Monday, April 27
Burglary. 100 block of Chiquita St. 12:19 p.m. During a two-hour absence by the resident, someone entered a home window and took watches valued at $200 from a jewelry box.
Detective activity. 33600 block of Del Opisbo. 2:51 p.m. Narcotics investigators who set up a drug buy in Laguna Beach arrested Christopher Steven Bayer, 32, of Newport Beach, for suspicion of felony possession and transportation of narcotics, and Ralph Malfavon, 30, of San Juan Capistrano, and Juaquin Vargas, 26, of Mission Viejo, for alleged misdemeanor drug possession. Police seized 3.8 grams of methamphetamine and .2 grams of heroin.
Pedestrian stop. 300 block of Broadway St. 4:30 p.m. Leah Alspaugh, 35, of Oceanside, was arrested for multiple warrants.
Wednesday, April 29
Juvenile contact. 21600 block of Ocean Vista Dr. 8:38 a.m. Four LBHS students hanging out on beach chairs outdoors near a water tower were collared for ditching school and one was cited for marijuana possession.
Vandalism. 1400 block of Glenneyre St. 1:32 p.m. Someone attempted to kick in a door and damaged the lock.
Property. 3200 block of Alta Laguna Blvd. 5:24 p.m. Someone found a box cutter in the playground.
Thursday, April 30
Traffic stop. Myrtle St. 1:35 a.m. A 22-year-old Mission Viejo woman was cited for DUI.
Fraud. 31600 block of Scenic Dr. 9:58 a.m. A resident who tried to file taxes was rejected and discovered his social security number had already been used.
Stolen vehicle. 31800 block of Eighth Ave. 10:30 a.m. A 2000 Ducati motorcycle worth $4,000 was located about 1 p.m. less than a block away in the 31900 block of Virginia Way. The ignition had been tampered with.
Petty theft. 2300 block of Laguna Canyon road. 4:41 p.m. 32 lug nuts and 16 differential sleeves valued at $600 were stolen from a vehicle left for service.
Stolen vehicle. 2700 block of S. Coast Hwy. 9:38 p.m. A 2009 Honda was stolen after its owner left for the beach.
Friday, May 1
Medical. 31300 block of Monterey St. 12:07 a.m. Christopher Yax, 27, of Dana Point, was arrested for a no bail warrant.
Traffic stop. 300 block of Glenneyre St. 2:41 a.m. A 26-year-old Laguna Niguel man was cited for DUI.
Repossession. 700 block of Balboa Ave. 4 a.m. A tow truck driver repossessed a 2015 Mercedes.
Vehicle burglary. 1600 block of S. Coast Hwy. 8:47 a.m. The driver’s side window was smashed and thieves took possessions valued at $1500.
Vandalism. 400 block of N. Coast Hwy. 1:16 p.m. A couple who checked out of a hotel caused $700 in damage.
Saturday, May 2
Domestic violence. 200 block of Jasmine St. 12:01 a.m. Matthew Brady, 34, of Laguna Beach, was arrested for suspicion of felony domestic violence in the wake of an argument where he allegedly was waving a knife that led to a small cut on his girlfriend’s knee. Bail was set at $100,000.
Traffic stop. 1500 block of S. Coast Hwy. 2:17 a.m. A 42-year-old San Clemente man was cited for DUI.
Drug activity. 1100 block of S. Coast Hwy. 5:55 p.m. Angeline Victoria Tropp, 28, of Laguna Beach, and Jeffrey Stephen James Austin, 29, of Capistrano Beach, were each arrested for suspicion of three misdemeanor drug charges. Tropp also allegedly brought methamphetamine into the jail, concealed in her bathing suit bottom.
Sunday, May 3
Drug activity. 300 block of Broadway St. 8:58 a.m. Erin Zimmerman, 21, of Pennsylvania, was arrested for providing police false ID and a parole violation.
Brush fire. 600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 4:25 p.m. A cigarette thrown into brush ignited a fire.
Fire. 600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 5:11 p.m. Smoke was again spotted coming from brush by outbound lanes.
Drunk driving. 1700 block of Catalina St. 10:50 p.m. A 31-year-old foreign visitor was cited for DUI.
Traffic stop. 1000 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. A 48-year-old Mission Viejo woman was cited for DUI.
