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THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

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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 cities released incident reports Thursday:

ANAHEIM

* North Loara Street: A robbery was reported in the 800 block at 12:24 a.m. Tuesday.

BREA

* Imperial Highway: Report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 800 block at 8:34 p.m. Sunday.

* Cherry Street: Report of a petty theft in the 500 block at 10:18 p.m. Sunday.

BUENA PARK

* Artesia Boulevard: Police responded to a call of a little girl stuck on a roof in the 7700 block at 5:08 p.m. Sunday; they got her down safely.

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* Walnut Avenue: A resident reported ongoing problems with mail theft and vandalism in the 7200 block at 8:06 p.m. Sunday.

DANA POINT

* Las Vegas Avenue at Santa Fe Avenue: A robbery alarm was triggered at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday.

* Tirremia Drive: A robbery alarm was triggered in the 100 block at 5:33 p.m. Monday.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Harbor Boulevard: A man tried to steal another man’s car while he was at a pay phone, but the car owner jumped back in as the carjacker was trying to get away. As the carjacker drove, the car owner grabbed the steering wheel and caused the car to crash into a business in the 16200 block, causing $50,000 in damage; reported at 12:34 p.m. Wednesday.

* Chinook Avenue: Someone used a tool to break into a car and steal a coin pouch containing $2 in the 10500 block; reported at 8:46 p.m. Sunday.

FULLERTON

* Commonwealth and Basque avenues: A woman was killed and a man was injured Tuesday when a pickup hit their car; reported at 7:14 p.m. The car was making a left turn in front of the pickup. Police believe the driver of the pickup may have been under the influence of alcohol.

* North Harbor Boulevard: Report of a bank robbery in the 400 block at 12:11 p.m. Thursday. Police said a man who made no effort to disguise his identity walked into a Bank of America and presented a note to a teller demanding money. The man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in a late model beige Monte Carlo with a male driver. The suspects remain at large.

GARDEN GROVE

* Woolley Lane: Report of a burglary in progress in the 8700 block at 11:08 a.m. Monday. A witness reported seeing two men enter a residence through a side window. Officers surrounded the residence and arrested the people as they left. Police said one of the suspects used to live at the residence.

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HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Delaware Street: Report of a group of people drinking alcohol at a party in the 2200 block, kicking beer cans and yelling at each other at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday.

* Yorktown Avenue at Delaware Street: Report of a man holding a stainless steel, semiautomatic weapon by his side at 12:18 p.m. Sunday.

IRVINE

* Harvard Avenue: A stolen MasterCard was used at a Shell gas station in the 19100 block at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.

* Prescott: The carpet of a vacant residence was slashed in the first block; reported at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday.

* Tarocco: A neighbor reportedly threatened to burn down an apartment in the first block at 11:33 a.m. Wednesday.

* Barranca Parkway: Police responded to a report that pizza was smeared inside a blue Oldsmobile Cutlass and a distributor wire was cut in the 3900 block at 12:13 a.m. Wednesday.

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LAGUNA BEACH

* South Coast Highway: A woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting a bus driver during the morning commute, police said. Officers were called to the 1500 block about 9:30 a.m. after a bus driver reported that a female passenger threw coffee in his face after he repeatedly asked her to pay the fare.

* South Coast Highway: A San Clemente man was arrested for fighting another man in the 1100 block at 2:32 a.m. Wednesday.

* Temple Hills Drive: Report of tools and a radio stolen from a vehicle in the 800 block at 2:02 p.m. Wednesday.

LAGUNA HILLS

* La Paz Road: The rear window of a Honda Odyssey was smashed while it was parked at the Holiday Inn in the 25200 block between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

* Silverleaf Lane: The tires were slashed, windows were broken and paint was sprayed on a 1996 Chevy parked in the 24900 block between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

* Via Lomas: The rear panel of a green 1999 Toyota 4-Runner was vandalized with several scratches while it was parked in the 25900 block between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

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LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Calle d’Or: A surfboard was stolen from an open garage; reported at 10:53 a.m. Saturday.

* Greenfield Drive at Rancho Niguel Road: A fight broke out in the parking lot of a movie theater after a driver cut off another driver. Both people were arrested at 2:25 p.m. Saturday.

LAGUNA WOODS

* Via Mariposa: Several items of jewelry were reported missing from a residence in the 2300 block at 12:40 p.m. Monday.

LA HABRA

* Walnut Avenue at La Habra Boulevard: Police arrested a man on suspicion of exposing himself in public at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday.

LA PALMA

* Redford Lane at Windsong Avenue: Report of a hit-and-run at 4:55 a.m. Wednesday. A car hit a parked car, pushing it into a planter in a driveway; the driver then sped off. There were no injuries. Police described the car as a late model Chrysler hatchback.

* Montaire Place at Walker Street: A 32-year-old Inglewood man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving at 4:12 a.m. Monday.

LOS ALAMITOS

* Los Alamitos Boulevard: A woman reported that her purse was stolen in the 10800 block at 11:14 a.m. Monday.

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NEWPORT BEACH

* Balboa Boulevard at 28th Street: A 14-year-old Riverside resident was taken into custody Thursday morning after leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle, police said. Two other suspects in the car when the chase ensued at 3:20 a.m. remain at large.

SAN CLEMENTE

* South El Camino Real: A robbery alarm in the 300 block was triggered at 9:48 a.m. Tuesday.

* East Avenida Palizada: Report of a traffic collision, no injuries, in the 100 block at 3:38 p.m. Tuesday.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* Paseo Carmel: Report of reckless driving in the 26000 block at 6:58 p.m. Tuesday.

* Paseo Sanchez: Report of a suspicious person in the 32000 block at 10:08 a.m. Tuesday.

SEAL BEACH

* 17th Street: Three people reported hearing a gunshot from an alley at 10:03 p.m. Sunday. One resident reported speaking to a man crouched at a nearby gate, but the man told her he was only urinating. Police were unable to locate the man or the source of the reported noise.

TUSTIN

* Alder Lane: A cellular phone was reported stolen from a white Ford Bronco in the 14500 block at 9:20 a.m. Saturday.

* El Camino Real: Report of graffiti at a motel in the 1600 block at 2:28 p.m. Saturday.

VILLA PARK

* Hazel Circle: Report of an audible burglar alarm in the 9000 block at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday.

* Aberdeen Lane: Report of an audible burglar alarm in the 17000 block at 5:58 p.m. Tuesday.

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* Santiago Boulevard at Meats Avenue: Report of a traffic hazard at 1:08 a.m. Monday.

* Taft Avenue: Report of an audible burglar alarm in the 18000 block at 10:00 a.m. Monday.

* Florence Circle: Report of an audible burglar alarm in the 9000 block at 4:56 p.m. Saturday.

WESTMINSTER

* Westminster Boulevard: A 22-year-old Westminster man was arrested for petty theft from a store in the 8500 block at 6 p.m. Sunday.

YORBA LINDA

* Richfield Road: Report of a burglary in the 5100 block at 4:38 p.m. Saturday.

Authorities from the following cities did not release incident reports Thursday: Costa Mesa, Cypress, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana and Stanton.

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