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Sunday, June 25 Traffic collision. Oak Street. 4 p.m. A bicyclist who ran into a gardening truck and was knocked unconscious was transported to Mission Hospital-Mission Viejo for a possible head...
View ArticlePedestrians Flee from Erratic Car
This post was updated Monday, July 10. Visitors to the Main Beach cobblestones escaped injury around sundown Sunday when a motorist drove through the heavily populated area and across the sidewalk to...
View ArticleThief Suspected in Burglary Spree Arrested
Reed Swingy A 54-year-old man suspected in four recent Laguna Beach burglaries was arrested Sunday, July 16, when surveillance cameras picked up the whereabouts of his wanted vehicle, police said. The...
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Monday, July 17 Vehicle burglary. 1800 block of S. Coast Hwy. 5:20 p.m. A Louis Vuitton bag and two checkbooks in a ziplock bag cumulatively valued at $9,000 went missing. Tuesday, July 18 Traffic...
View ArticlePolice Seek the Public’s Help
An image from a surveillance video of suspected jewelry thieves. Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men suspected of breaking into fives businesses last week and making off with...
View Article‘Doctor Shopping’ Patient Arrested
A Mission Hospital case manager in Laguna Beach who recognized a former patient admitted at a sister facility under a different name led to the arrest of a woman suspected of drug fraud, police said....
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View ArticleDrivers Take Note: Checkpoint Planned
Police say they will conduct a DUI and drivers license checkpoint on Saturday, Aug. 26, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Law enforcement officials...
View ArticleProperty Manager Suspected in Client Burglary
Raul Enrique AguileraPhoto courtesy LBPD In one of the largest home burglaries in Laguna Beach in years, a property manager was arrested for allegedly breaking into a vacation home of a client and...
View ArticleHomeowner Interrupts Thieves
A Driftwood Drive resident who arrived home at midday last Thursday, Aug. 31, interrupted a burglary in progress and confronted two thieves fleeing from his home, police said. The burglars fled in a...
View ArticleHomeowner Interrupts Thieves
A Driftwood Drive resident who arrived home at midday last Thursday, Aug. 31, interrupted a burglary in progress and confronted two thieves fleeing from his home, police said. The burglars fled in a...
View ArticlePolice Make Arrests in Jewelry Burglary
Zachary Morales and Tiffanie Moreland, suspects arrested over a local break-in. A state prison parolee and his girlfriend were arrested by Laguna Beach police last week, suspected in a recent break-in...
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Monday, Sept. 11 Grand theft. 1500 block of S. Coast Hwy. 4 p.m. A building company fraudulently cashed a check of $4,000 that never arrived at its intended mailed destination. Tuesday, Sept. 12 Fraud....
View ArticleDemonstration Fails to Materialize
Laguna Beach police and other law enforcement agencies deployed to Main Beach on Sunday, Sept. 24, a precautionary measure due to uncertainty over whether a canceled demonstration would still attract...
View ArticlePolice Apprehend Suspected Jewelry Thief
Suspected burglar Edward Torrison. Laguna Beach police detectives arrested an Oceanside man this week, a “well-dressed burglar” suspected of stealing $200,000 worth of goods from five Laguna Beach...
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Monday, Sept. 25 Traffic collision. Cleo St. 4:18 p.m. A 45-year-old Laguna Beach man was cited for DUI. Tuesday, Sept. 26 Petty theft. 3200 block of Tyrol Dr. An unlocked vehicle was broken into and...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Three Suspected Burglars
Three suspected burglars entered not guilty pleas to three separate felony charges in Orange County Superior Court this week after unsuccessfully trying to evade police in a hillside Laguna Beach...
View ArticlePolice Prep for Political Rally
Police again plan to bolster their resources by drawing on law enforcement from neighboring communities and mounted police on horses to ensure they contain a political rally planned for 7 to 10 p.m. on...
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Monday, Oct. 16 Burglary. 200 block of Lower Cliff Dr. 10:37 a.m. Resident returned after a three-week absence, reported as missing uniforms, a fur coat, computer, Kindle, and other miscellaneous...
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Monday, Oct. 23 Stolen vehicle. 400 block of Brooks St. 7:18 a.m. The owner of a Ford Edge believes she left a set of keys in her vehicle, spotted on video outbound on Laguna Canyon at 2:10 a.m....
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