POLICE FILES - Aug. 8, 2008

Area 1

Circle Way: A man was taken off the beach on a backboard after reporting neck and back pain in the 1300 block of Crescent Bay North at 12:02 p.m. Wednesday.

Cliff Drive: A woman was taken to the hospital after she fell and cut her face in the 400 block at 7:17 p.m. Sunday.

Cliff Drive: A 14-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after a facial injury in the 1200 block of the beach at 12:06 p.m. Monday.

Emerald Bay: A Huntington Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after being stopped for racing on North Coast Highway at 9:43 p.m. Friday.

Marine Drive: People were reported hurling potatoes into the ocean, nearly striking a kayaker, in the 1100 block at 12:46 p.m. Sunday.

North Coast Highway: A woman was treated for a sting from a sting ray in the 100 block of Main Beach at 3:08 p.m. Saturday.

North Coast Highway: A Beverly Hills man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at La Brea Street at 10:25 p.m. Thursday.

North Coast Highway: A cup of soda was reported thrown into a vehicle in the 300 block at 5:22 p.m. Friday.

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Area 2

Laguna Canyon Road: Police warned people not to gamble at a labor hiring site in the 1700 block at 8:52 a.m. Thursday.

San Tropez Court: A credit card was reported fraudulently used to access Internet porn sites in the 100 block at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday.

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Area 3

Glenneyre Street: A juvenile was cited for curfew violation, and a counterfeit $50 bill was confiscated, in the 800 block at 11:07 p.m. Friday.

Legion Street: An Anaheim man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at South Coast Highway at 11:48 p.m. Wednesday.

Park Avenue: An Irvine man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in the 200 block at 2:38 a.m. Friday.

Park Avenue: An Oceanside man was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the 600 block at 12:33 a.m. Sunday.

South Coast Highway: A woman with a spinal injury was given medical assistance in the 400 block of the beach at 3:48 p.m. Wednesday.

South Coast Highway: A West Covina woman was issued a citation for drug possession in the 100 block of Main Beach at 5:42 p.m. Wednesday.

South Coast Highway: A car mirror was reported smashed in the 800 block at 10:26 p.m. Thursday.

South Coast Highway: Fire and smoke in a gallery Dumpster was caused by oily rags in the 500 block at 8:01 p.m. Sunday.

Upper Rim Rock Road: A Lake Forest man was issued a citation for drug possession in the 1900 block at 3:20 p.m. Saturday.

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Area 4

Balboa Avenue: Two citations were issued for drug possession in the 800 block at 9:13 p.m. Thursday.

Brooks Street: An Aguaga woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the 200 block at 11:11 p.m. Friday.

Mountain Road: A window was reported smashed on a vehicle in the 400 block at 9:08 a.m. Monday.

Nyes Place: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the 300 block of Nyes Place at 1:24 a.m. Saturday.

Ocean Way: A construction worker fell from a balcony several stories to the beach below in the 2000 block at 11:54 a.m. Thursday.

South Coast Highway: Two people suffered minor injuries when a bicycle and vehicle collided at Sunset Terrace at 7:44 p.m. Wednesday.

South Coast Highway: A pot valued at $800 was reported knocked over in the 1300 block at 9:16 a.m. Sunday.

South Coast Highway: A bloody seal was reported washed up on Anita Street beach in the 900 block at 4:18 p.m. Sunday.

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Area 5

Camel Point Drive: A vehicle was reported with a nail in its tire and “fag” etched into the paint in the 00 block at 8:48 a.m.

Coast Highway: Candles and a smoke machine in a ballroom caused smoke alarms to go off in eight rooms on three floors at a hotel in the 30000 block at 8:05 p.m. Thursday.

Coast Highway: A cellphone was reported stolen from a locker room at a hotel in the 30000 block at 11:39 p.m. Friday.

Coast Highway: A Belmont man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in the 30000 block at 11:27 a.m. Saturday.

Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at West Street at 1:32 a.m. Sunday.

Second Avenue: $150 worth of perfume and cosmetics was reported stolen from a home in the 31000 block at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday.

Table Rock Beach: Two citations for drug possession were issued at 3:01 p.m. on Saturday.

Virginia Way: A bicycle was reported stolen from a back yard in the 31000 block at 5:10 p.m. Saturday.

Vista del Sol: A Wisconsin man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at Coast Highway at 2:03 a.m. Saturday.

Wesley Drive: A Pomona woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI at Coast Highway at 2:43 a.m. Sunday.

The POLICE FILES are compiled from oral and written reports from the Laguna Beach Police Department and other sources. Not all police activity is included. Arrests indicate suspicion of violations, not charges filed nor the results of court action unless noted.