.22 Caliber Bullet Found on School Bus
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Thurston Middle School Principal Jenny Salberg alerted parents that one of the school’s bus drivers found an unspent .22 caliber bullet while cleaning a bus after the morning’s drop off at Thurston. Salberg said the Laguna Beach Police Department was immediately notified, and authorities advised that the “weathered, dirty bullet looked to have been on the bus for some time and appeared to be related to the bullets found on campus in October.” Salberg said the situation is being actively investigated by LBPD.
“I want to assure you that we take every precaution necessary to ensure the safety of our students,” she said. “I would like to thank everyone who has contributed information (See Something, Say Something) to help the LBPD in their investigation. If any additional information becomes available, please do not hesitate to contact me at jsalberg@lbusd.org or our School Resource Officer at cashton@lagunabeachcity.net.”
Salberg said she will provide an update if any new information becomes available in the investigation.
Sunday, Dec. 15
Vehicle stop/follow. 3:25 a.m. 2200 block of Laguna Canyon Road. A 24-year-old Anaheim man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and held for $10,000 bail due to one prior DUI offense.
Traffic stop. 4:46 a.m. Laguna Canyon Road and NB State Highway 73. A 25-year-old Irvine resident was arrested on suspicion of DUI and driving with a BAC of .08 or higher and held for $2,500 bail.
Saturday, Dec. 14
Traffic stop. 12:15 a.m. Blue Lagoon and Coast Highway. A 25-year-old Newport Beach woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI and held for $2,500 bail.
Traffic stop. 2:03 a.m. Pacific Coast Highway and El Moro Ridge Road. A 53-year-old Newport Beach woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI and held for $2,500 bail.
Traffic stop. 10:43 p.m. Legion Street and South Coast Highway. Officers made a traffic stop and arrested a 56-year-old Fountain Valley man on three misdemeanor warrants. The man was also found to be in the presence of a protected person of a restraining order, and a charge of violating a restraining order was added.
Traffic stop. 11:44 p.m. Aster Street and N. Coast Highway. A 28-year-old Santa Ana man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and held for $2,500 bail.
Friday, Dec. 13
Traffic collision. 2:50 p.m. 600 block of Park Avenue. A driver pulled into the parking lot at Manzanita and Park Avenue, adjacent to the community pool. The driver failed to stop and ran directly into the gas line feeding into the building. Traffic was briefly closed on Park Avenue until LBFD responded and shut off the gas line. The single occupant driver, a man from Tarzana, was transported to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach for minor injuries.
Traffic stop. 11:06 p.m. Mountain Road and Gaviota Drive. A 55-year-old Aliso Viejo man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and held for $10,000 bail due to one prior DUI offense.
Traffic stop. 11:17 p.m. 2200 block of Laguna Canyon Road. A 40-year-old Corona man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and driving with a BAC of .08 or higher and held for $2,500 bail.