Anthony Mikusi
A 28-year-old man was taken into custody early Sunday, Dec. 14, after leading Laguna Beach police on an 80 mph chase along Coast Highway that led nearly to Costa Mesa, police said.
Anthony Michael Mikuski, of Huntington Beach, was arrested for felony charges of evading a peace officer, reckless driving and driving under the influence after Newport Beach police found him on foot near apartments at Ticonderoga Way. Bail was set at $20,000.
Mikuski passed an officer at a high rate of speed in the 100 block of S. Coast Highway in Laguna Beach about 2:59 a.m., Capt. Jason Kravetz said. The officer pursued the vehicle, which continued to speed, run red lights and cross into opposing lanes, said Kravetz, noting that the officer discontinued the chase at Bayside Drive.
Newport police found Mikuski’s abandoned car at Superior Avenue and Nice Lane with extensive front-end damage and airbags deployed, yet no damaged structures or vehicles were found, Kravetz said.
Monday, Dec. 8
Vandalism. 31600 Scenic Dr. 1:36 p.m. Two cars were keyed in front of a home.
Tuesday, Dec. 9
Hit and run. Alta Mira Rd. 7:19 a.m. The driver of a BMW that fled after hitting a parked car will be questioned by detectives.
Grand theft. Canyon View Dr. 11:32 a.m. Ten aluminum hydraulic shoring jacks worth $11,500 disappeared overnight, left by an engineering company working on a street project.
Vandalism. 1500 block of N. Coast Hwy. 11:47 a.m. A car was reported keyed.
Vandalism. 500 block of Windsor Place. 12:18 p.m. A housekeeper startled two teens, who fled after being discovered inside a home under renovation. The owner found $500 in damage.
Property. 800 block of Manzinita Dr. 2:26 p.m. The county bomb squad determined that a military ordinance dug out of a yard by a gardener was a “dummy” training round that was never armed.
Petty theft. 31900 block of Sunset Ave. 4:46 p.m. Someone broke into garage and stole a container filled with change.
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Traffic stop. Coast Hwy. 12:48 a.m. A 30-year-old Paramount man was cited for DUI and held for $2500. He had hit a parked car.
Stolen card. 900 block of Meadowlark Dr. 8:08 a.m. A resident discovered $2,013.55 worth of fraudulent transactions made to her bank account.
Petty theft. 1400 block of Carmelita St. 9:53 a.m. A laptop and $200 worth of toys vanished from an unlocked car.
Grand theft. 100 block of N. Coast Hwy. 10:19 a.m. A coffee shop customer’s bag with a camera and other gear worth $2,000 was stolen from his side.
Petty theft. Flora Street. 2:40 p.m. Items valued at $600 turned up missing from a possibly unlocked vehicle.
Thursday, Dec. 11
Vehicle burglary. 2600 Solana Way. 7:58 a.m. A leather bag and electronics valued at $510 was taken overnight.
Petty theft. 200 block of Cypress Dr. 1:20 p.m. A suspected Grinch ripped out poinsettias and stole seven potted plants and a Christmas wreath cumulatively valued at $600 from a front porch.
Traffic stop. 200 block of Ocean Ave. 11:35 p.m. A 22-year-old Laguna Beach woman was cited for DUI and held for $2500 bail.
Friday, Dec. 12
Medical. Park Ave. 11:53 p.m. A man who suffered a head injury claimed a street musician wielding a bottle hit him.
Grand theft. 1100 block of Summit Dr. 11:54 a.m. Detectives will investigate the theft of $41,000 worth of jewelry in the month preceding Nov. 23. A suspect was named in the report.
Theft. 1700 block of Catalina St. 1:19 p.m. A resident reported discovering a day earlier that a box with two pairs of clogs valued at $580 delivered to her home had been opened and raided.
Traffic stop. 600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 10:13 p.m. A 37-year-old Chicago man was cited for DUI and held for $2500 bail.
Traffic stop. Blue Lagoon. 11:32 p.m. Cesar Alejandro Haroperez, 24, of Laguna Niguel, was cited for suspicion of DUI and held for $10,000 bail due to a prior arrest.
Sunday, Dec. 14
Traffic stop. 1500 block of S. Coast Hwy. 12:15 a.m. A 31-year-old Newport Beach man was cited for DUI and held for $2500 bail.
Traffic stop. Legion St. 12:26 a.m. After an officer saw a vehicle run a red light, the 45-year-old driver, of Mission Viejo, was cited for DUI and held for $2500 bail.
Traffic stop. 900 block of Glenneyre St. 1:39 a.m. A 47-year-old Laguna Beach woman was cited for DUI and held for $2500 bail.
Abandoned vehicle. 300 block of Canyon Acres Drive. 10:18 a.m. Joshua Nolan Jenkins-Driggers, 31, of Dana Point, was arrested for two felony bench warrants after police were called to check on a suspected abandoned vehicle.
Hit and run. Glenneyre and Cress Sts. 6:07 p.m. A Laguna Beach woman escaped injury after being struck by a car that fled the scene.
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