Monday, Sept.12
Traffic stop. 12:14 a.m. A Corona del Mar woman, 23, was cited for driving while drunk and held for $2,500 bail.
Traffic stop. 2L25 a.m. A 19-year-old visitor from Panama was arrested for DUI and held for $2,500 bail.
Animal calls. 1:27 p.m. A hiker at Alta Laguna Park reported spotting a mountain lion near the end of the cul de sac.
Fraud. 1:54 p.m. 1200 block of Ocean Front Dr. The owners of a weekly vacation rental evicted a tenant who unlawfully collected an $1,100 deposit to sublet the property to desert residents of Thousand Palms.
Fraud. 5 p.m. 1500 block of Via Majorca. Someone made an Internet purchase of a $3,200 television charged to a resident’s credit card, which was delivered in Northern California.
Indecent exposure. 7:04 p.m. Treasure Island Beach. A man on a blue blanket was reported exposing himself.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Theft. 5 p.m. El Morro School. Someone took cash, a watch and gift cards from an unlocked vehicle two weeks earlier.
Grand theft. 6:52 p.m. 200 block of Santa Rosa Ct. $1,200 worth of plants and planters were taken from the yard earlier in the day.
Traffic stop. 11:49 p.m. Wesley Dr. A 47-year-old Mission Viejo man was arrested for DUI and held for $2,500 bail.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Traffic stop. 9:26 a.m. Irvine Cove. A 22-year-old Laguna Hills woman was arrested for two outstanding drunk in public warrants and held for $15,000 bail.
Traffic collision. 3:28 p.m. Broadway at Coast Highway. Indy columnist Dennis McTighe suffered minor scrapes when thrown from his bike after being clipped by a motorist in the crosswalk. He’ll be hoofin’ it this week.
Grand theft. 6 p.m. 600 block of Thalia St. Framed medical degree and license certificates disappeared from a home in a caretaker’s possession.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Grand theft. 10:57 a.m. 700 block of Wilson St. A resident discovered the theft of a $17,000 18k rose gold Jaeger LeCoultre men’s watch while inspecting the contents of a safe.
Detective activity. 2:45 p.m. 900 block of N. Coast Hwy. Ron Anthony Martinez, 31, of Huntington Beach, was arrested for suspicion of possessing and transporting a controlled substance and was held for $25,000 bail. He had nearly two grams of methamphetamine in his possession.
Traffic collision. 6:48 p.m. Thalia St. A motorcyclist suffered a severe leg injury, including a broken ankle, after being thrown to the street when a vehicle cut him off. Mechanics from a nearby auto repair shop applied a tourniquet to the cyclist’s leg, which was reattached at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, said Derek Ostensen, a customer of Auto Repair of Laguna Beach. The accident, which blocked southbound traffic for 30 minutes, is under investigation, police said. A
Grand theft. 9:38 p.m. 30600 block of Coast Hwy. A diner who left a hard drive containing client information behind after eating returned to find it gone.
Friday, Sept. 16
Prowler. 6 a.m. 1000 block of Marina Way. A man and woman entered a backyard by climbing over a gate. No one is taken into custody.
Traffic collision. 7:54 a.m. Cleo St. A pedestrian who entered a crosswalk while a vehicle was turning was struck and fell to the ground, possible breaking a collar bone.
Pedestrian stop. 8:19 a.m. 500 N. Coast Hwy. Robert T. Telford, 65, of Yucaipa, pushing a shopping cart in the northbound lanes, was cited for an outstanding $20,045 warrant from Hermosa Beach PD and released in the field.
Attempted burglary. 300 block of N. Coast Hwy. The business owner discovered broken glass.
Saturday, Sept. 17
Traffic stop. 12:05 a.m. Glenneyre St. A 48-year-old Laguna Beach man was arrested for DUI and held for $2,500 bail.
Occupied vehicle. 2:48 a.m. 400 block of Cliff Dr. Danielle Annmarie Grainger, 22, of Dana Point, was arrested for a $15,000 outstanding warrant for burglary and resisting arrest. She appeared to be living out of her vehicle.
Traffic collision. 5:54 p.m. 1500 block of Glenneyre St. A 42-year-old Laguna Beach woman was arrested for DUI and held for $2,500 bail.
Trespassing. 7:28 p.m. 1000 block of Rembrandt. Trash bags and a sleeping bag were discovered on the lower property. Squatters are suspected.
Traffic stop. 11:39 p.m. 400 block of Glenneyre St. Ricardo Javier Herrera, 40, of Irvine, was arrested for alleged drunk driving. His bail was $10,000 due to a previous DUI arrest.
Sunday, Sept. 18
Traffic stop. 1:28 a.m. Myrtle St. A 47-year-old Norco woman was arrested for DUI and held for $2,500 bail.
Pedestrian stop. 8:06 a.m. Cleo St. James Palmer, 60, of Laguna Beach, was arrested for numerous outstanding drunk in public warrants totaling $50,000.
Threats. 4:27 p.m. 300 block of Ledroit St. An independent publisher received threatening emails from a Palm Springs resident.
Traffic stop. 10:46 p.m. Coast Hwy. A 33-year-old local woman was arrested for DUI and held or $2,500 bail.
Monday, Sept. 19
Illegal lodging. 20900 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. Four people who previously had received warnings were cited for illegal lodging.
Does anyone know what happened yesterday (Thursday, Sept 22nd, 2011) on PCH in Laguna Beach around 2:30-3:00pm?
I was driving south from DT Laguna, and ran across what appeared to be a hit and run accident with 3 or 4 parked vehicles near a dry-cleaner (some were really damaged, and the owners looked like they were in shock). As I drove further down PCH South (about 1 to 2 miles), I came across what appeared to be a fairly serious traffic accident in the south-bound lanes involving at least 3 or 4 vehicles (emergency vehicles were just starting to show up). It looked fairly serious, and both incidences appeared to be related (based on the time and vicinity). My speculation was it was either a car-jacking gone bad, or an out of control drunk-driver?
Anyone know anything?
see story posted today.