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 residents, police said.
Five different Laguna victims have been identified and their property – ranging from passports to prescription pills — returned to them, Laguna Beach Capt. Jason Kravetz said in a statement.
All were victimized during the previous Sunday and Monday, when the items were stolen from unlocked vehicles parked on Temple Hills and Dunning Drives and Viejo Street. The total loss is estimated to exceed $3,000 with some items, including a laptop and Go Pro camera, still missing.
Convicted auto thief Scott Callahan, 25, is currently in custody and detectives will be seeking additional theft charges for the Laguna Beach crimes, Kravetz said.
Mudslide Leads to Brief Highway Closure
A minor mudslide near Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach set off by heavy rain resulted in flooding on Coast Highway in the early morning of Sunday, Oct. 5, according to the police log.
Authorities closed northbound lanes between Seventh and Third Avenue for several hours to clear storm drains of water that had risen to the doors of parked vehicles, the log said. The street was reopened shortly before 5 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 28
Petty theft. 100 block of N. Coast Hwy. 1:59 p.m. A resident reports that a denture left in a backpack was stolen on May 3.
Welfare check. La Brea St. 9 p.m. A 44-year-old Norco man who was slumped over a steering wheel was arrested for DUI.
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Grand theft. 1000 block of S. Coast Hwy. 10:35 a.m. Someone took $1,800 in cash from an apartment.
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Traffic collision. 200 block of Viejo St. Noon. The driver of a pick-up hit the windshield when the vehicle crashed into a wall. Police noted that $4,880 was in the car. The crash is being investigated.
Thursday, Oct. 1
Fraud. 1000 block of Tia Juana St. 4:16 p.m. A resident learned three accounts had been opened in her name without authorization.
Friday, Oct. 2
Drunk driving. S. Coast Hwy. 6:27 p.m. Following reports about a vehicle swerving and bouncing off lanes, police arrested a 56-year-old Mission Viejo woman for DUI.
Battery. 31600 block of Second Ave. 6:49 p.m. A woman accused her caretaker of pushing her and stealing money.
Saturday, Oct. 3
Traffic stop. Park Ave. 1:28 a.m. Jefferson Yang, 33, of Santa Ana, was arrested for suspicion of misdemeanor possession of burglary tools, driving on a suspended license and three outstanding arrest warrants.
Traffic stop. Laguna Ave. 2 a.m. A 26-year-old Carlsbad man was cited for DUI.
Traffic collision. 30600 block of Coast hwy. 5:35 p.m. A 51-year-old Torrance woman complained of pain after a collision with an SUV, which turned into a restaurant.
Traffic collision. 800 block of Bluebird Canyon Dr. 10 p.m. A 34-year-old Huntington Beach woman was cited for DUI after she plowed into a parked car.
Sunday, Oct. 4
Traffic stop. 500 block of S. Coast Hwy. 12:08 a.m. A 57-year-old Irvine man was arrested for DUI.
Traffic stop. Eiler Larson lane. 12:24 a.m. A 43-year-old from Corona was cited for DUI.
Traffic stop. Glenneyre St. 1:48 a.m. A 63-year-old Sunset Beach woman was cited for DUI.
Indecent exposure. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 8:27 a.m. A 44-year-old man without a permanent address was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to a bus driver.
Trespassing. 300 block of St. Ann’s Drive. 9:20 am. Two vagrants barricaded themselves in a bathroom.
Suspicious person. 30800 block of Coast hwy. 3:31 p.m. Carmen Martinez-Osorio, 31, of Laguna Niguel, was arrested for suspicion of burglary and held for $20,000 bail.
Traffic stop. Pearl St. 10:13 p.m. A 51-year-old Laguna Niguel man was cited for DUI.
