Tuesday, Nov. 1
Grand theft. Coast Hwy. 2:42 p.m. $1,300 worth of tools vanished from a vehicle.
Stolen vehicle. 31100 block of Coast Hwy. 1:47 p.m. Police arrested Clavel Rosita Altamirano, 19, San Diego, for suspicion of auto theft.
Thursday, Nov. 3
Citizen. 1200 block of S. Coast Hwy. 4:54 a.m. Curtis Benjamin Lowe, 34, of San Diego, was arrested for suspicion of passing counterfeit currency, having allegedly made a fast-food purchase with a phony $10 bill. Police say Lowe was in possession of four other fake bills of small denominations. Bail was set at $20,000.
Assault. 30900 block of S. Coast Hwy. 3:45 p.m. Police arrested Brannon Morse Hazelrigg, 27, of Newport Coast, and Jose Victor Zuniga, 30, of Santa Ana, for suspicion of battery and narcotic sales. Zuniga apparently angered when a potential buyer decided against a purchase and slugged the customer, who fled. When questioned by police, the dissatisfied potential customer allegedly told police about meeting the pair in response to a Craigslist ad. Bail was set at $100,000.
B&P violation. Six merchants, including some galleries, were cited for providing alcohol without a license. Citations were issued in the 200 and 300 block of N. Coast Highway, the 1200, 1300 and 1500 block of S. Coast Highway, and 200 block of Forest Avenue.
Friday, Nov. 4
Traffic stop. Cleo St. 12:14 a.m. A 28-year-old Misson Viejo woman was cited for DUI.
Vandalism. N. La Senda. 2 a.m. Spray paint defaced three vehicles.
Medical aid. 700 block of Nyes Place. A construction worker suffered a leg injury in a fall and was transported for treatment.
Grand theft. 500 block of Cliff Dr. 4:39 p.m. A resident says $3,120 in medications delivered by UPS were stolen.
Hit and run. 200 block of Broadway St. 8:34 p.m. A vehicle believed to be involved in a hit and run collision was found abandoned in a downtown lot.
Saturday, Nov. 5
Petty theft. 600 block of Virginia Park Dr. 8:20 a.m. A purse was taken from unlocked vehicle.
Hit and run. Alexander Rd. 9:52 a.m. Two Newport Beach teens switched off behind the wheel of a Mercedes that collided with one occupied vehicle as well as several parked cars before fleeing northbound. Police caught up to the car at Coast Highway and Broadway and detained the boys and a 15-year-old female passenger from Irvine. The teens now confront multiple criminal charges, but were released to their parents.
Sunday, Nov. 6
Assault. 1100 block of S. Coast Hwy. 12:18 a.m. Richard Wallace Evan, 44, of San Juan Capistrano, was arrested for suspicion of domestic violence and resisting arrest after witnesses at a watering hole reported an assault of a woman.
Traffic collision. Coast Highway. 7:56 p.m. A 49-year-old Dana Point woman escaped injury after striking a parking car and a light pole, which was knocked to the ground. The cause of the collision is under investigation, but police say alcohol was not a factor.
Am I reading this correctly? Galleries were cited for giving out alcoholic drinks on Art Walk Night? With the difficult retail climate they face, it is simply facist to persecute them for trying to provide a customer friendly environment. SHAME.