Lightning Strike Ignites a Tree Blaze
Lightning struck a tree that caught fire in the Temple Hills area during this past Tuesday’s unexpected afternoon thunderstorm. Four fire trucks spent several minutes dousing the palm tree that caught...
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Monday, June 29 Stolen vehicle. 31700 block of Fairview Rd. 2:39 p.m. The owner said a known person has failed despite repeated requests to return her 2006 Toyota Sienna since last December. Tuesday,...
View ArticleHit and Run Driver Injures Two on Foot
Two pedestrians crossing Coast Highway in a South Laguna crosswalk suffered minor injuries after being sideswiped by a car Wednesday, July 8. The 11:34 p.m. accident occurred in the crosswalk at Coast...
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Monday, July 13 Vehicle burglary. 20200 block of Laguna Canyon Road. 12:06 p.m. A purse was swiped after someone busted the passenger window of a car. Vehicle burglary. 20200 block of LCR. 12:58 p.m....
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Monday, July 20 Fraud report. 1100 block of S. Coast Hwy. 12:59 p.m. A storeowner reported receiving a fake $50 bill. Traffic collision. 1900 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 2:29 p.m. An 85-year-old Laguna...
View ArticleCourt Sets Hearing in Begley Stabbing
Michele Green, a former Laguna Beach resident who was arrested in February for the alleged stabbing death of her boyfriend, Richard Begley, returned to court Wednesday, Aug. 5, where a judge set Sept....
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Monday, Aug. 3 Traffic collision. Coast Hwy. 11:56 a.m. Three motorists involved in a rear-end collision near Vista del Sol complained of pain and two were transported for treatment. Traffic stop. 600...
View ArticleDiver Loses Consciousness in Laguna’s Crescent Bay
A 29-year-old Anaheim man in an early morning diving class at Crescent Bay Beach ascended too rapidly and lost consciousness Sunday, Aug. 16, police said. The diver was brought ashore by an instructor...
View ArticleDiver Dies Off Crystal Cove
Authorities say the body of a diver was found offshore Crystal Cove State Park about 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The coroner’s office identified the man as Wesley Kim, 27, of Reseda, who was unresponsive in...
View ArticleCheckpoint Snags DUI Suspects
Six drivers suspected of inebriation and 11 others driving with restricted licenses were arrested at a Laguna Beach police checkpoint Sunday on Coast Highway, north of Wesley Drive. More than 1,600...
View ArticleDUI Checkpoint Nets Six Arrests
Police arrested six suspected drunk drivers, seven others for license suspensions and another for drug possession during a six-hour checkpoint in North Laguna that began Saturday, Aug. 22, police said....
View ArticlePub Crawl Ends Without Arrests
Local police patrolled the pubs on foot Saturday, Aug. 29, making pit stops at eight Laguna Beach establishments that serve alcoholic beverages. They weren’t bending the elbow on the job however. They...
View ArticleHomeless Man Dies Outside Shelter
Police say that a 57-year-old homeless man was found dead of a suspected drug overdose in the parking lot of the Laguna Beach homeless shelter about 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4. There were no signs of foul...
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Tuesday, Sept. 8 Suspicious vehicle. 200 block of Ocean Ave. 10 a.m. Andrea Suzanne Gilmour, 44, of Lake Forest, was arrested for outstanding drug warrants. Traffic accident. State Hwy 73. 11:23 a.m. A...
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Monday Sept. 14 Stolen vehicle. Redlands police recovered a Laguna Beach vehicle that had been loaned to family member and subsequently reported stolen. Tuesday Sept. 15 Suspicious circumstances....
View ArticleTeens Arrested in Park Robbery
Teens from out of the area were arrested for suspicion of robbing a Bluebird Park visitor Sunday, Sept. 27, about 8:13 a.m., according to police. Police spotted and stopped a car outbound on Laguna...
View ArticleSuspect in Car Break-ins Arrested in Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa police chased down a 25-year-old Santa Ana man Tuesday, Sept. 29, who allegedly had fled from a stolen car filled with items reported missing from cars by Laguna Beach and Newport Beach...
View ArticleBurglars Raid Downtown Boutique
A break-in at a specialty jeans store in downtown Laguna Beach early Monday, Oct. 12 has police detectives on the hunt for thieves with a discerning eye. Officers who responded to a 3 a.m. alarm in the...
View ArticleBurglars Raid Downtown Boutique
A break-in at a specialty jeans store in downtown Laguna Beach early Monday, Oct. 12, has police detectives on the hunt for thieves with a discerning eye. Officers who responded to a 3 a.m. alarm in...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Four in Gift-Card Scheme
Store clerks suspicious of shoppers who repeatedly purchased high-dollar amount gift cards in a local market led to the arrest of three people in Laguna Beach and a fourth in North Hollywood last week,...
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