Seal Beach lifeguards treated 147 stingray injuries between Friday, July 1 and Thursday, July 7.
Lifeguards treated 35 stingray victims in one day on Saturday, July 2.
“We had extremely high beach attendance for all three days of the holiday weekend. Sunday was the largest day in terms of attendance, as the beach was less crowded on the holiday Monday. Saturday July 2nd we treated over 35 stingray victims in a three hour period, which nearly overwhelmed us, as we ran out of hot water and buckets,” Bailey wrote.
The standard treatment for stingray injuries is to soak the wound in hot water.
“We were using a coffee maker to supplement our two water heaters and had to purchase new buckets at Bay Hardware on Main Street. Fortunately, we had staffed up for the weekend as it took three lifeguards to service 35 victims in this short period of time,” wrote Joe Bailey, chief of the Marine Safety (lifeguard) Department.
In addition to that, lifeguards performed 46 rescues, three boat rescues and responded to 64 medical aid calls. Of the medical aid calls, five were classified as major.
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Crime Log Compiled by Charles M. Kelly
The crimes listed in the Sun Newspapers were reported to Seal Beach Police Department, Los Alamitos Police Department and Orange County Sheriff Department between June 27 and July 8, 2011.
Only street names are used; times given are reported times, not incident times. Crime Log entries are based on preliminary information. Space limitations make it impossible to publish every incident. Until proven guilty in a court of law, all suspects are considered innocent.
IN SEAL BEACH
Monday, June 27
Medical Aid—7:58 a.m.—Bolsa Avenue and Seal Beach Boulevard—A woman pulled her car over. The caller said she was having a panic attack and trouble breathing. Orange County Fire Authority was en route. However, the Fire Authority determined there was no need for police services. The police unit was cancelled before it could be dispatched.
Traffic Hazard Reported—10:37 a.m.—Pacific Coast Highway and Seal Beach Boulevard—The caller, a bicycle rider, complained about an unspecified number of motorcycle riders on Harley’s who reportedly gave him attitude when he asked them to slow down.
Suspicious Person—5:59 p.m.—Montecito Road—The caller reported two or three three individuals in the parking lot. The caller thought they were looking into vehicles. One suspect was described as a white man in his early 20s with brown hair, wearing no shirt. He had tattoos. The second suspect was a Hispanic man. Police found construction workers. Matter solved.
Tuesday, June 28
Disturbance—12:34 a.m.—Pacific Coast Highway—Three or four individuals described as Navy personnel were eating food in front of the business. The caller asked them to leave because the caller and his associates wanted to pressure wash the parking lot. The Navy personnel reportedly refused to leave. The caller said they were extremely intoxicated. Police unit 206 contacted two individuals. They were advised to leave and said they would comply. No further police services were necessary.
Suspicious Phone Calls—10:22 a.m.—Pelorus Avenue—A citizen received multiple calls from an individual who knows the citizen’s information and tried to get more information. In one call, the suspect claimed to be from a police department. Counseled.
Bees—11:34 a.m.—Ocean Avenue—The caller reported a possible hive inside the northwest concrete post near the children’s playground. Referred to Public Works.
Disturbance—2:27 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—The caller said a man in front of the location was attempting to get signatures for votes from customers. Management had received complaints about the man. When he was asked to leave, he became argumentative. He was gone by the time a police unit arrived.
Wednesday, June 29
Keep the Peace—10:47 a.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—The caller requested the presence of the police while he picked up his tax paperwork from a business.
Petty Theft—1:48 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard—Kohl’s Department store had a cooperative petty theft suspect in custody. Police unit 106 cited and released the suspect in the field.
Thursday, June 30
Municipal Code—2:50 a.m.—Pacific Coast Highway—The caller complained about a pump truck working nearby. The caller said they were not supposed to be doing that at that time of day. Police unit 207 advised the pump truck personnel about the disturbance.
