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Blackout Hits Bluebird Canyon
Fire engines swarmed Bluebird Canyon Tuesday in response to a brush fire sparked by a downed power line. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Parks At least 300 homes in the Bluebird Canyon area lost power for...
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Monday, Oct. 19 Traffic collision. State Hwy 73. 1 p.m. Witnesses say two motorcyclists were taking turns blocking traffic to allow the other to pop wheelies and collided with each other. The two...
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Monday, Oct. 26 Muni code violation. 800 block of Glenneyre St. 8:32 p.m. A search of a 60-year-old Laguna Beach man detained for public intoxication turned up unused syringes and drug paraphernalia....
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Nov. 2 Petty theft. 400 block Legion St. 7:43 a.m. Stolen parking sticker. Fraud. 1300 block Hillcrest Dr. 8:27 a.m. An unknown person accessed credit card info and made fraudulent charges. Burglary....
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Tuesday, Nov. 10 Fire. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 8:25 a.m. A small pile of clothes was set afire at the entrance to a flood control tunnel. Stolen car. Nyes Place. 10:47 a.m. A stolen vehicle...
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Monday, Nov. 16 Fraud. 500 block of S. Coast Hwy. Two $20 counterfeit bills were received on Saturday. Traffic stop. Coast Hwy 1:11 p.m. Eddie Rubio, 60, of La Mirada, was arrested for an outstanding...
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Monday, Nov. 23 Petty theft. 200 block of Broadway St. Noon. Police arrested Jerald Cousian, 47, of Laguna Beach, for suspicion of robbery after he was flushed from hiding in an apartment complex....
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Monday, Nov. 23 Petty theft. 200 block of Broadway St. Noon. Police arrested Jerald Cousian, 47, of Laguna Beach, for suspicion of robbery after he was flushed from hiding in an apartment complex....
View ArticleShopping Pays Off for Detective
An off-duty detective shopping at an Irvine mall spotted a man suspected of passing bogus currency last month in Laguna Beach, which led to his arrest Friday, Dec. 4. At the direction of Detective...
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Monday, Dec. 7 Disorderly person. 300 block of Broadway St. 11:23 a.m. Following an argument between a couple, the woman was pushed into a planter and police arrested her boyfriend, Michael Thomas...
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Queue With a Purpose: Close Encounter With a Car Wreck
Motorists got an up close view of a crashed car in a Mothers Against Drunk Drivers trailer while waiting to go through police checkpoint near Crescent Bay this past Friday, Dec. 18. Photo courtesy of...
View ArticleHigh Winds Cause Damage
Strong Santa Ana winds broke off tree limbs and damaged cars at several points around town Saturday, Dec. 26, but police received no reports of injuries. A tree that shaded the Lumberyard restaurant...
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Rescuers Aid Fall Victim
Paramedics boarded a helicopter at Lang Park in order to render aid to a fall victim in hard to access Secret Cove on Thursday, Dec. 31. Photo by Brooke Sadler A 25-year-old Laguna Niguel man who had...
View ArticleTwo Arrested for Drug Charges on New Year’s Eve
Two 18-year-olds who must have been sampling the goods got themselves arrested on New Year’s Eve in Laguna Beach, but long before the midnight countdown. Sgt. Tim Kleiser says officers pulled over a...
View ArticleBobcat Decimates School’s Pets
A bobcat killed 12 chickens, a swan and three doves inside an aviary in the Laguna Canyon campus of Anneliese Schools on Sunday, Jan. 10, police said. Many of the animals were rescues and longtime pets...
View ArticleWoman Robbed by Knife-wielding Thief
A thief pushed a woman to the ground and stole her purse while brandishing a knife she walked home alone on Coast Highway about 9:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, police said. Investigators are reviewing video...
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Strong Santa Ana winds broke off tree limbs and damaged cars at several points around town Saturday, Dec. 26, but police received no reports of injuries. A tree that shaded the Lumberyard restaurant...
View ArticlePolice to Step Up Enforcement
Officers will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers with DUI saturation patrols. Police will deploy Friday, Jan. 22 after 9 p.m. in areas with high frequencies...
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Monday, Jan. 18 Stolen vehicle. Laguna Canyon Rd. 10 p.m. Joshua Michael Peters, 34, of Ladera Ranch, was arrested for suspicion of car theft and possessing a meth pipe. Bail was set at $20,000....
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Monday, Jan. 18 Stolen vehicle. Laguna Canyon Rd. 10 p.m. Joshua Michael Peters, 34, of Ladera Ranch, was arrested for suspicion of car theft and possessing a meth pipe. Bail was set at $20,000....
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