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THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

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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

* North Gilbert Street: Report of a vehicle theft in the 300 block at 12:19 p.m. Feb. 22.

BREA

* East Ash Street: Report of a petty theft in the 200 block at 8:47 p.m. Tuesday.

BUENA PARK

* Beach Boulevard: Someone forced a man into a Bank of America in the 6200 block and made him withdraw money at 11 a.m. Wednesday. There was no weapon involved.

COSTA MESA

* 20th Street: A pair of shoes, a compact disc player, a gold necklace and about 20 compact discs worth a total of $630 were stolen in the 700 block during the day of Feb. 22.

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* Bear Street: A purse and its contents worth $203 were stolen from a car in the 3300 block between 6:30 and 8:15 p.m. Feb. 21.

CYPRESS

* Katella Avenue: Report of a petty theft in the 6800 block at 9:13 a.m. Feb. 22.

DANA POINT

* Camino Capistrano: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 35000 block at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Kalama River Avenue: Someone stole a video game from an electronics store in the 10800 block between 2:45 a.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday.

* Bushard Street: Someone broke into a car and stole speakers and 50 compact discs in the 17800 block between 7:20 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 22.

FULLERTON

* Associated Road: Report of a residential burglary in the 2500 block at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.

* West Hill Avenue: Report of a residential burglary in the 500 block at 9:08 p.m. Tuesday.

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GARDEN GROVE

* Euclid Street and Chapman Avenue: Two men were arrested on suspicion of robbing a Jack-in-the-Box early Sunday morning. A woman walking near the area called 911 from a pay phone to report seeing the men jump over the counter of the fast food restaurant. When police arrived, the men were leaving and surrendered shortly afterward. Police said the men used a handgun to get cash and jewelry from the employees. The men were being held in Orange County Jail pending arraignment on charges of armed robbery.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Bellshire Drive: A woman reported Tuesday that she slapped a neighbor for speaking profanities to her.

* Beach Boulevard: A pizza parlor had water coming from a pipe leak in the 16300 block at 2:18 a.m. Tuesday.

IRVINE

* Montgomery: A tool set and sunglasses were reported stolen from a Chevy truck at 7:20 a.m. Thursday.

* Research: Four vehicles were reported stolen from an auto dealer parking lot at the Irvine Spectrum in the 9100 block at 3:07 p.m. Thursday.

LAGUNA BEACH

* Glenneyre Street: A construction worker was reportedly bitten by a pit bull terrier in the 600 block Saturday when he entered the garage of a home he was working on.

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LAGUNA HILLS

* Nellie Gail Road: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 26000 block at 10:42 a.m. Tuesday.

LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Rancho Niguel Road: A robbery was reported at a residence in the 25000 block Saturday night. The suspects took a computer and jewelry valued at more than $5,000.

LA HABRA

* West Olive Avenue: Report of a residential burglary in the 100 block at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 21.

* East Greenwood Avenue: Report of a residential burglary in the 900 block at 4:51 p.m. Feb. 22.

LAKE FOREST

* El Toro Road: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 22000 block at 1:39 p.m. Tuesday.

LA PALMA

* Amberwood Lane: Some food was stolen from a motor home parked in front of a residence in the 4700 block; reported at 4:06 p.m. Feb. 21.

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LOS ALAMITOS

* Howard Avenue: A resident reported that someone stole the valve stem covers from a 1998 black Camaro at 4:57 p.m. Wednesday.

MISSION VIEJO

* Chrisanta Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 25000 block at 8:37 p.m. Tuesday.

NEWPORT BEACH

* 34th Street: Four surfboards worth $1,325 were stolen from a home in the 100 block sometime Tuesday evening.

ORANGE

* Updated incident logs were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your neighborhood, call the Orange Police Department at (714) 744-7325.

PLACENTIA

* East Yorba Linda Boulevard: Report of a stolen cellular phone in the 100 block at 7:34 p.m. Thursday.

* Southampton Way: Report of assault and battery in the 200 block at 11:45 p.m. Thursday; three male teens used pepper spray on another. No serious injuries were reported.

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SAN CLEMENTE

* Loma Lane: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 10:36 a.m. Tuesday.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* Doheny Park Road: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 33000 block at 2:09 p.m. Feb. 22.

SANTA ANA

* West Pine Street: Report of vandalism to a car in the 400 block at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

SEAL BEACH

* Landing Avenue: A fight between gang members was reported at 6:42 p.m. Feb. 21. Police were unable to find the combatants.

STANTON

* Orangewood Avenue: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 7000 block at 2:42 p.m. Feb. 22.

TUSTIN

* Mitchell Avenue: Police chased down and arrested four suspects who allegedly stole two vehicles in the 1800 block at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday. There were 12 auto burglaries or attempts reported in a six-hour period Wednesday morning.

* Grand Oaks Circle: Police recovered a 1988 Toyota Camry in the 1600 block at 5:53 p.m. Wednesday. It had been reported stolen in Westminster.

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VILLA PARK

* Aberdeen Lane: Report of a disturbance from a party at 5:20 a.m. Feb. 21.

WESTMINSTER

* Westminster Mall: A 62-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of burglary at 2:44 p.m. Feb. 21.

YORBA LINDA

* Casa Loma Avenue: Report of a petty theft in the 4800 block at 9:52 a.m. Wednesday.

OTHER COMMUNITIES

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

* Clementine Street: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 4:02 p.m. Tuesday.

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