Fleeing Bandit Caught Near City Limits
Police arrested Jose Manuel Jiminez Jr., 26, of Riverside, for attempted robbery and battery south of Crown Valley Parkway about 5:12 p.m. last Tuesday,...
Checkpoint Snags DUI Suspects
Six drivers suspected of inebriation and 11 others driving with restricted licenses were arrested at a Laguna Beach police checkpoint Sunday on Coast Highway,...
Street Beat: June 20 to June 27, 2022
Monday, June 20
Squatting. Michael Patrick Cowan, 49, of Laguna Beach was arrested on suspicion of illegal squatting at a lodging establishment.
Parole violation. Joseph Artzer,...
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Monday, Aug. 8
Burglary. 9:57 a.m. 500 block of S. Coast Highway. Four separate businesses were either burglarized or vandalized by someone who forced entry...
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Monday, Jan. 31
Fraud. 9 a.m. 500 block of Seaview Street. Another apparent victim in the credit-card skimming investigation claimed a $177 loss.
Vandalism. 9:45 a.m....
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Woman Rescued From Rollover
The fire department extricated an unidentified Laguna Beach woman by rope from a vehicle that may have intentionally been driven off...
Beach Bus Rolls on Despite Canyon Crash
A 4 a.m. solo collision, where an allegedly drunken motorist plowed into a power pole, disrupted Laguna Canyon traffic Saturday, July 9, including the...
Canyon Road Reopens
Laguna Canyon Road reopened at 3 a.m. today after a 10-hour closure due to emergency repairs by utility crews to replace a toppled telephone...
Hotel Hit by Two Break-ins
Laguna Beach police surrounded a hotel in the pre-dawn Saturday, Oct. 11, to search for a suspected cat burglar after one guest reported a...
Human Smugglers Return to Crystal Cove
Suspected human smugglers came ashore at Crystal Cove State Park in the early morning hours of Monday, June 11.
A 20-foot boat was found by...
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Sunday, Jan. 27
Traffic stop. 12:48 a.m. Montage Resort Drive and Coast Highway. A 25-year-old Laguna Beach man was arrested for DUI and held for...
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Saturday, Oct. 5
Petty theft. 8:28 a.m. 800 block of Glenneyre Street. A 62-year-old homeless man was arrested for resisting arrest ($500 bail) and violating...
Updated: Teens Suspected of Smoking Heroin
Police arrested two Laguna Beach High School teens for suspicion of felony narcotics possession after school officials allegedly caught them smoking heroin in a...
Diver Dies Off Crystal Cove
Authorities say the body of a diver was found offshore Crystal Cove State Park about 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The coroner’s office identified the man as...
Spring Break Crime Spree
Two 17-year-old Laguna Beach boys, including one who is a resident of Three Arch Bay, were arrested on the first day of spring break...