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THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

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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

* South Knott Avenue: Report of a forced commercial burglary in the 700 block at 5:48 a.m. Thursday.

* North Western Avenue: Report of a robbery by a person using a knife in the 100 block at 4:05 p.m. Thursday.

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BREA

* East Birch Street at Laurel Avenue: Police arrested a 31-year-old Anaheim woman on suspicion of drunk driving at 1:51 p.m. Sunday.

BUENA PARK

* Manchester Boulevard: Report of $3,000 worth of custom engine parts for Hondas stolen in the 6300 block at 8:43 a.m. Saturday.

COSTA MESA

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call the Costa Mesa Police Department at (714) 754-5320.

CYPRESS

* Grand Manan Drive: Report of a burglarized green Chevrolet S10 pickup, items taken unknown, in the 11300 block at 5:05 p.m. Feb. 23.

DANA POINT

* Pacific Coast Highway: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 34000 block at 10:16 a.m. Feb. 23.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Brookhurst Street: A woman said someone was making threatening phone calls to her home in the 17300 block at 1:50 a.m. Feb. 23.

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* Hummingbird Avenue: Someone stole two garment bags with coats and a jacket from an open garage in the 8700 block between 7 p.m. Feb. 22 and 6 a.m. Feb. 23.

FULLERTON

* East Orangethorpe Avenue: Report of an auto theft in the 2100 block at 11:43 a.m. Wednesday.

* South Placentia Avenue: Report of a stolen 1979 off-white Toyota pickup in the 600 block at 8:26 p.m. Wednesday.

GARDEN GROVE

* Brookhurst Street at Garden Grove Boulevard: A suspected illegal immigrant fearing deportation led police on a car chase Wednesday at 1:30 a.m. Police said they attempted to pull the man over because he was driving erratically. He was eventually stopped and arrested.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Brookhurst Street: Police responded to a call from Ralphs employees who said that a group of nude men had run through the store in the 21400 block at 11:56 a.m. Thursday. The men were not found.

* Main Street: A software company reported that computers were stolen from its store in the 2100 block at 2:49 p.m. Thursday.

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* Beach Boulevard: A customer at a bank in the 19000 block became combative when he was not able to open an account at 11:51 a.m. Feb. 23.

IRVINE

* Culver Drive: Two men distracted a woman while she shopped and then stole her purse at a market in the 14300 block at 5:39 p.m. Thursday.

* Marigold: A burglar broke a window and stole $4,000 worth of jewelry from a residence; reported at 10:16 a.m. Thursday.

LAGUNA BEACH

* Catalina Street: A 25-year-old resident was arrested in the 1200 block Saturday on suspicion of hit-and-run, driving under the influence and operating a vehicle without a valid license. No injuries were reported.

LAGUNA HILLS

* Nellie Gail Road: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 26000 block at 10:19 p.m. Feb. 23.

LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Crown Valley Parkway: Residents in the 30000 block reported hearing gunshots Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Authorities checked the area but were unable to confirm the reports.

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LA HABRA

* West Kenrich Court: Report of an auto burglary in the 2200 block at 2:52 p.m. Wednesday.

* East La Habra Boulevard: A trespassing arrest was made in the 700 block at 3:51 p.m. Wednesday.

LAKE FOREST

* Paseo Vereda: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 21000 block at 9:55 p.m. Feb. 23.

LA PALMA

* Marview Drive: A woman reported finding several signs from Central Park in her backyard in the 5200 block at 10:34 a.m. Saturday. The signs were returned to the park.

LOS ALAMITOS

* Florista Street: Police investigated a trespassing incident at a business when employees from a nearby store reported seeing some men climb up a ladder onto the roof at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

MISSION VIEJO

* Santa Margarita Parkway: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 27000 block at 10:44 p.m. Feb. 23.

NEWPORT BEACH

* West Balboa Boulevard: Someone broke a car window, causing $200 in damage, in the 800 block during the evening of Feb. 23.

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* Newport Boulevard: Someone threw an object through the window of a store in the 2200 block about 1 a.m. Wednesday.

ORANGE

* West Sequoia Avenue: Report of an auto theft in the 1800 block at 2:44 p.m. Feb. 23.

PLACENTIA

* West La Jolla Street: Report of a stolen vehicle in the 700 block at 10:20 a.m. Sunday; a red Nissan Pathfinder with license plate 3TPF360 was taken.

* North Bradford Avenue: Report of a narcotics violation in the 500 block at 4:28 p.m. Sunday; six boys were caught smoking marijuana at Valencia High School.

* Kraemer Boulevard: Report of a vehicle burglary in the 200 block at 11:56 p.m. Sunday; a two-way radio and a gas card were stolen from a white Ford pickup, total loss $139.

SAN CLEMENTE

* Camino Real North: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 400 block at 12:05 p.m. Feb. 23.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* Paseo Sagrado: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 31000 block at 11:42 a.m. Feb. 23.

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SANTA ANA

* West 1st Street: A man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting and beating another man in the 900 block during an argument and then threatening to kill him at 1:30 a.m. Thursday.

* South Center: A woman was arrested in the 2300 block on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on another woman at 2:59 p.m. Friday. Police said they were fighting over hot water and a telephone bill. One of the women had a knife.

SEAL BEACH

* Ocean Avenue: A woman reported that a man wearing gray shorts and no shirt indecently exposed himself on the beach on the north side of the pier at 1:33 p.m. Saturday. Police were not able to find him.

STANTON

* Syracuse Avenue: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 7000 block at 11:33 a.m. Feb. 23.

* Katella Avenue: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 8000 block at 8:54 p.m. Feb. 23.

TUSTIN

* Red Hill Avenue: A motorcycle was stolen while chained to another motorcycle in a carport in the 14100 block, the owner reported at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

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* Browning Avenue: A bicycle chained to a rack at a middle school in the 13600 block was reported “stripped” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

VILLA PARK

* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Capt. Pete Gannon, police services chief for Villa Park, at (714) 647-1851 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.

WESTMINSTER

* Golden West Street: Report of a burglary alarm in the 13000 block at 12:47 p.m. Feb. 23.

YORBA LINDA

* Esperanza Road at New River: Police arrested a 35-year-old Anaheim man on an outstanding warrant at 12:40 p.m. Sunday.

OTHER COMMUNITIES

TRABUCO CANYON

* Morningside Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 21000 block at 4:58 p.m. Feb. 23.

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