CdM This Weekend: Five Great Things For Your To-Do List
1. Check out the Pet Adoption Fair beginning at 10 a.m. to about 3:30 Saturday in front of Three Dog Bakery in the Corona del Mar Plaza on Avocado Avenue. The Newport Beach Animal Shelter and other rescue groups will be on hand with lots of darling pets that would love a home, and you [...]
From the Police Log
A 43-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol at East Coast Highway and Crystal Heights Drive about 7:15 Tuesday night, police records show. Her bail was set at $2,500.
In other news, police were called to keep the peace after a non-injury traffic collision at 1:56 today at [...]
Robbery Suspect in Newport Beach Custody
The man suspected of robbing Corona del Mar’s Wachovia Bank last month is back in California, police records show.
David Paul Colussi, 51, was arrested June 5 in a Laughlin, Nev. casino. Las Vegas Metro Police had been holding him until he was moved to Newport Beach. He was formally arrested at 2:55 a.m. Thursday [...]
Broken CdM Clock: An Update
The clock set in the tower at Marguerite Avenue and East Coast Highway could be back to telling the correct time by next week, according to Corona del Mar business leaders.
The clock was broken and fixed back in April but then stopped working again several weeks ago, with the time permanently stuck at 2:07. The [...]
Little Corona Beach Finally Gets Some Visitors
The June Gloom has kept big crowds off Little Corona State Beach so far this summer season. But today, a group of children arrived to offer the lifeguard at Stand 7 a little company.
The current temperature is 66 degrees under hazy skies. The record high for this date was set in 2006 when it [...]
Volunteers Keep CdM in the Red, White & Blue
Seven days a year, early in the morning, a group of Corona del Mar villagers gather on a mission — to place 65 American flags up and down both sides of East Coast Highway.
“It’s really an honor to do it,” said Jacqueline Wittmeyer, an executive member of the CdM Chamber of Commerce and chairwoman of [...]
Gearing Up for the July 4 Holiday
The Fourth of July holiday is around the corner, and police and fire officials gearing up for the crowds that swarm to Newport Beach to celebrate.
In Corona del Mar, five or six extra police officers will patrol Big Corona and Little Corona state beaches over the July 4 weekend, Lt. Dennis Birch said at a [...]
Burglars Hit Two Flower Street Homes
Burglars broke into a house in the 300 block of Orchid Avenue, stealing items worth $2,688, police records show. The burglary, which was reported early Tuesday, occurred between 6 and 8 p.m. Monday when the thief entered the house through an unlocked patio door, taking a Louis Vuitton handbag, office and house keys belonging [...]
City tests Little Corona Restroom Lights
The newly remodeled Little Corona restroom’s lights were turned on Tuesday at dusk with 13-watt bulbs that cast a soft glow — far less bright than neighbors’ television sets and porch lights visible along both sides of Lower Buck Gully. The restroom project has been underway since last fall; city officials said the facilities [...]
Burglar Sneaks Through Ceiling, Steals $50K in Items
A thief broke into an architect’s office on Corporate Plaza Drive, stealing about $53,000 worth of computers, software and sports memorabilia, Newport Beach police said Tuesday.
Police said the suspect or suspects went through an unoccupied office, through the ceiling and into the victim’s office sometimes between 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 am. Monday. The burglary [...]
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