POLICE FILES - Nov. 30, 2007

The POLICE FILES are compiled from oral and written reports from the Laguna Beach Police Department and other sources. Not all police activity is included. Arrests indicate suspicion of violations, not charges filed nor the results of court action unless noted.

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TUESDAY

Glenneyre Street: $8,000 was reportedly charged on fraudulent accounts created using stolen ID at 3:15 p.m. in the 1200 block.

Ocean Avenue: Battery was reported at 11:51 p.m. in the 200 block.

South Coast Highway: A Hollywood man was arrested at gunpoint on suspicion of stealing a bottle of vodka at 2:50 p.m. and was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a leg injury in the 700 block.

South Coast Highway: A Santa Ana man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication at 5:24 a.m. in the 100 block.

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MONDAY

Coast Highway: A Dana Point resident was arrested on suspicion of drug possession at 11:27 a.m. after a traffic stop at Wesley Drive.

Forest Avenue: A Laguna Beach youth was arrested on suspicion of stealing a $150 skateboard at 7:57 p.m. from a surf shop where the employees knew him in the 200 block.

Katella Street: A man in a vehicle was reported to be exposing himself at 6:27 a.m. in the 900 block.

Laguna Canyon Road: A Foothill Ranch woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after she was observed throwing up outside the car while driving on the shoulder of the road at 5:52 p.m. in the 3200 block.

North Coast Highway: A Costa Mesa woman was arrested on suspicion of tearing apart the staking for the lifeguard headquarters at 11:32 a.m. in the 100 block of the beach.

North Coast Highway: A Costa Mesa man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication at 11:32 a.m. in the 100 block of the beach.

South Coast Highway: A wallet belonging to a resident of a recovery center was reported stolen with $200 and credit cards that were being used in the 1300 block.

Via Vista: A hummingbird was reported caught in a skylight at 4:25 p.m. in the 3000 block.

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SUNDAY

Broadway: A man reportedly put $3 on the counter of a liquor store and took a $7.99 bottle of liquor at 12:02 a.m. in the 200 block.

Circle Way: A Huntington Beach man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication at 2:10 p.m. after police responded to a large bonfire on No. Crescent Bay beach in the 1300 block.

Eiler Larsen Lane: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication 11:02 p.m. in the 200 block.

Forest Avenue: A juvenile girl was arrested on suspicion of stealing a $150 sweatshirt at 6:44 p.m. from a boutique in the 300 block.

North Coast Highway: An Aliso Viejo resident was arrested on suspicion of grand theft auto at 9:02 p.m. in a shopping center in the 600 block.

Ocean Avenue: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication at 12:34 a.m. in the 200 block.

Ocean Avenue: A stolen credit card was allegedly used to purchase $500 worth of items at 2:10 p.m. in the 300 block.

South Coast Highway: Ten men were reported fighting at 2:21 a.m. in the 1200 block.

South Coast Highway: An iPod was reported stolen from a vehicle at 9:04 p.m. after the window was smashed in the 1200 block.

South Coast Highway: A man was reported sleeping in public at 11:53 p.m. in the 1100 block.

Wesley Drive: A window was reported smashed on a vehicle and items stolen at 8:38 a.m. in the 21000 block.

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SATURDAY

Coast Highway: Firefighters responded to a stove fire at 6:31 p.m. in the 30800 block.

Dartmoor Street: A self-cleaning oven with lots of smoke generated a fire call at 10:40 p.m. in the 300 block.

Moss Street: A topless woman was reportedly being photographed at 3:31 p.m. on the beach in the 100 block.

Park Avenue: Six to eight mailboxes were reported smashed and mail strewn all over the street at 8:35 a.m. in the 2700 block.

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FRIDAY

Balboa Avenue: One person was taken to South Coast Medical Center after a traffic accident at 11:21 p.m. In the 600 block.

Brooks Street: CDs valued at $1,000 were reported stolen from a vehicle at 6:59 a.m. in the 100 block.

Cleo Street: A vehicle’s windows were reported smashed and the vehicle burglarized at 8:49 a.m. in the 100 block.

Gaviota Drive: Windows were reported broken on two cars parked in a structure a 9:04 a.m. in the 1000 block.

Gaviota Drive: The window was reported smashed on a vehicle at 9:25 a.m. in the 1000 block.

Glenneyre Street: A 47-year-old homeless man was given medical aid for a possible stroke at 8:22 p.m. in the 300 block.

Glenneyre Street: A window was reported broken on a vehicle and an iPhone taken at 10:20 p.m. in the 1400 block.

Laguna Canyon Road: A biker was reported to have sustained two broken arms after hitting a parked car at 9:16 a.m. in the 600 block.

Nyes Place: A resident reported a fire hydrant on the lawn and a vehicle with damage to its rear at 9:02 a.m. due to an apparently out-of-control vehicle at about 3 a.m. in the 400 block.

Park Avenue: Three youths were detained after being reported on the roof of a school at 1:24 a.m. in the 2100 block.

Queda Way: A window was reported smashed on a Volkswagen at 7:02 a.m. in the 2700 block.

St. Ann’s Beach: A report of shots fired at 12:44 a.m. turned out to be Roman candles fired from the beach.

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THURSDAY

Chiquita Street: An orange was reported thrown at a vehicle at 8:57 p.m. at North Coast Highway.

Circle Way: A dead sea lion was reported at 3:43 p.m. in the 1300 block of No. Crescent Bay beach.

Coast Highway: A San Juan Capistrano man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after reportedly screaming at 2:37 a.m. in the 31000 block at Aliso Beach.

Coast Highway: A Rancho Santa Margarita man was arrested on suspicion of stealing medications from a hospital at 4:27 p.m. in the 31800 block.

Glenneyre Street: A La Jolla man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at 1:52 a.m. at Laguna Avenue.

South Coast Highway: Police were called to quell a fight that started at a bar and ended up at another location at 1:48 a.m. in the 1200 block.

Thalia Street: Two homeless men were arrested at 11:26 a.m. on suspicion of public intoxication in a park in the 100 block.

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WEDNESDAY

Brooks Street: A stolen surfboard was recovered after the victim chased the suspects at 4:39 p.m. in the 100 block.

Cliff Drive: A Santa Ana man was arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis at 2:23 p.m. at Fairview Street.

Coast Highway: Burned popcorn set off a smoke detector that brought firefighters to a hotel at 7:15 p.m. in the 30800 block.

Lagunita Drive: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI at 6:55 p.m. at Coast Highway.

La Mirada Street: A purse with a video camera was reported taken from a garage the night before at 10:53 a.m. in the 1000 block.

Sun Valley Drive: A Burbank man was issued a citation for reckless driving at 9:29 p.m. at Laguna Canyon Road.