Detectives are trying to identify two teenage girls who fled in a car after robbing a pedestrian at knifepoint Wednesday, Feb. 24, about 3:48 p.m., police said.
After demanding a purse and cell phone from the woman walking in the 500 block of Anita Street, the two girls identified only as blondes fled in a dark sedan or small SUV, Sgt. Tim Kleiser said. A man was at the wheel of the getaway vehicle, which possibly had out-of-state plates, he said. The victim was uninjured.
Monday, Feb. 22
Traffic collision. Laguna Canyon Rd. 11:12 a.m. For an unexplained reason, an outbound car knocked down a sign and veered off into a gulley. No one was injured.
Traffic collision. 2100 block of Park Ave. 3:13 p.m. The driver of a vehicle heading downhill lost control and veered into the shoulder and shrubbery. The driver was transported for treatment.
Wanted vehicle. S. Coast Hwy. 5 p.m. Trisha Valenzuela Church, 48, Laguna Beach, was arrested for suspicion of felony domestic violence in the wake of a fight involving her husband a few days before.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Stolen vehicle. N. Coast Hwy. 3 a.m. Tamra Trueblood, 43, of Murrieta, was arrested for suspicion of auto theft after she was found in possession of keys for a missing Saturn.
Saturday, Feb. 27
Traffic stop. Forest Ave. 12:56 a.m. A 20-year-old Anaheim resident was cited for DUI.
Disturbance. Forest Ave. 1:46 a.m. Dennis Williams Mondragon, 23, of Lake Forest, was arrested for suspicion of assault on a police officer and resisting arrest after he fled when police arrived to break up a fight. His 20-year-old companion, Courtney Ellis, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was also arrested for suspicion of assaulting two bouncers.
Domestic violence. 2800 block of Zell Dr. 2:24 a.m. A 27-year-old Laguna Beach man was cited for suspicion of domestic violence after allegedly grabbing a girlfriend around the throat following an argument.
Unknown trouble. 1600 block of S. Coast Hwy. 4:20 a.m. A woman hired by two men for a massage held her customers at bay with a Taser when they touched her inappropriately. No one was arrested.
Medical aid. Park Ave. 9:41 a.m. A 29-year-old man possibly broke both arms after losing control of a motorcycle that struck a curb.
Swimmer in distress. 30800 block of Coast hwy. 2:20 p.m. Three people helped a 12-year-old boy screaming for help out of the water.
Fraud. 300 block of Ruby St. 2:48 p.m. A resident suspects identity theft because of the arrival of a computer he didn’t order and the lack of unusual credit card charges.
Traffic collision. 1700 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 7 p.m. Police arrested a 34-year-old Laguna Beach woman who witnesses reported driving erratically and hitting a vehicle in front of her.
Sunday, Feb. 28
Drunk driving. North City Limits. 1:23 a.m. A 60-year-old Arizona man was cited for DUI.
Traffic stop. Glenneyre St. A 26-year-old Santa Ana man was cited for DUI.
Drunk driving. 800 block of Bluebird Canyon Dr. 4:49 p.m. Dylan Michael Candelaria, 46, of Laguna Beach, was arrested for suspicion of DUI and held for $10,000 bail due to a prior offense.
Hit and run. Glenneyre St. 5:14 p.m. A 28-year-old New York man was cited for DUI.
