CSI: Laguna Beach

Dec. 9

*5:36 a.m. There's a report of motor oil being thrown at the front of a Starbucks at 1845 South Coast Hwy., the second time this has happened. Perhaps someone's editorial comment on the quality of Frappuccinos?

*1:12 a.m. A report of barking dogs at the Laguna Cliffs Inn. Three large ones, too, which means REALLY LOUD BARKING when people are trying to sleep, with one dog left in a room and two more locked in a car in the parking lot. When officers arrive, the dogs and car are gone. Dog-gone!

Dec. 8

*10:32 p.m. Fight! At Mosan nightclub, and it sounds like we missed a good one, with several arrests made and medical attention needed. (Crazy, wild, totally out-there guess, but we think copious amounts of alcoholic beverage consumption may have played a cameo role in this.) Who needs pay-per-view mixed martial arts shows when we've got the real thing in Laguna Beach?

*4:01 p.m. Drunken driving reported near Coast Highway and Wesley Drive. Subject pulled into the Albertsons shopping center, where the call was canceled. "Elderly, not DUI."

*3:56 p.m. A tennis instructor in Lang Park calls in to complain about a group of boys who are "playing basketball, smoking and using bad words." See what basketball has done to Laguna Beach kids? Next thing you know, they're gonna take up Australian-rules football!

*2:26 p.m. A report of six gunshots fired near Woodland Drive. Person reporting is told the shots were coming from a police shooting range. D-oh!

*10:50 a.m. Vandalism strikes at Main Beach, as glue is smeared across four seats of a chess table and chessboard. Public works is dispatched to clean the gunk off.

Dec. 7

*8:31 p.m. A man has his beer taken away from him at a South Coast Highway pizza joint. While this act itself isn't a crime–unless you're a Raiders fan–it's certainly a case of public intoxication if you're to the point where you can't walk and you've come straight from the rehab center. Dude is taken into custody.

*6:20 p.m. Reported disturbance. Females heard screaming, "I'm gonna call the cops on you!" Someone beats them to it.