THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

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

* Avenida Palmera: A report of a residential burglary at 8:14 p.m. Nov. 18 in the 200 block.

* South Broadview Street: A report of a vehicle theft at 5:24 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 200 block.

* North Merrimac Drive: A report of a forced residential burglary at 3:18 a.m. Nov. 20 in the 100 block.

* North Monterey Street: A report of a forced residential burglary at 10:09 a.m. Nov. 20 in the 1200 block.

BREA

* Lambert Road: Someone smashed the window of a sandwich shop with a rock and stole $10 from the cash register at 6:01 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 800 block.

BUENA PARK

* Lilac Circle: Someone stole a car stereo after entering through an open garage door 10:37 p.m. Nov. 20 in the 7600 block.

COSTA MESA

* New Hampshire Drive: Officers responded to a report of someone brandishing a weapon in the 1900 block about 5:10 p.m. Monday.

* Irvine Avenue: Police investigated a car theft in the 1600 block about 3:50 p.m. Monday.

* Bristol Street: Officers responded to a reported commercial burglary in the 3300 block about 11:10 a.m. Monday.

CYPRESS

* Orange Avenue: An auto burglary was reported at 6:23 a.m. Nov. 20 in the 5800 block.

DANA POINT

* Pacific Coast Highway: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm Tuesday at 9:36 a.m. in the 34000 block.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

* Euclid Street and Talbert Avenue: A 40-year-old homeless man was arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit check to buy a computer at 4:17 p.m. Saturday.

FULLERTON

* East Nutwood Avenue: Drunk driving was reported at 3:48 a.m. Nov. 20. A suspect driving a white Ford Aspire kept running into parked vehicles in a lot.

GARDEN GROVE

* Bolsa Avenue: Police are searching for two men in connection with an armed robbery at a Baskin Robbins ice cream shop Nov. 20 in the 9500 block. Both men were seen running north on Bushard Avenue after the 8:15 p.m. robbery.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

* Beach Boulevard: A woman reported that her purse was stolen from her unlocked car in the 16000 block while she was dropping her child off at day care at 7:22 a.m. Monday.

* Shasta Lane: Police broke up a poker game played by teenagers in a garage after a neighbor complained that his sleep was being disturbed at 2:20 a.m. Monday.

IRVINE

* Fortune Drive: Police arrested four men on suspicion of battery in the Irvine Spectrum entertainment center at 2:55 a.m. Nov. 22.

* Bryan Avenue/Culver Drive: Someone stole $3,200 worth of tools sometime before Nov. 20 from a construction site.

* Auto Center Drive: A vehicle was reported stolen at 12:02 p.m. Nov. 20.

LA HABRA

* West Randall Avenue: Vandalism was reported at 9:28 a.m. Nov. 21 in the 2600 block.

* La Habra Boulevard: Drunk driving was reported at 10:24 p.m. Nov. 21 in the 200 block.

LA PALMA

* La Palma Avenue: Employees were reportedly playing loud music outside a business at 12:42 a.m. Monday in the 5900 block.

LAGUNA BEACH

* South Coast Highway: A caller complained that someone threw a bottle through the back window of his 1973 Mercedes in front of an apartment in the 2100 block. The man said he saw the suspect in front of a gas station about 2:25 p.m. Sunday.

* 2nd Street: Police investigated the theft of two potted palm trees from the front of a dentist’s office in the 300 block about 8:15 a.m. Monday.

LAGUNA HILLS

* Alicia Parkway: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 4:46 p.m. Tuesday in the 24000 block.

LAGUNA NIGUEL

* Clipper Way: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 8:32 a.m. Tuesday in the 29000 block.

LAKE FOREST

* Overlake Drive: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 10:31 a.m. Sunday in the 24000 block.

LOS ALAMITOS

* Katella Avenue: A Dodge Caravan and a white Blazer crashed at 8:25 p.m. Sunday, damaging a light pole.

MISSION VIEJO

* Coulter: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 4:18 p.m. Tuesday in the 28000 block.

NEWPORT BEACH

* Irvine Avenue: A man told police a wayward golf ball smashed the passenger side of his windshield while he traveled north on Irvine Avenue about 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The ball caused about $350 damage to his 1987 Toyota Tercel.

* Mar Vista Drive: A caller discovered “lies” and “Satan” spray-painted on the sidewalk and wall outside a church in the 2000 block about 6:30 a.m. Nov. 20.

* MacArthur Boulevard: A caller from a gallery in the 4200 block called Saturday reporting the theft of $182,000 in art prints. Among the items taken was a box of 50 prints titled “To Boldly Go,” autographed by the cast of “Star Trek,” and a box of 25 prints titled “Child in Berlin” signed by David Bowie, priced at $2,000 apiece.

ORANGE

* City Boulevard West: A woman had more than $400 stolen when her purse was snatched at about 5 p.m. Sunday.

* West Katella Avenue: Police responded to a forced-entry burglary at a lumber store in the 400 block at 6:11 p.m. Sunday.

PLACENTIA

* Fairway Lane: A report of red paint balls shot at a white Chevrolet truck at 12:16 p.m. Nov. 20.

* La Jolla Street and Arnold Drive: A report of 18 juveniles loitering near a market at 9:38 p.m. Nov. 20.

SAN CLEMENTE

* Avenida Dominguez: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

* Edgewood Road: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 9:03 a.m. Tuesday in the 29000 block.

SANTA ANA

* North Riverine Avenue: A man was arrested on suspicion of grand theft after police found him with an allegedly stolen bicycle at 5:05 p.m. Nov. 20 in the 1000 block.

* South Halladay Street: Two men were arrested on suspicion of stealing a car at 4:55 p.m. Nov. 21 in the 600 block.

SEAL BEACH

* Candleberry Avenue: A 1966 Volkswagen Beetle was reported stolen at 11:16 a.m. Sunday.

STANTON

* Camus Lane: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 8:04 a.m. Tuesday in the 12000 block.

TUSTIN

* Tustin Ranch Road/Walnut Avenue: Tustin police were unable to locate two male juveniles suspected of throwing food at moving vehicles along Tustin Ranch Road between Interstate 5 and Walnut Avenue at 1:35 a.m. Sunday.

* Williams Street: An attempted burglary was reported after someone tried to enter a residence in the 13500 block through a locked window.

* McFadden Avenue: A resident reported that it smelled like rotten eggs in the 16600 block for at least 20 minutes at 5:31 p.m. Sunday. Officials discovered a small gas leak.

VILLA PARK

* Verde Lomas Circle: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 1:08 a.m. Nov. 21 in the 9000 block.

WESTMINSTER

* Beach Boulevard: A 21-year-old Garden Grove woman was arrested on suspicion of burglary in the 13300 block at 6:08 p.m. Monday.

YORBA LINDA

* Brooklyn Avenue: A thief pried open a car door and stole the car stereo, four CDs, a couple of spare tires and three wrapped Christmas gifts at 6:53 p.m. Nov. 19 in the 17400 block.

* Melbourne Lane: Someone popped open the hood of a car, disconnected the battery cable so the alarm would not go off and stole the car stereo, CD changer, a speaker, amplifier and 10 CDs before 7:27 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 17300 block.

* Stafford Circle: Someone popped open the hood of a car, disconnected the battery cable so the alarm would not go off and stole the car stereo, 75 CDs and a woman’s wallet containing $60 before 9:22 a.m. Nov. 19 in the 17300 block.

OTHER COMMUNITIES

ALISO VIEJO

* Journey: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 12:24 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA

* Los Alisos Boulevard: A report of a robbery with an audible alarm at 7:27 a.m. Tuesday in the 21000 block.