Street Beat

Garage Sale Customer Finds Missing Bike

A customer of a Jasmine Street garage sale on Sunday was surprised to find the beach cruiser she reported stolen among the for-sale items.

The bike was eventually returned to the rightful owner and no charges were filed against the yard sale host, said Sgt. Louise Callas. The woman holding the yard-sale said she found what she presumed was an abandoned bike, unlocked in an alley.

The bike’s owner reported the loss Dec. 7, the night after leaving the two-wheeler on Forest Lane.

Lifeguards Rescue Stranded Angler

Lifeguards J.J. Carvin and Josh Bynum swam out to Goff Island point to rescue a female angler, stranded on the rocks during a rising high tide Sunday morning, according to Bynum.

Her fishing buddy, who had been knocked into the water by a large wave, swam to shore on his own, the guard said. The two guards helped the uninjured female back to shore, walking across the submerged rocks in-between sets, he said.

Sunday, Jan. 25

Traffic stop. Irvine Cove. 12:39 p.m. A 29-year-old Thousand Oaks man was arrested for possession of cannibis and an open container and held for $20,000 bail.

Monday, Jan. 36

Vandalism. 1100 S. Coast Highway. 7:51 a.m. Doors of a restaurant are found kicked in.

Shoplifting. 200 block of Ocean Avenue. 12:16 p.m. A Mission Viejo 19-year-old was arrested for the theft of a $300 pair of sunglasses after he walked out of the store and was contacted by police due to his intoxication. A clerk identified the shoplifter.

Fraud. Newport Coast. 1:20 p.m. John Andrew Crowe, 26, was arrested for suspicion of unauthorized use of a credit card. Police allege Crowe had stolen a credit card number from a client of his employer and rang up $1,500 in charges. He was held for $20,000 bail.

Medical aid. 200 block of Arch Street. 1:40 p.m. A 41-year-old Seal Beach resident was arrested twice in the space of nine hours. Initially, he was arrested for a warrant but hospitalized and released from custody due to medical condition. Police re-arrested him later at Albertson’s for a new charge of being intoxicated in public.

Vandalism. 300 block of Flora Street. 2:14 p.m. A backyard light fixture was reported stolen and dog feces smeared on the handle of a car.

Drug activity. LBHS. 10:40 a.m. School officials detained two teen-agers after observing a transaction. The “seller” was questioned at the police station for furnishing another with an unidentified prescription pill and released to his mother. No further information was available about the buyer, said Sgt. Louise Callus.

Tuesday, Jan. 27

Vehicle burglary. 100 block of San Tropez Court. 11:53 a.m. An iPod jack, watch and skateboard, cumulatively valued at $4,000, were taken from a car.

Grand theft. 300 block of Forest Avenue. 3 p.m. Sometime over the previous weekend a cross, jewelry box and two frames encrusted with jewels and stones, together valued at $2,360, were taken from store.

Vehicle burglary. 100 block of San Tropez Court. A purse and its contents valued at $400 were discovered taken from vehicle.

Traffic stop. Irvine Cove. 10:47 p.m. An 18-year-old Trabuco Canyon man was arrested for outstanding warrants and held for $15,000 bail.

Wedneday, Jan. 28

Hit & run. 31000 block of Scenic Drive. 10:50 a.m. A neighbor witnessed a cement truck hit a brick planter and failed to stop.

Disturbance. 31000 block of Virginia Way. 6:54 p.m. Magazine solicitor Renee Danalie Rogers, 28, of Alpine, Ala., was arrested for suspicion of terrorist threats and misdemeanor battery after she allegedly threw pebbles at a resident that had asked her leave. Rogers allegedly had threatened to burn down the man’s house.

Thursday, Jan. 29

Traffic stop. 1300 block of N. Coast Highway. 2:27 a.m. A 27-year-old Huntington Beach man was arrested for driving with a suspended license and shoplifting. He was held for $15,000 bail.

Warrant service. Police Dept. 9:58 p.m. Irvine resident Van Nguyen, 22, turned himself in on four outstanding warrants, including one no-bail citation, for narcotics and traffic violations.

Friday, Jan. 30

Traffic stop. Diamond and Glenneyre Streets. 12:25 a.m. David Alan Crother, 47, of Aliso Viejo was arrested for suspicion of DUI and held for $10,000 due to a prior offense.

Traffic stop. Mountain Road at Coast Highway. 12:54 a.m. A 22-year-old Las Flores woman was cited for DUI and held for $2,500 bail.

Speed racing. 600 block of Laguna Canyon Road. 1:45 a.m. A 38-year-old Ladera Ranch man was cited for reckless driving after passing a patrolling officer, who clocked him at speeds of up to 80 m.p.h.

Traffic stop. 1100 block of S. Coast Highway. 2:20 a.m. A 31-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita man was arrested for DUI and held for $2,500 bail.

Traffic stop. Bluebird Canyon Road and Coast Highway. 9:30 a.m. A San Clemente man, 49, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license. He was held for $20,000 bail.

Saturday, Jan. 31.

Disturbance. 300 block of Coast Highway. 1:14 a.m. A 39-year-old Carlsbad man was arrested for battery after hitting the doorman who had refused him entry.

Defrauding an innkeeper. Ocean Avenue and Coast Highway. 8:13 p.m. A Laguna Beach transient was arrested for burglary after not paying a $30 tab.

Sunday, Feb. 1

Traffic stop. Cress Street and Coast Highway. 2:23 a.m. A 50-year-old Woodland Hills man was arrested for DUI and held for $2500 bail.

Vehicle burglary. 400 block of Glenneyre. 6:28 a.m. Someone stole valuables worth $400 from a car in a garage.

Repo of the week: 2006 Lexus GS four-door