Adams Avenue and Huntington Street: A suspicious...

Adams Avenue and Huntington Street: A suspicious circumstance was

reported when two men with tattoos were seen drinking beer and

pointing a red laser beam at cars driving by at 8:26 p.m. Friday.

Alabama Street: Identity theft was reported in the 900 block at

10:01 a.m. Sunday.

Alsuna Lane: Fireworks were reportedly set off by residents in the

back yard of a home in the 1800 block at 6:11 p.m. Saturday.

Ash Street: A man reported that his garage had been vandalized

with graffiti in the 17000 block at 6:29 a.m. Friday.

Beach Boulevard: A woman reported that her ex-boyfriend had broken

into her apartment in the morning and was holding her hostage in the

20300 block at 3:59 p.m. Saturday.

Beach Boulevard: A man reported that after he took his car to a

car wash, he found scratches in the paint, but the manager denied

responsibility in the 18400 block at 2:26 p.m. Saturday.

Beach Boulevard: Forgery was reported when someone used false

identification to forge a name on fictitious checks to gain access to

a checking account in the 19000 block at 6:21 p.m. Friday.

Brabham Drive: A vehicle theft was reported in the 9100 block at

1:36 a.m. Sunday.

California Street: Annoying phone calls were reported in the 1200

block at 4:34 p.m. Friday.

Chapparal Lane: Suspicious noises coming from a neighbor’s home

were reported while the residents were on vacation. A neighbor heard

someone breaking in and objects being moved around in the 17400 block

at 2:54 a.m. Sunday.

Cheryl Drive: An abandoned vehicle was reported in the 5100 block

at 5:26 p.m. Friday.

Dundalk Lane: Identity theft was reported by a man who discovered

someone in Northern California was writing false checks in his name

to Costco in the 15800 block at 12:15 p.m. Friday.

Edinger Avenue: A loud television disturbing neighbors day and

night was reported in the 6200 block at 6:36 p.m. Friday.

Gothard Street and Warner Avenue: A suspicious man was reported

talking to himself and hitting signs with a hammer as he walked by at

6:48 p.m. Friday.

Halifax Lane: Assault with a deadly weapon was reported when

neighbors said their vehicle had been shot at and that a woman was

bleeding after being shot in the leg in the 6500 block at 9:47 p.m.

Saturday.

Harborbreeze Drive: Six juveniles were reported smoking from a

glass pipe in the middle of the park. They rode away on skateboards,

and one juvenile was seen counting money in the 21800 block at 4:01

p.m. Friday.

Pacific Coast Highway: Grand theft was reported when tools were

taken from a job site in the 2200 block at 4:22 p.m. Friday.

Pacific Coast Highway and Goldenwest Street: Reckless driving was

reported when a driver drove up the embankment to pass another

vehicle at 11:54 a.m. Friday.

Ramona Lane: Grand theft was reported when two diamond rings, a

diamond bracelet and diamond earrings were removed from a home in the

20200 block at 6:36 p.m. Sunday.

Sabre Lane: A man reported that when he woke up in the morning,

his vehicle had been stolen in the 14900 block at 8:52 a.m. Sunday.

Yorktown Avenue: Vandalism was reported when a man took his car to

a shop for repairs and noticed dents along the inside panels of both

doors after he received his car back in the 700 block at 1:08 p.m.

Friday.

Warner Avenue: A woman reported that her friend’s ex-boyfriend had

just taken her friend’s dog. The ex-boyfriend had killed the friend’s

first dog and given her the second dog as a replacement in the 6200

block at 12:24 p.m. Sunday.

Warner Avenue: A suspicious man was reported breaking into a

dumpster, prying it open, removing something and then riding away on

a bicycle in the 5200 block at 1:30 a.m. Sunday.

Warner Avenue and Edwards Street: Indecent exposure was reported

when five or six men took off their pants, exposing their private

parts to passing cars at 4:24 a.m. Sunday.

5th Street and Walnut Avenue: Grand theft was reported when a

surfboard was stolen at 11:49 a.m. Sunday.

13th Street: Vandalism was reported when a flagpole was bent and

the flag was torn in the 600 block at 5:52 p.m. Saturday.

19th Street: Petty theft was reported when an umbrella was stolen

from the front yard of a house in the 200 block at 10:17 a.m. Sunday.