POLICE FILES - Oct. 10, 2008

Area 1

Broadway: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI in the 200 block at 11:35 a.m. Friday.

Circle Way: Three citations for illegal taking of Garibaldi were issued in the 1300 block of Crescent Bay North at 2 p.m. Thursday.

Circle Way: A drug citation was issued to a driver in the 1300 block at 5:41 a.m. Saturday.

Circle Way: A man fell and twisted his knee in the 1300 block of Crescent Bay Beach North at 5:02 p.m. Tuesday.

Cliff Drive: A Laguna Beach man and a Lake Forest man were arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after being found passed out in the 400 block below the monument at 6:07 p.m. Thursday.

Cliff Drive: Two people reported that all their belongings were stolen in the 1200 block at 12:47 p.m. Saturday.

North Coast Highway: A homeless man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after being found lying on the sidewalk in the 600 block at 3:37 p.m. Friday.

North Coast Highway: A citation for drug possession was issued in the 1400 block at 11:07 p.m. Thursday.

North Coast Highway: A citation for marijuana possession was issued in the 800 block at 9:17 a.m. Saturday.

North Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on a drug charge in the 1400 block at 11:33 p.m. Saturday.

Poplar Street: Five juveniles were detained and released to their parents after reportedly shooting into a building with sling shots, breaking a window, at Lookout Drive at 2:55 p.m. Sunday.

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Area 3

Forest Avenue: A purse was reported stolen, with a loss of $75, at a restaurant in the 200 block at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday.

Glenneyre Street: Two Laguna Beach men were arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in the 300 block at 6:16 a.m. Tuesday.

Ocean Avenue: A San Clemente man was issued a drug citation in the 200 block at 10:46 p.m. Tuesday.

South Coast Highway: Two cameras, valued at $1,000 each, were reported stolen from a cafe in the 500 block at 10:51 p.m. Friday.

South Coast Highway: A citation was issued to a man for having marijuana and an open container of alcohol while driving in the 700 block at 10:52 p.m. Friday.

South Coast Highway: Police were called to break up a fight involving four to five people in the 600 block at 2:05 a.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: A Santa Ana man was issued a citation for public intoxication in the 600 block at 1:45 p.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: A Mission Viejo man was arrested on a battery charge after allegedly pushing someone down the stairs at a restaurant in the 800 block at 10:43 p.m. Monday.

Thalia Street: A 40-year-old man fractured his ankle while learning to surf in the 100 block of the beach at 2:16 p.m. Sunday.

Tree Top Lane: A rattlesnake was reported in a schoolyard in the 21000 block at 10:18 a.m. Monday.

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Area 4

Glenneyre Street: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in the 2000 block at 10:53 p.m. Friday.

Glenneyre Street: A $10,000 painting was reported stolen from the 2500 block at 9:28 p.m. Tuesday.

Smith Way: Three citations for drug possession were issued to men who were allegedly smoking marijuana while driving at Oriole Drive at 9:55 a.m. Thursday.

Solana Way: A lizard was removed from a toilet in the 2600 block at 6:54 p.m.

South Coast Highway: A fake $100 bill was reported at a pizza restaurant in the 1100 block at 6:29 p.m. Friday.

South Coast Highway: A fake $100 bill was reported in the 1100 block at 7:20 p.m. Friday.

South Coast Highway: A Laguna Beach man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a traffic stop in the 1200 block at 1:44 a.m. Saturday.

South Coast Highway: A medical office door was reported kicked in, but nothing stolen, in the 1100 block at 7:59 a.m. Saturday.

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Area 5

Ceanothus Drive: A fraudulent credit card charge of $30,000 was reported in the 31000 block at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday.

Coast Highway: A pelican who had its beak caught in the rear axle of a vehicle was released in the 31000 block at 5:41 p.m. Saturday.

The POLICE FILES are compiled from oral and written reports from the Laguna Beach Police Department and other sources from Wednesday, Oct. 1, to Tuesday, Oct. 7. Not all police activity is included. Arrests indicate suspicion of violations, not charges filed nor the results of court action unless noted.