Street Beat

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...

Saturday, Feb. 16 Suspicious circumstances. 12:57 p.m. 2600 block of Park Avenue. A couple reported that on Wednesday, suspects tried to break into their home....

Thursday, April 25 Flash incarceration, possession of a controlled substance. Feinai Saipani Eli, 49, was arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance and was put...

Traffic stop. 12:15 a.m. 2200 block of Laguna Canyon Road. Yanira Wendy Zeigler, 36, of Long Beach, was arrested for DUI and held for...

Thursday, Aug. 26 Grand theft. 31200 block of Ceanothus Drive. 12:05 p.m. Two nights ago the reporting party’s vehicle was unlocked and items were stolen....

Local Surfer Saves a Life By Ted Reckas | LB Indy Maira Khan, 22, was rescued after being swept into the ocean from the rocks at...

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...

Editor’s Note: The Laguna Beach Police Department informed the Independent on Jan. 6 that it would discontinue its practice of routinely providing redacted emergency...

A woman who intentionally jumped from the fourth-floor balcony of a Laguna Beach hotel room received immediate medical aid from four doctors dining at...

A 28-year-old man was taken into custody early Sunday, Dec. 14, after leading Laguna Beach police on an 80 mph chase along Coast Highway...

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....

Wednesday, July 14 Lewd conduct. 1000 block of Gaviota. 6:59 p.m. A white male was reportedly naked from the waist down and going through people’s...

Laguna Beach police say they arrested an Uber driver for suspicion of raping a customer he was driving home to Laguna Beach at 2:31...

Thursday, Jan. 27 Bench warrant. Robert Mychal Arayata, Jr., 27, was arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor bench warrant. He was held on a $2,500 bail. Drug...

Sunday, May 26 Traffic stop. 12:04 a.m. 300 block of Glenneyre Street. A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI and driving with...