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. 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 [...]
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 [...]
Monday, Sept. 10 Fraud. 500 block Cliff Dr. 11:19 a.m. A woman who paid $1,800 towards a home improvement project learned her contractor was illegally using someone else’s license. A detective will follow up. Tuesday, Sept. 11 Traffic stop. 1:24 a.m. Thalia St. A 24-year-old from Huntington Beach was cited for DUI and held [...]
Monday, Aug. 27 Grand theft. 400 Poplar St. 9 a.m. Someone took $2,500 worth of tools in July from a garage. Grand theft. 100 block of Agate St. 11 a.m. A parking meter with dual tops was lifted off the pole and stolen. Petty theft. 12-03292. 200 block of Forest Ave. Timmi Curtis Rantala, 41, [...]
Monday, Aug. 13 Vandalism. 200 block of Calliope St. 9:58 a.m. While a parking officer was out inspecting vehicles on foot, someone splashed a paint-destroying caustic chemical across the vehicle. A new paint job is estimated at $3,000. Vandalism. 900 block of Temple Hills Dr. 10:12 a.m. The driver’s side front tire was punctured with [...]
Monday, Aug. 6 Trespassing. 300 block of Park Ave. 8:41 p.m. A woman reports a man is blocking her office doorway and will not leave. Police learn he is a walkaway from an Anaheim hospice in need of medication. DUI. West St. 9:32 p.m. A 32-year-old Aliso Viejo woman was cited for DUI and held [...]
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 [...]
