BUENA PARK
* Beach Boulevard: A caller reported that some youths in a green station wagon fired paint balls at other cars at 6:34 p.m. Sunday. The youths were gone when police arrived.
COSTA MESA
* Bristol Street: A briefcase worth $300 was stolen from a car in the 3000 block between 6:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. Jan. 21.
* East 17th Street: A bicycle worth $200 was stolen from a business in the 400 block between 3 and 4 p.m. Jan. 21.
CYPRESS
* Katella Avenue: An $80 18-karat gold heart charm was stolen in the 6800 block; reported at 2:27 p.m. Jan. 21.
DANA POINT
* Violet Lantern: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 34000 block at 9:36 a.m. Friday.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
* Brookhurst Street: Someone used blue, white and black spray paint to paint a mural on the side wall of a business in the 18100 block between 6 p.m. Jan. 21 and 7 a.m. Jan. 22.
* Brookhurst Street: A customer who saw a suspected thief leave a store’s parking lot with a bunch of compact discs followed him and got his license plate number in the 18500 block at 10:55 p.m. Jan. 21.
FULLERTON
* Deerpark Drive: Report of a stolen Honda CRX in the 1900 block at 5:48 a.m. Jan. 21.
* West Orangethorpe Avenue: Report of a stolen 1988 light brown Toyota Camry in the 100 block at 10:09 p.m. Jan. 21.
GARDEN GROVE
* Trask Avenue: Police were looking for people in connection with some school lockers being broken into and vandalism in the 12300 block; reported at 7 p.m. Sunday.
HUNTINGTON BEACH
* Detroit Avenue: A resident reported that a CD player was stolen from his Nissan in the 200 block at 7:11 a.m. Monday.
* Penfield Circle: Police suspect that a cat hit the “panic button” in a home in the 14000 block at 6:28 a.m. Monday, setting off the alarms.
* Beach Boulevard: A table full of people made fun of other customers at a restaurant in the 18400 block at 12:22 a.m. Monday.
IRVINE
* Blue Lake: Someone used a BB gun to shoot out the windows of a South Lake clubhouse in Woodbridge; reported at 1:35 p.m. Sunday.
* Fortune Drive: Two cellular phones were reported stolen from a white Dodge pickup in the Irvine Spectrum entertainment center at 4:37 p.m. Sunday.
LAGUNA BEACH
* Pacific Coast Highway: A woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Tuesday in the 8000 block after police said she drove on the shoulder for about half a mile.
LAGUNA HILLS
* Alicia Parkway: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 24000 block at 11:06 a.m. Tuesday.
LAGUNA NIGUEL
* Crown Valley at Alicia Parkway: A man was arrested Tuesday at 3 p.m. on suspicion of cashing a forged welfare check.
LA HABRA
* East Las Riendas Drive: Report of a residential burglary in the 1300 block at 6:35 p.m. Jan. 21.
* North Orange Street: Report of a residential burglary in the 1000 block at 12:04 p.m. Friday.
LAKE FOREST
* Madrid Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 22000 block at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday.
LA PALMA
* Centerpointe Drive at Orangethorpe Avenue: A 24-year-old Westminster woman was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving at 12:50 a.m. Saturday.
LOS ALAMITOS
* Katella Avenue: An angry man stormed out of a bar Sunday and kicked out the headlights of a car he thought belonged to the person he was fighting with. Police responded at 8:40 p.m. and informed the man that he had damaged the car of a third party. The man agreed to pay restitution.
MISSION VIEJO
* Platino: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 22000 block at 12:53 p.m. Monday.
NEWPORT BEACH
* Granada Avenue: Several items of clothing worth $400 were stolen from a home in the 2100 block between 11 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. Monday.
* Eastbluff Drive: A laptop computer worth $885 was stolen from a car Friday evening.
* Irvine Avenue: Property worth $2,070 was stolen from a home in the 900 block between Jan. 19 and Friday.
ORANGE
* South Flower Street: Residents of an apartment building reported a case of malicious mischief and vandalism at 4:37 a.m. Saturday.
PLACENTIA
* Genoa Place: Report of a residential burglary in the 1200 block at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday; two diamond rings valued at $18,000 were stolen.
* North Placentia Avenue: Report of petty theft in the 1800 block at 7:14 p.m. Tuesday; a suspected shoplifter at Longs Drug Store was taken into custody and later released on a misdemeanor citation.
SAN CLEMENTE
* Calle Jade: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 2000 block at 3:33 p.m. Monday.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
* Paseo Carolina: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 32000 block at 5:58 a.m. Sunday.
SANTA ANA
* South Sail Street: Report of a residential burglary in the 600 block at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
SEAL BEACH
* 1st Street: A snake was reported in a woman’s kitchen at 9:50 p.m. Sunday. The snake was gone by the time the animal control officer arrived.
STANTON
* Beach Boulevard: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 12000 block at 11:41 p.m. Jan. 21.
TUSTIN
* Williams Street: A live band disturbed neighbors in an apartment complex in the 15600 block at 10:35 a.m. Saturday.
* East 1st Street: Report of shoplifting at a grocery store in the 500 block at 1:23 a.m. Saturday; someone stole a package of meat.
VILLA PARK
* Mesa Drive: Report of a disturbance in the 19000 block at 6:41 a.m. Jan. 21.
* Serrano Avenue: Report of a reckless driver in the 17000 block at 11:44 a.m. Jan. 21.
WESTMINSTER
* Jody Circle: A rear license plate was reported stolen from a car in the 16400 block at 9:40 a.m. Sunday.
YORBA LINDA
* Heatherwood Lane: Report of vandalism at 7:52 p.m. Sunday.
OTHER COMMUNITIES
ALISO VIEJO
* Carey Court: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 8:58 p.m. Monday.
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