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Two men with burglary tools were arrested in the 1500 block of Catalina Street in Laguna Beach early Sunday after a witness provided police with a description of people tampering with a vehicle in the Arch Beach Heights area. Dennis Michael Busch, 38, of Laguna Woods, and Brent...

Saturday, May 5 DUI. Jasmine St. 12:31 a.m. A Huntington Beach resident, 39, was cited for DUI. DUI. Broadway St. 1:31 a.m. A 41-year-old Huntington Beach man was cited for DUI and held for $2500 bail. DUI. 500 block of Forest Ave. 1:48 a.m. A 22-year-old Aliso Viejo woman was...

      The driver of a 14-foot truck ferrying landscaping waste down one of Laguna Beach’s steep hillside streets lost control and collided with four other vehicles, Tuesday, May 1, police reported. The truck hit four other parked vehicles and a monument sign in the...

A frantic mother called Laguna Beach police last week even as she was holding a conversation on another phone with a person claiming to be holding her son and demanding a ransom. Detectives determined that her son was safe and that the call was a hoax to attempt to coerce the...

Surveillance of a home prompted by a tip led police Thursday, April 12, to avert a possible heroin overdose, arrest five people on an array of alleged charges as well as seize drugs and mail belonging to local residents. Of seven people described by police as fraudulent Airbnb...

Police will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign. DUI saturation patrols will also deploy earlier than usual Friday, April 20, between 4:20 p.m. and 3 a.m. in areas with high frequencies...

Sunday, March 25 Traffic stop. Legion St. 1 a.m. A 61-year-old Irvine woman was cited for DUI. Traffic stop. Broadway St. 1:22 a.m. Joseph Leon Malabicky III, 26, of Huntington Beach, was initially arrested for driving on a suspended license, but was held without bail for a...

Sunday, March 18 Traffic stop. 400 block of Forest Ave. 12:22 a.m. A 51-year-old Lake Forest man was cited for DUI. Pedestrian stop. 1200 block of S. Coast Hwy. 1:36 a.m. A 32-year-old Aliso Viejo man was arrested for a DUI warrant. Traffic stop. 1300 block of N. Coast Hwy. 7:59...

Laguna Beach police seized pounds of marijuana, cocaine, a stolen gun and hundreds of dollars from two suspected drug dealers shortly after midnight on Monday, March 12. Police arrested Aaron Vasquez, of Irvine, and Alex Klein, of Anaheim, both 29, for suspicion of possession of...

Laguna Beach detectives arrested a second Oceanside man suspected in the burglary of five local jewelry stores last July where $200,000 worth of merchandize was stolen. Detectives arrested Alexander Kenneth Joe Aguirre, 26, for two counts of burglary and one count of conspiracy...

A property manager who reported suspicious activity observed from a surveillance camera led to the arrest of a homeless squatter who admitted to taking advantage of a vacant but furnished apartment listed for $5,000 a month. Police found a door open in one unit in the 2200 block...

Three men arrested for felony assault charges stemming from a fight in a Laguna Beach bar where three patrons were hurt pleaded not guilty in Orange County Superior Court earlier this month. The suspected combatants, who are all friends, were identified as Jeremy Melvin Bishop,...

Sunday, Feb. 11 Traffic stop. West Street. 12:40 a.m. A 40-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man was cited for DUI. Saturday, Feb.10 Suspicious vehicle. 1000 block of Coast Hwy. 2:26 p.m. Mathew Phillip Robinson, 32, of Laguna Niguel, was arrested on a warrant for allegedly possessing a...

Sunday, Feb. 4 Traffic stop. 200 block of St. Ann’s Dr. David Mark Crossno, 22, of Laguna Beach, was arrested for allegedly possessing a narcotic pipe, a violation of his parole.   Saturday, Feb. 3 Occupied vehicle. Laguna Canyon Rd. 12:29 a.m. A Wildomar man, 40, was cited...

Monday, Jan. 29 Medical. 31800 block of Ninth Ave. 12:43 p.m. A forklift operator suffered a possible head injury after he skidded into a pole.   Sunday, Jan. 28 Traffic stop. Myrtle St. 1:17 a.m. A 48-year-old Laguna Beach man was cited for DUI. Traffic stop. West St. 1:26...