Police Files - Dec. 18, 2009

Area 1

Cliff Drive: Christmas lights caught fire at a gazebo in the 300 block at 7:59 a.m. Saturday.

Cliff Drive: Clothing, CDs and shoes were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 1200 block at 4:10 p.m. Sunday.

Cliff Drive: A fraudulent $1,000 check was reported in the 600 block at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday.

Crescent Bay Drive: A homeless man was cited for trespassing after he was found sleeping behind a building in the 100 block at 9:26 p.m. Sunday.

Cypress Drive: A home was reported vandalized and plants destroyed in the 200 block at 3:08 p.m. Dec. 11.

El Morro Ridge: An Anaheim Hills man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at North Coast Highway at 2:07 a.m. Saturday.

Hillcrest Drive: A vehicle was reported keyed, causing $3,000 in damage, in the 1600 block at 1:56 p.m. Sunday.

Jasmine Street: A Huntington Beach man was issued a citation for drug possession at North Coast Highway after a traffic stop at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 9.

Ledroit Street: A San Jose man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop at North Coast Highway at 1:25 a.m. Saturday.

Marine Drive: A wreath was reported stolen from a gate in the 1000 block at 8:52 a.m. Tuesday.

North Coast Highway: A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and the highway shut down on both sides at Jasmine Street at 6:45 p.m. Saturday.

North Coast Highway: A homeless man was cited for trespassing in the 1200 block at 2:20 a.m. Sunday.

Area 2

Laguna Canyon Road: A bicycle was reported stolen in the 900 block at 11:42 a.m. Dec. 9.

Laguna Canyon Road: A man was cited for marijuana possession after a disturbance at an auto body shop in the 2000 block at 3:43 p.m. Dec. 9.

Laguna Canyon Road: A Laguna Hills woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI at after a traffic stop at Laguna Canyon Frontage Road at 2:36 a.m. Sunday.

Laguna Canyon Road: A Blackberry Curve, valued at $800, was reported stolen from a venue in the 700 block at 4:44 p.m. Monday.

Area 3

Broadway: A homeless man was issued a citation for trespassing in the 300 block at 3:45 a.m. Saturday.

Broadway: Two homeless men were cited for drug possession and having an open container of alcohol in the 300 block at 11:01 a.m. Monday.

Broadway: A homeless man was cited for public intoxication at the bus depot in the 300 block at 2:25 p.m. Monday.

Glenneyre Street: A Chula Vista woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 700 block at 1:04 a.m. Sunday.

Ocean Avenue: A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at Forest Avenue at 12:32 p.m. Sunday.

Park Avenue: Two boys were reported in a fight at a school in the 2000 block at 1:57 p.m. Dec. 10.

Park Avenue: A Santa Ana man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 600 block at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday.

South Coast Highway: A Costa Mesa man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 700 block at 2:50 a.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: $1,600 in valuables were reported stolen by a burglar who got away in the 400 block at 9:25 p.m. Sunday.

Area 4

Anita Street: A woman reported her credit card was used fraudulently in Northern California to buy a $1,000 cell phone in the 500 block at 11:56 a.m. Dec. 10.

Diamond Street: A $199 alarm was reported destroyed and paperwork taken from an unlocked home in the 200 block at 9:19 p.m. Saturday.

La Mirada Street: A briefcase with drawings and a calculator, totaling $500, was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in a carport in the 1000 block at 2:55 p.m. Monday.

Summit Drive: A tree fell and blocked both sides of the street in the 800 block at 1:10 p.m. Dec. 10.

Area 5

Coast Highway: Two vehicles collided at Vista del Sol and one driver was transported to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach for treatment at 5:54 p.m. Dec. 9.

Coast Highway: A flat screen television, valued at $1,000, was reported stolen from a hotel in the 30000 block at 4:38 p.m. Monday.

Fairview Road: Palm fronds were reported on fire at Third Avenue at 7:22 a.m. Dec. 11.

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.