Street Beat 7/5/13
Cyclist Dies in Canyon Collision
A bicyclist was killed and his riding companion injured when a motorist hit the pair pedaling southbound on state Highway...
Street Beat 6/28/13
Father Suspected in Child Endangerment Arrest
Laguna Beach police arrested Christian Omar Ramirez, 22, of Lake Forest, for suspicion of child endangerment on Saturday, June...
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in...
Street Beat 6/7/13
Thief Steals Drugs in Robbery
A man armed with a gun robbed a pharmacy customer of prescription drugs in a parking lot about 3:30 p.m....
Street Beat 5/31/13
Public’s Help Needed in Nabbing Burglary Suspects
Laguna Beach police released video images from two separate break-ins at local businesses in recent weeks hoping for...
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...
Street Beat 5/10/13
Police Pursue False Report Charges
Police will ask prosecutors to charge a 19-year-old Dana Point man with filing a false stolen-vehicle report after he allegedly...
Street Beat 5/3/13
Drive Sober or Risk Getting Pulled Over
Officers from the Laguna Beach Police Department will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and...
Street Beat 4/26/13
Customer Robbed Outside a Market
A man brandished a kitchen knife and stole a computer from a woman eating lunch outside a north Laguna market...
Street Beat 4/19/13
Forgery Inquiry Leads to Drug Arrests
Detectives following up on a lead in a check forgery investigation involving a Laguna Beach business found themselves observing...
Street Beat 4/12/13
Monday, April 1
Vandalism. 400 block of Pinecrest Dr. 4:19 p.m. Several teens are suspected of spraying graffiti on Dartmoor.
Fraud report. 200 block of S....
Street Beat 4/5/13
Canyon Collision Claims Two Lives
Two people died and a third suffered minor injuries in a head-on collision that resulted in the closure of Laguna...
Dog Attacks Ailing Sea Lion
Former astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of former Arizona Rep. Gabriel Giffords, pulled away his daughter’s dog that had attacked a sea lion pup...
Dine and Dash Suspect Named
The Chamber of Commerce this week circulated a police “crime bulletin” describing a woman suspected in numerous “dine and dash” incidents in Laguna Beach...
Street Beat 3/15/13
Monday, Feb. 4
Grand theft. 31800 Coast Hwy. About $2,400 in cash, personal and insurance checks were taken from locked drawers in medical offices. There...