Monday, Nov. 26 Burglary. 600 Park Ave. Someone broke into an office area over Thanksgiving weekend. No loss was reported. Tuesday, Nov. 27 Stolen vehicle. 12-04477. 3:57 p.m. N. Coast Hwy. Alex V. Alvarado, 18, and Juan Carlos Barajaslopez, 26, both of Anaheim, were arrested for suspicion of possessing stolen property, landscaping tools stolen [...]
Monday, Nov. 19 Vandalism. 9:20 a.m. St. Ann’s Dr. A neighbor cut down trees and bushes dividing the two properties. Disturbance. 7:39 p.m. 31500 Table Rock Dr. A 38-year-old Studio City resident was held for domestic violence and $10,000 bail. 148 PC Tuesday, Nov. 20 Traffic stop. 12:15 a.m. Agate St. A 45-year-old Laguna [...]
Tuesday, Nov. 13 Traffic stop. 2200 Laguna Canyon Rd., 12:57 a.m. A Florida man was arrested for DUI and held for $2500 bail. Traffic stop. S. Coast Hwy. 2:04 a.m. A 23-year-old San Clemente woman was arrested for an outstanding warrant and the driver, another San Clemente woman, was cited for DUI and held for [...]
A man in his 60s wearing board shorts and posing as a customer exposed himself to a 16-year-old female clerk in a Laguna Beach surf shop on Sunday, Nov. 18, and his suspicions actions in two other nearby surf shops prompted shopkeepers to make similar complaints, police reported. Police searched the area without success after [...]
Police Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer Law enforcement authorities who served search warrants at homes in Hawthorne on Friday, Nov. 2 arrested a suspected drug dealer and seized $229,000 in cash, cars, a handgun and an illicit drug cache of undetermined value. The warrants were obtained following an investigation tied to a case in Laguna Beach [...]
A homeless man from Oklahoma suffered severe injuries last Saturday, Nov. 3, when struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Coast Highway outside of a crosswalk near Laguna Beach’s Three Arch Bay, police said Monday. The injured person, who was not further identified, was transported to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo with moderate to [...]
A homeless person suffered severe injuries last Saturday, Nov. 3, when struck by a vehicle while crossing Coast Highway outside of a crosswalk near Laguna Beach’s Three Arch Bay community, police said Monday. The injured person, who was not further identified, was transported to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo for treatment, Capt. Jason Kravetz said. [...]
Detectives Recover Stolen Jewelry By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy Detectives received a tip about the whereabouts of property stolen from a Mar Vista Drive home earlier in the month where teens had partied in the owner’s absence and arrested an 18-year-old from Aliso Viejo on Friday, Oct. 26, Laguna Beach police said. John Salazar [...]
Recent Grad Suspected in String of Burglaries An 18-year-old Laguna Beach man was arrested for suspicion of breaking into two unlocked homes and two cars in Laguna Niguel last week after he was seen walking shoeless near a condo complex in the early hours, sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies who detained Cameron Bilbrey around 5:10 a.m. [...]
Monday, Oct. 8 Vehicle fire. N. Coast Hwy at Emerald Bay. 10:58 a.m. unoccupied. All northbound lanes shut down. Petty theft. 300 block of Magnolia Dr. 11:03 a.m. An unknown suspect ransacked a car, taking the owner’s manual and $20 in change. There were no signs of forced entry. Traffic stop. 3:49 p.m. Eighth Ave. [...]
Tuesday, Oct. 2 Pedestrian stop. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. Debra Mexin, 50, of Laguna Beach, was arrested for suspicion of heroin possession after officers observed her stashing a purse in bushes. Two heroin-filled syringes were found in the purse, Sgt. Louie Callus said. Bail was set at $20,000. Vehicle burglary. 600 block N. [...]
Elderly Woman Dies as a Result of a Collision Virginia Worthington, 80, of Laguna Beach dies on Wednesday, Sept. 26, as a result of injuries she suffered in a collision with a vehicle, police said. A vehicle that had been traveling northwest on High Drive approaching Allview Terrace about 5:30 p.m. struck Worthington, who entered [...]
Monday, Sept. 17 Pedestrian stop. 1:41 a.m. 300 block of Broadway St. Dwight Francis Duggan, 54, of Escondido was arrested for an outstanding $7,500 warrant. Fraud. 1400 block Morningside Circle. 8:30 a.m. Investigators are analyzing a claim by an employer, who alleged an employee stole a check. Sexual perversion. 11:22 a.m. 300 block of Cliff [...]
Monday, Sept. 10 Fraud. 500 block Cliff Dr. 11:19 a.m. A woman who paid $1,800 towards a home improvement project learned her contractor was illegally using someone else’s license. A detective will follow up. Tuesday, Sept. 11 Traffic stop. 1:24 a.m. Thalia St. A 24-year-old from Huntington Beach was cited for DUI and held [...]
Someone perhaps envious of an ocean view deposited a couch, coffee table and rug on an undeveloped lot in the 3300 block of Alta Laguna Boulevard sometime before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8. That’s when the property owner called police to report that an unknown suspect set up “house” in his living room overnight, [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
