Street Beat

Monday, Oct. 14 Pedestrian stop. 31000 block of Coast Hwy. 9:50 p.m. A 21-year-old Irvine resident was arrested for a parole violation and held without...

A Surf and Sand hotel employee trying to cross Coast Highway without the benefit of a crosswalk was struck by a southbound vehicle Tuesday,...

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,...

A homeless man who was critically injured in an early morning hit and run collision in Laguna Canyon this past Monday, Feb. 24, remains...

Two young women stranded on a rock reef at Thousand Steps Beach as the tide was rising were rescued by sheriff’s deputies and lifeguards...

Tuesday, March 22 Traffic stop. 2:04 a.m. Thalia Street. A 41-year-old Laguna Beach woman was arrested for DUI and held for $2,500 bail. Fraud. 11:01 a.m....

July 13 Trespassing. James Louis Durand, 64, of Laguna Beach was arrested on suspicion of trespassing and refusing to leave the property. He was held...

Police arrested two Laguna Beach High School teens for suspicion of felony narcotics possession after school officials allegedly caught them smoking heroin in a...

LBPD Awarded Traffic Education, Enforcement Grant Laguna Beach Police Department received a $104,975 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a...

Wednesday, March 9 Drug possession. Spencer Larson Mulrain, 45, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. His bail...

Officer Joy Falk shepherds a sea lion from rocks in Shaw’s Cove back into the water Sunday afternoon. Photo by Brian Guth

Police say that a 57-year-old homeless man was found dead of a suspected drug overdose in the parking lot of the Laguna Beach homeless...

Laguna Beach Fire Chief Jeff LaTendresse says that investigators could not determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a La Mirada Street home...

Monday, Sept. 12 Petty theft. 600 block of Bluebird Canyon. 7 a.m. Someone rummaged through an unlocked vehicle during the night. Fraud. PD. 9:41 a.m. A...

Officers from the Laguna Beach Police Department will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers. DUI saturation patrols will deploy...