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Saturday, Feb. 16 Suspicious circumstances. 12:57 p.m. 2600 block of Park Avenue. A couple reported that on Wednesday, suspects tried to break into their home. The man told authorities that his wife...
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Sunday, Feb. 24 Traffic stop. 2:52 a.m. 2200 block of Laguna Canyon Road. A 33-year-old San Diego man was arrested for DUI and driving with a BAC .08 or higher and held for $2,500 bail. Saturday, Feb....
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Sunday, March 3 Traffic stop. 12:33 a.m. 700 block of South Coast Highway. A 37-year-old Irvine man was arrested for DUI and held for $2,500 bail. Traffic stop. 1:50 a.m. Moss Street and South Coast...
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LBPD: Two Virtual Kidnapping Incidents in 24 Hours The Laguna Beach Police Department reported this week that two “virtual kidnapping” scams occurred in Laguna on March 7 and 8. Virtual kidnapping is...
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Sunday, March 17 Traffic stop. 12:12 a.m. Ocean Avenue and Beach Street. A 32-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita man was arrested for DUI and driving with a BAC of 0.08 or higher and held for $2,500 bail....
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Saturday, March 23 Drunk driving. 12:13 a.m. Summit Drive and Bluebird Canyon. A 27-year-old Laguna Beach man was arrested for suspicion of DUI and held for $2,500 bail. The man was arrested following...
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Sunday, March 31 Traffic stop. 1:59 a.m. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Road. A 51-year-old Anaheim man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and held for $2,500 bail. Traffic stop. 6:11 a.m. A 65-year-old...
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LBPD Challenges Drivers to ‘Silence’ the Distraction April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Laguna Beach Police Department will be joining law enforcement agencies statewide to...
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Sunday, April 14 Traffic stop. 1:18 a.m. 200 block of Cliff Drive. After reportedly driving the wrong way down the street, Cody Michael Baumgartner, 28, of Lake Elsinore, was arrested on suspicion of...
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Sunday, April 21 Traffic stop. 12:07 a.m. Crown Valley Parkway and Highway 1. A 28-year-old Laguna Hills man was arrested for felony possession of methamphetamine, sale or transportation of...
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Sunday, April 28 Traffic stop. 1:34 a.m. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Road. A 40-year-old Rialto man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and held for $2,500 bail. Saturday, April 27 Welfare check. 3:20...
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Sunday, May 5 Traffic stop. 1:23 a.m. 100 block of South Coast Highway. A 27-year-old Huntington Beach resident was arrested on suspicion of DUI and driving with a BAC of 0.08 or higher and held for...
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Sunday, May 12 Traffic stop. 2:03 a.m. Ocean Avenue and Beach Street. After allegedly running the stop sign at Ocean and Beach and running a red light at Broadway to evade police officers, a...
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Sunday, May 19 Traffic stop. 2:35 a.m. Reef Point Drive and State Highway 1. A juvenile driver was charged on suspicion of DUI and driving with a BAC of 0.08 or higher. Traffic stop. 3:41 a.m. 500...
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Sunday, May 26 Traffic stop. 12:04 a.m. 300 block of Glenneyre Street. A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI and driving with a BAC of 0.08 or higher and held for $2,500...
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By Allison Jarrell | LB Indy Sunday, June 2 Traffic stop. 12:50 a.m. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Road. A 39-year-old Santa Ana man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and held for $2,500 bail. Traffic...
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Monday, June 10 After being alerted to a stolen vehicle, LBPD conducted a high-risk traffic stop on June 10 in front of the Pavilions. The female driver was arrested and said she had borrowed the car...
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On May 26, the Laguna Beach Police Department received three reports of theft from three different residences in the city. Police discovered that all of the victims who reported a theft had hosted...
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DUI Checkpoint Nets 10 Arrests LBPD conducted a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Aug. 17 in the area of Coast Highway and Aliso Beach between 9 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. Officers screened 784 drivers. Photo...
View ArticleBack-to-back Ocean Rescues Last Week in Laguna
By Allison Jarrell | LB Indy Laguna Beach Lifeguards and local authorities were kept busy late last week with back-to-back ocean rescues on Thursday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 6. Laguna Beach Marine...
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