TUESDAY * Flora Street: A $300 palm...

TUESDAY

* Flora Street: A $300 palm tree was reported stolen in the 400

block at 11:53 a.m.

MONDAY

* Saint Anns Drive: Police responded to a victim’s claim that

someone had vandalized his car, writing “No parking here” in

permanent marker on the glass in the 200 block.

* Cress Street: Police arrested a 24-year-old on suspicion of

assault and battery on a 52-year-old. The victim suffered broken ribs

and bruises over his left eye as a result of the beating.

* Kendall Drive: A man walking his dog reported that he and the

dog were attacked, but not bitten Sunday by three dogs that had just

been released from a nearby vehicle. He said the same dogs attacked

and bit him in November 1999.

SUNDAY

* Cozumel Court: A man said someone threw a live firecracker onto

his patio in the 200 block at 7:42 p.m. that caused no damage or

fire. The victim said he considered it a hate crime.

* Diamond Street: A fallen 65-foot eucalyptus tree blocking the

road was reported at 9:45 p.m.

APRIL 4

* Sunset Avenue: A 33-year-old man who had been reported missing

turned up at 11:30 a.m. He said he just “needed a break.”

* North Coast Highway: A male reported that while he was in his

car in the Pavilion’s parking lot at 11:01 p.m., a man punched one of

his windows, shattering it. A woman called police later and said she

had been with a group of intoxicated people, and one of them had

broken the window. She said they were willing to pay for the damages.

* The Police Log is compiled and written by Mike Swanson from oral

and written reports from the Laguna Beach Police Department and other

sources. Not all police activity is included. Arrests indicate

suspicion of violations, not charges filed nor the results of court

action unless noted.