The Laguna Beach Police Department urges St. Patrick’s Day imbibers against driving drunk by planning a sober ride home before the party begins.
Extra officers will deploy beginning Friday, March 17, to stop and arrest drivers showing signs of alcohol or drug impairment, says a statement from police.
Monday, March 6
Vandalism. 2100 Park Ave. Police began an inquiry after the discovery of a swastika painted on school premises.
Fraud. 2000 block of S. Coast Hwy. A woman discovered four fraudulent charges totaling $16,500 to her credit card.
Vandalism. 31500 Table Rock Drive. A transient broke a padlock into a storage area.
Traffic stop. 300 block of Legion St. 2:37 p.m. A 26-year-old Cathedral City man was cited for DUI.
Tuesday, March 7
Disturbance. 1500 block of S. Coast Hwy. A 19-year-old from Orange was arrested for providing false identification to police following a report about people throwing chairs from a roof onto the beach.
Fraud. Camel Point Drive. 8:27 a.m. A woman who believed she won a government grant sent $1,100 in iTunes cards before becoming suspicious.
Theft. 2500 Duarte Way. 9:40 a.m. A Michigan visitor reports the theft of a Gucci purse a month ago.
Medical aid. 600 Park Ave. 2:10 p.m. A teacher performed CPR on a student, who was later taken by ambulance to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.
Theft. 300 Cleo St. 3:29 p.m. Car parts valued at $1,100 were taken from a garage.
Drugs. 300 block of Broadway St. 6 p.m. Brandon Colin, 23, of Wildomar, was arrested for two outstanding warrants and new drug charges and held for $100,000 bail. A 21-year-old Laguna Beach man was also arrested for a misdemeanor drug offense.
Disturbance. 1300 block of S. Coast Hwy. 8:44 p.m. Of four people involved in a disturbance, a 22-year-old male was arrested for battery.
Theft. 21700 block of Ocean Vista Dr. 6 p.m. Packages were stolen from a porch.
Thursday, March 9
Traffic stop. Aster Street. 1:50 a.m. A 22-year-old visitor from Bolton, Conn., was arrested for DUI.
Traffic stop. 100 block of N. Coast Hwy. 3:16 a.m. Hector Alexander Christensen, 20, of Lakewood; William Foote, 42, of Newport Coast; and Jessica Lynn Padron, 32, of Lancaster; were all arrested for suspicion of misdemeanor narcotics possession charges.
Domestic violence. 100 block of High Drive. 2 p.m. As a result of a complaint about an argument, a 48-year-old Laguna Beach man was arrested for violating a court order.
Grand theft. 31400 block of Mar Vista Ave. 5:07 p.m. Reports are incomplete about a theft of a computer and camera together valued at $3,400.
Friday, March 10
Disorderly. 1100 block of S. Coast Hwy. 2:06 a.m. A 21-year-old resident of Opelousas, La., was cited for DUI.
Property. 2700 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 5:27 p.m. Four syringes were found on the side of the road.
Traffic stop. Anita St. 6:28 p.m. Richard Evan Goodman, 59, of Mission Viejo, and Remlow Carlyle Blevins, 62, of Laguna Beach, were both arrested for suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia.
Saturday, March 11
Stolen vehicle. El Toro Rd. 9:16 a.m. Juan Fernando Gutierrez, 22, of Laguna Hills, was held for $20,000 bail as a result of his arrest for suspicion of auto theft and possessing 6.9 grams of meth.
Reckless driving. 2:26 p.m. City limits north. As a result of witnesses describing a motorist running traffic lights and weaving between lanes, police arrested Jack Augustine Cancellieri, 29, of Newport Coast, for suspicion of DUI.
Traffic stop. 2900 Laguna Canyon Rd. 11:35 p.m. A fist fight led to the arrest of a 49-year-old driver from Huntington Beach for DUI.
Sunday, March 12
Ecological violation. 1300 block of Circle Way. 4:27 p.m. Police arrive 20 minutes after receiving a report of a man and his kids trying to remove an octopus and mussels from tidepools and are unable to find anyone matching the description.
Trespassing. 1400 block of Glenneyre St. 4:33 p.m. Jared Michael McDowell, 35, described as a transient camped in a carport, was arrested for suspicion of vandalism, pot possession and a warrant.
Monday, March 13
Traffic stop. 17-00914 200 block of Park Ave. 1:54 a.m. Younis Sakhi, 27, of Laguna Hills, was arrested for DUI and held for $10,000 bail, due to a second offense.
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