Police Files
Mariners’ Mile businesses have windows shot out by BB or pellet gun in early morning hours
In the early morning hours of Monday, May 16, four businesses in the 2700 block of W. Coast Highway reported vandalism. Each business reported damage to windows that appeared to have been shot out with a BB or pellet gun.
The incidents were reported to Newport Beach Police.
No arrests have been made.
Dover Shores home burglarized, safe and firearms taken
A residential burglary occurred in the Dover Shores community in the 400 block of Evening Star Lane sometime between 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 13 and 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17.
While the victim was away, an unknown suspect accessed the property and shattered a glass patio door leading to the master bedroom. Inside the residence, the suspect ransacked the master bedroom, master bathroom and master closet. He also located a safe in the home and forcibly removed it and then fled in an unknown direction.
Reported losses included the safe and firearms. No suspect information was available.
Holiday weekend reminder to wear seat belts and utilize children’s safety seats
The Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) reminds everyone traveling over the Memorial Day Weekend to buckle up and to keep children safe in safety seats.
This year’s Click it or Ticket campaign is from May 23 through June 5. During this time, the NBPD will have additional officers on patrol actively looking for drivers and passengers who are not wearing a seat belt. This includes vehicles where children are not secured in child safety seats.
“Wearing a seat belt should be an automatic for all drivers and passengers,” NBPD Lieutenant Eric Little said. “It’s the safe thing to do, especially when it comes to securing children in child safety seats.”
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 10,893 people killed in crashes throughout the country in 2020 were not wearing seat belts. In California, 756 people killed in crashes in 2020 were not wearing seat belts or nearly 20 percent of all traffic deaths in the state.
California law requires a child to be secured in a safety or booster seat until they are at least 8 years old or at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall. Children under the age of 2 must ride in a rear-facing seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the NHTSA.