Monday, April 20
Property. 1600 block of Hillcrest Dr. 8:30 a.m. There are no known suspects in the disappearance of jewelry valued at $4,000 and $900 in cash.
Grand theft. 200 block of Broadway St. 11:40 a.m. A man who left his car downtown while working returned eight hours later to find someone had removed its $950 catalytic converter.
Pedestrian stop. 300 block of Broadway St. 12:28 p.m. Kevin James, 42, of Garden Grove, observed illegally smoking at the bus depot, was arrested for a probation violation warrant.
Fraud. 1000 block of N. Coast hwy. 2:16 p.m. A customer used a fraudulent credit card to buy a $1,700 guitar.
Traffic stop. Ninth Ave. 11:55 p.m. A 30-year-old Dana Point woman was cited for DUI.
Tuesday, April 21
Vehicle burglary. Camel Point. 7 p.m. A backpack valued at $200 was reported stolen from a car.
Wednesday, April 22
Burglary. 1300 block of S. Coast Hwy. 12:18 a.m. Sean P. Quinn, 21, of Los Angeles, and John Costello, 22, of Providence, R.I., were charged with vandalism and tampering with a vehicle.
Vehicle burglary. 200 block of Cliff Dr. 6:37 a.m. A suspect broke a window and took a briefcase with ID and a passport.
Suspicious person. 300 block of Jasmine St. 9 a.m. A 30-year-old visitor from Rockville, N.Y., was arrested for being under the influence of drugs.
Animal call. Blue Lagoon. 11:16 a.m. A contractor who set traps at a construction site discovered four baby raccoons on the second floor of a townhome.
Fraud. 800 block of Santa Ana St. 1:15 p.m. Someone altered a $575 check.
Burglary. 21000 Laguna Canyon Rd. 11:16 p.m. A resident returned home and found $8,000 worth of property missing. A bathroom door is suspected as a point of entry.
Thursday, April 23
Assault. 20600 Laguna Canyon Rd. 7:20 a.m. A person reported being hit in the face in a dispute over a $20 bag of property.
Burglary. 400 block of N. Coast Hwy. 8 a.m. Someone broke a screen into a common area and attempted to take a wall-mounted television.
Burglary. 400 block of cliff Dr. 11 a.m. A wallet and play station worth $1,800 are missing from a residence.
Petty theft. 31100 block of Coast Hwy. 3:18 p.m. A backpack valued at $800 was taken.
Pedestrian stop. 31100 block of Coast Hwy. 3:28 p.m. Travis Austin Brown, 28, of Laguna Beach, was arrested for suspicion of car burglary when police found him in possession of a cell phone reported missing 20 minutes earlier.
Friday, April 24
Pedestrian stop. Oak St. 1:57 a.m. Brent Allen Tyree, 51, of Laguna Beach, was arrested for outstanding warrants and suspicion of meth possession.
Stolen vehicle. 6:30 a.m. Patrick Michael Baker, 38, of San Diego, who was initially arrested for suspicion of car theft, was taken to the hospital after he told police he had swallowed meth.
Suspicious. 20000 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 10 a.m. Jason William Brown, 46, was arrested for outstanding warrants.
Fraud. 500 block of S. Coast Hwy. 11 a.m. A patron disputed $243 in charges for services.
Fraud. 1200 block of Glenneyre St. 3:44 p.m. Someone had opened a bank account in the victim’s name.
Saturday, April 25
Battery. 1100 block of S.Coast Hwy. Midnight. A bar patron said he was slugged in the face, but the suspect fled and eluded police.
Traffic stop. 15-01501. Legion St. 12:44 a.m. A 37-year-old Anaheim resident was cited for DUI.
Traffic collision. 15-01502. N. Coast Hwy. 1:13 a.m. Rene Arroyo, 34, of Thousand Palms, was arrested for a misdemeanor drug charge and eluding a police officer after running a red light and crashing into a guardrail.
Traffic collision. 1900 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 4 a.m. A vehicle rolled on its side after colliding with a pole.
Burglary. 200 block of Fairview St. 9:18 a.m. Items were stolen overnight while the residents slept.
Vandalism. 3200 block of Alta Laguna Blvd. 10:55 a.m. Graffiti spotted in the dugout.
Drunk driving. Broadway 10:49 p.m. An unlicensed 15-year-old LBHS student, who had taken his parents car, was detained for three misdemeanor charges after a motorist reported seeing a wrong way driver. A 16-year-old Laguna Beach companion was also cited for pot possession.
Sunday, April 26
Petty theft. 1100 block of S. Coast Hwy. 1:50 a.m. A purse, cell phone and wallet were taken from a bar patron.
Stolen vehicle. Aliso Circle. 9:41 a.m. Police followed a suspected car thief into Dana Point, where an arrest was made by sheriff’s deputies.
Traffic collision. S. Coast Hwy. 5:29 p.m. An 18-year-old motorcyclist from Rancho Santa Margarita walked away without injury from a collision where he was thrown across a vehicle driven by a resident, 62, of Laguna Beach. Police believe the cyclist ran a red light.
Petty theft. 400 block of S. Coast Hwy. 9:42 p.m. Someone stole a restaurant patron’s wallet with $100 in U.S. currency and $800 Australian.
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