Suspicious Customer Elude Police
A man in his 60s wearing board shorts and posing as a customer exposed himself to a 16-year-old female clerk in a Laguna Beach...
Police Cleared in Inmate’s Death
An inquiry into the death of a 43-year-old homeless man while in the custody of Laguna Beach police found no evidence of criminal negligence,...
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...
Street Beat 12/21/12
Monday, Dec. 10
Vandalism. 9:06 a.m. 3200 block of Alta Laguna Blvd. Near the reservoir and a bench, someone stenciled “please respect the silence.”
Burglary. 9:22...
Alleged Robbery Subsides to Stripper’s Cancellation Fee
A man displeased by a hired stripper reported a Christmas Eve robbery by her bodyguard, but ultimately declined to press charges, according to police.
Police...
Collision Shuts Down Roadway
A Tustin man speeding into Laguna Beach on Coast Highway about 3 a.m. Sunday, June 10, lost control of his vehicle and went airborne,...
Police to Deploy More Checkpoints
Laguna Beach’s police department received a $33,199.00 grant for an anti-DUI program aimed at preventing roadway deaths and injuries from the state Office of...
Streetbeat
Monday, May 4
Grand theft. 30900 block of Coast Hwy. 10:36 a.m. Someone stole 16 marine-grade Northstar batteries from a cell site valued at $4800.
Drunk...
Street Beat
Monday, June 11
Burglary. 400 block of S. Coast Hwy. 12 p.m. A business owner discovered someone had entered the business, breaking some items.
Fraud. 1...
Street Beat 12/7/12
Monday, Nov. 26
Burglary. 600 Park Ave. Someone broke into an office area over Thanksgiving weekend. No loss was reported.
Tuesday, Nov. 27
Stolen vehicle. 12-04477. 3:57...
Woman Arraigned in Collision Death
Leslie Juarez, 27, of Laguna Beach, was arraigned Tuesday in the death of a motorcyclist and injury of another motorist, the district attorney’s office...
Street Beat
Tools Brandished in Assault Attempt
A worker at a condominium complex in the 31400 block of Coast Highway was arrested for suspicion of assault with...
Gunman Upset Over a Divorce
The gunman who barricaded himself in a car and prompted an hours-long shutdown of Coast Highway in Laguna Beach last week, was upset about...
Street Beat
A construction site on San Jose Street in Arch Beach Heights was temporarily evacuated last Monday after a worker discovered an old grenade and brought the find to his boss at a construction office 1.6 miles away on Glenneyre Street, police said.
Squatters Take a New Tack
Someone perhaps envious of an ocean view deposited a couch, coffee table and rug on an undeveloped lot in the 3300 block of Alta...