An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
Monday, Feb. 4 Grand theft. 31800 Coast Hwy. About $2,400 in cash, personal and insurance checks were taken from locked drawers in medical offices. There is no sign of forced entry. Grand theft. PD. 9:39 a.m. A baby goat reported stolen was already captured and recovered by animal control officers two days earlier. Then, police [...]
Tuesday, Feb. 19 Grand theft. 100 block of McKnight Dr. 1:36 p.m. An antique bench valued at $2200 placed at the curb disappeared. Grand theft. 1400 Terrace Way. 2:30 p.m. Detectives assisted the owner recover a lost Ipad using the “find my Ipad” application. It is unclear why there was no arrest made. Vandalism. 200 [...]
Monday, Feb. 4 Petty theft. 1100 block of S. Coast hwy. 11:55 a.m. A bar patron reported that her purse was stolen last night and that her credit cards had been used. Grand theft. 1100 block of Catalina St. 12:58 p.m. Someone rode off with a $600 beach cruiser bike left unlocked at a home. [...]
Monday, Jan. 14 Suspicious person. 900 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 2:53 p.m. Paul Thompson Mille, 24, of Ontario, was arrested for suspicion of possessing stolen property and Joseph Thompson, 39, of Rancho Cucamonga, was held on a no-bail drug warrant as a result of an officer recognizing the pair from a description of suspects [...]
Monday, Dec. 31 Vehicle burglary. 300 Ocean Ave. 10:29 a.m. Someone entered a vehicle parked in front of a residence and took a $150 stereo. Grand theft. 3:10 p.m. 300 block Osgood Ct. Two snowboards with bindings and two pairs of boots valued at $1200 were taken from an unlocked vehicle. Traffic collision. 8 p.m. [...]
Monday, Dec. 24 Vehicle burglary. 300 block of Agate St. 8:20 a.m. Several vehicle owners discovered their driver doors open. Grand theft. 2:44 p.m. 400 block of Coast Hwy. A kinetic garden sculpture by artist Mark White and valued at $2, 900 was stolen from an open patio. Burglary. 300 bloc of Lookout Dr. 11:59 [...]
Laguna Beach police arrested four drivers for suspicion of driving while intoxicated at a late-night DUI checkpoint near Crescent Bay Drive last Friday, the first local checkpoint in more than a year. More than 600 vehicles were stopped and the licenses of drivers checked in the 1500 block of N. Coast Highway between 9 p.m. [...]
Monday, Dec. 17 Found property. 10:21 a.m. 600 block of Coast Hwy. A backpack with an ample amount of marijuana was found in a hotel lobby. The reporting party believes it’s the property of a guest. DUI. 30800 block Coast Hwy. As a result of a call from a person who observed a vehicle leaving [...]
Tuesday, Dec. .4 Traffic stop. 1:47 a.m. 1200 block of Coast Hwy. A 42-year-old Toledo, Ohio, man was arrested for DUI and held for $2500 bail. Grand theft. 6:53 a.m. 1000 block of Marine Dr. A black golf bag was stolen within the last half hour. Three people were seen in area. Assist other dept. [...]
Monday, Nov. 26 Burglary. 600 Park Ave. Someone broke into an office area over Thanksgiving weekend. No loss was reported. Tuesday, Nov. 27 Stolen vehicle. 12-04477. 3:57 p.m. N. Coast Hwy. Alex V. Alvarado, 18, and Juan Carlos Barajaslopez, 26, both of Anaheim, were arrested for suspicion of possessing stolen property, landscaping tools stolen [...]
The Laguna Beach Police Department has been awarded a $90,000 grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety for a year-long program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on local roadways through special enforcement and public awareness efforts. While traffic deaths statewide declined by nearly 39 percent between 2006 and 2010 and DUI’s remain the [...]
Police Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer Law enforcement authorities who served search warrants at homes in Hawthorne on Friday, Nov. 2 arrested a suspected drug dealer and seized $229,000 in cash, cars, a handgun and an illicit drug cache of undetermined value. The warrants were obtained following an investigation tied to a case in Laguna Beach [...]
Tuesday, Oct. 2 Pedestrian stop. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. Debra Mexin, 50, of Laguna Beach, was arrested for suspicion of heroin possession after officers observed her stashing a purse in bushes. Two heroin-filled syringes were found in the purse, Sgt. Louie Callus said. Bail was set at $20,000. Vehicle burglary. 600 block N. [...]
Monday, Sept. 17 Pedestrian stop. 1:41 a.m. 300 block of Broadway St. Dwight Francis Duggan, 54, of Escondido was arrested for an outstanding $7,500 warrant. Fraud. 1400 block Morningside Circle. 8:30 a.m. Investigators are analyzing a claim by an employer, who alleged an employee stole a check. Sexual perversion. 11:22 a.m. 300 block of Cliff [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
