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...
Maralan Hearing Postponed Again
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy
A preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday, March 8 for Saeid Maralan, the former Laguna Beach rug merchant charged with...
Belly Dancers Tangle in Post-Parade Brawl
Patrons of Laguna Beach’s Marine Room got more than the usual performance last Saturday by bagpipers, an entrant in the Patriots Day Parade who...
Street Beat 3/1/13
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Grand theft. 100 block of McKnight Dr. 1:36 p.m. An antique bench valued at $2200 placed at the curb disappeared.
Grand theft. 1400...
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 2/15/13
Monday, Feb. 4
Petty theft. 1100 block of S. Coast hwy. 11:55 a.m. A bar patron reported that her purse was stolen last night and...
Street Beat 2/8/13
Tuesday, Jan. 29
Fraud. 600 block of Sleepy Hollow Lane. 10:20 a.m. Someone is putting up fake craigslist ads, trying to rent the property.
Petty theft....
Street Beat 2/1/13
Monday, Jan. 21
Vandalism. 200 block of Forest Ave. 12:42 a.m. Vandalism was reported in the vestibule of a restroom.
Drug activity. 1200 block of Coast...
Seal Coaxed Back into the Sea
Officer Joy Falk shepherds a sea lion from rocks in Shaw’s Cove back into the water Sunday afternoon.
Photo by Brian Guth
Teen Surprised by Burglar
A teenager fled to the safety of a neighbor’s house after encountering a burglar in her own home in the 800 block of S....
Street Beat 1/25/13
Monday, Jan. 14
Suspicious person. 900 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 2:53 p.m. Paul Thompson Mille, 24, of Ontario, was arrested for suspicion of possessing...
Street Beat 1/18/13
Monday, Jan 6
Defrauding innkeeper. 30800 block of Coast Hwy. 7:11 p.m. Erik Jon Edelman, 37, of Florida was arrested for suspicion of defrauding an...