THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG
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Daily excerpts of crime and emergency reports from the 31 cities and other communities in Orange County.
Some agencies update their logs less frequently than others.
ANAHEIM
* West Alameda Avenue: Report of a forced residential burglary in the 2000 block at 12:55 p.m. Friday.
* East La Palma Avenue: Report of forgery in the 5300 block at 2:22 p.m. Friday.
* South Harbor Boulevard: Report of a forced commercial burglary in the 1700 block at 9:19 p.m. Friday.
BREA
* Brea Mall: Police arrested a 17-year-old Downey boy on suspicion of stealing at Macy’s at 6:01 p.m. Saturday.
BUENA PARK
* San Hilario Circle: Police took a report of a 19-year-old male breaking the windows of the family’s car and home in the 8000 block at 5:33 p.m. Sunday.
COSTA MESA
* Adams Avenue: A bicycle worth $189 was stolen in the 1500 block between 3 and 5 p.m. Feb. 2.
* West 19th Street: A compact disc player and CDs worth a total of $500 were stolen from a car in the 500 block during the evening of Feb. 1.
CYPRESS
* Valley View Street: Report of stolen hubcaps worth $40 in the 9200 block at 8:52 a.m. Wednesday.
* Graham Street: Report of a stolen 1985 brown Toyota Camry in the 9700 block at 10:51 a.m. Wednesday.
* Valley View Street: A male transient who set up camp in the bushes at Cypress College was arrested at 11:19 a.m. Wednesday for violating municipal codes.
DANA POINT
* Aurelio Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 34000 block at 9:15 a.m. Feb. 2.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
* Puffin Avenue: A woman said someone put sand and corn into her gas tank in the 9500 block; reported at 8 p.m. Feb. 1.
FULLERTON
* Commonwealth Avenue: Report of a residential burglary in the 1700 block at 1:17 a.m. Feb. 2.
GARDEN GROVE
* Brookhurst Street at Hazard Avenue: Police were looking for suspects, possibly driving a burgundy Acura Integra, in connection with a shooting about 8 p.m. Saturday that sent one man to a hospital. The victim is in stable condition with a single bullet wound to his abdomen.
HUNTINGTON BEACH
* Newmoon Lane: Two racing bicycles worth a total of $55,000 were stolen from a vehicle in the 18000 block at 6:29 a.m. Thursday.
* Murdy Park: A motorist returned to his parked car to find the window smashed and his wallet stolen from under the driver’s seat at 10:52 a.m. Thursday.
* Lido Lane: Report of children throwing fruit in the 17300 block at 4:59 p.m. Feb. 2.
* Warner Avenue: Someone called police to say a yellow delivery truck was “ready to break into something” in the 6000 block at 4:22 a.m. Feb. 2.
IRVINE
* Fortune Drive: A 22-year-old was arrested in the Irvine Spectrum entertainment center on suspicion of battery at 12:44 a.m. Saturday.
* Veneto: Emblems on a vehicle were reported damaged in the 700 block at 9:37 a.m. Sunday.
LAGUNA BEACH
* Chateau Way: A teenage boy was arrested at 7 p.m. Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence after police spotted him stumbling to his car. He was released to his parents.
LAGUNA HILLS
* Alicia Parkway: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 25000 block at 3:21 p.m. Feb. 2.
LAGUNA NIGUEL
* Running Deer Lane: A compact disc player was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 29000 block Saturday night.
LA HABRA
* West Imperial Highway: Report of a burglary in the 1900 block at 1:28 a.m. Feb. 2.
LAKE FOREST
* Lake Forest Drive: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 22000 block at 2:03 p.m. Feb. 2.
LA PALMA
* Banbury Circle: A woman reported at 8:12 p.m. Saturday that a bag of dog excrement was set on fire and thrown at her door in the 5100 block. Police found a second home on Salisbury Lane where a similar incident occurred about the same time.
LOS ALAMITOS
* Oak Street: Police are working with the families of two students who made threats to each other on campus at 1:09 p.m. Thursday.
MISSION VIEJO
* Moro Azul: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 26000 block at 9:12 p.m. Feb. 2.
NEWPORT BEACH
* 16th Street: Several items of clothing and a clock worth $3,700 were stolen from a home in the 1800 block on Feb. 2.
* 16th Street: About $5,600 in miscellaneous property was stolen from a home in the 1800 block between 8:20 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 2.
ORANGE
* North Santiago Boulevard: Report of a burglary with a forced entry at a self-service laundry in the 2600 block at 1:08 a.m. Thursday.
* South Orange Street: Report of a stolen vehicle in the 100 block at 2:10 p.m. Thursday.
PLACENTIA
* South Kraemer Avenue: A Ford minivan was reported stolen in the 200 block at 8:53 a.m. Sunday.
* East Orangethorpe Avenue: Report of petty theft in the 1200 block at 6:52 p.m. Sunday; someone stole a beer from a 7-Eleven.
SAN CLEMENTE
* Acebo Lane: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 300 block at 3:36 p.m. Feb. 2.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
* Rancho Viejo Road: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 31000 block at 2:41 p.m. Feb. 2.
SANTA ANA
* East 15th Street: Authorities detained two unidentified people in connection with a robbery at a Bank of America branch inside a Lucky supermarket in the 2000 block at 10:07 a.m. Monday. The suspects are believed to be connected to several bank robberies in Orange County.
SEAL BEACH
* Westminster Avenue: Someone broke into a stamp machine at the post office, using crowbars that were left at the scene. Reported at 4:43 a.m. Friday.
STANTON
* Hoover Street: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 12000 block at 6:05 p.m. Feb. 2.
* Beach Boulevard: Report of a burglary with an audible alarm in the 11000 block at 6:26 p.m. Feb. 2.
TUSTIN
* Heritage Way: Report of people sitting in front of a residence in the 13400 block, throwing beer bottles and being loud, at 3:25 a.m. Saturday.
* Mitchell Avenue: All four tires on a 1988 Honda Prelude were slashed in the 1700 block; reported at 8:22 a.m. Saturday.
VILLA PARK
* Updated incident logs for the last week were unavailable. For information about crime prevention programs in your community, call Capt. Pete Gannon, police services chief for Villa Park, at (714) 647-1851 or visit the Sheriff’s Department Web site at https://www.ocsd.org/.
WESTMINSTER
* Westminster Mall: A 36-year-old woman was charged with petty theft at 1:39 p.m. Friday. She was cited and released.
YORBA LINDA
* Lakeview Avenue: Report of vandalism in the 4700 block at 12:26 p.m. Saturday.
OTHER COMMUNITIES
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA
* Santa Margarita Parkway: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 7:53 a.m. Feb. 2.
TRABUCO CANYON
* Summit Court: Report of a robbery with an audible alarm in the 100 block at 3:43 p.m. Feb. 2.
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