Suspicious Person—3:13 a.m.—B Row, Surfside Colony—Someone was trying to get into the caller’s residence. The suspect was at the front door. The caller thought the suspect might be trunk. The suspect then banged at the back door. Police unit 207 contacted the suspect in front of the location. According to the dispatch log, the suspect was extremely drunk. The suspect was arrested for public drunkenness.
Fireworks—9:24 p.m.—Oleander Street—The caller thought big skyrockets were being fired off from Candleberry. Another caller reported the same at Primerose Circle. The caller saw the fireworks coming over his house. Police were unable to locate the source of the fireworks. Police unit 207 contacted multiple area residents who said they could not tell where the fireworks came from..
Friday, July 1
DUI—8:38 p.m.—Seal Beach Boulevard and Westminster Avenue—When the suspected drunk driver pulled into a gas station, a passenger got out of the caller’s vehicle and spoke with the driver. The driver, a woman, said she was on medication, not driving under the influence of alcohol. Police unit 241 arrested the woman for DUI. The suspect was identified as Amalia Carter, born Sept. 27, 1977.
Prowler—11:21 p.m.—Pansy Circle—The caller heard noises and looked into the backyard. There, she saw a man sitting on her lawn chair. He wasn’t sleeping or injured, he was just sitting there, facing the dining room. Police unit 204 arrested the man for public drunkenness.
Saturday, July 2
Suspicious Person—1:56 p.m.—Ocean Avenue—The caller said a maintenance worker was going into the women’s restroom at the Seal Beach Pier and looking over the stalls. A couple of occupants complained that the man did not announce his entrance. He was gone by the time a police unit arrived.
Disturbance—2:25 p.m.—Electric Avenue and Main Street—The caller said a group of juveniles on bikes were in the street, blocking traffic. The caller said there was an on-going problem with these same juveniles.
Fireworks—9:07 p.m.—B Row, Surfside Colony—A man was lighting off fireworks on his balcony. Police unit 241 advised the man that fireworks are illegal in Seal Beach and the man said he would comply.
Sunday, July 3
Fireworks—3:35 p.m.—A Row, Surfside Colony—Two male juveniles on the beach, halfway between the houses and the jetty, were lighting off fireworks. Police unit 107 detained two juveniles and contacted their parents. The juveniles were interviewed in the field and advised about the municipal code violation.
Transient Reported—10:12 p.m.—10th Street—The caller said an individual was sleeping under the window of the caller’s residence. The man, who was described as a transient, reportedly covered himself in cardboard. He had a bike next to him. Police unit 207 contacted the man and advised him to leave. He said he would comply.
IN LEISURE WORLD
Wednesday, June 29
Bike Theft—3:26 p.m.—Mayfield Road, Mutual 6—Loss: a beach cruiser valued at $100. The bike was apparently taken on a Saturday about six weeks earlier from the caller’s carport. The caller did not desire a police report and requested a log item. The caller also reported the loss to Leisure World Security.
Friday, July 1
Drunk Reported—7:56 p.m.—Annandale Drive, Mutual 1—The caller was with Leisure World Security. The security officer received second hand information from a woman who had been approached about a drunk caregiver at an unknown address. The caregiver was escorted off the property.
IN LOS ALAMITOS
Friday, July 1
Counseling—5:37 p.m.—Calle Lee—The caller rented oxygen equipment to a patient and has been unable to reach the patient since January. The patient lives in Long Beach. The caller said the Long Beach Police Department referred her to Los Alamitos Police Department.
Burglary—8:10 p.m.—Cherry Street—The caller said that the residents of a neighboring home were on vacation and the back door of the residence was open. The caller had not gone inside.
The responding officer found the back door had been forced. The officer checked inside. The interior had been ransacked. Loss: an estimated $4,200 in U.S. currency. A more detailed list of lost items will be obtained when the resident returns from Arizona.
Saturday, July 2
Underage Drinking—12:42 a.m.—Oak Street—The caller was trying to locate her 15-year-old son, who was possibly out drinking with other underage individuals. The responding officer found the missing juvenile and returned him to the caller. The resident at the site was advised about underage drinking and marijuana smoking.
Assist Other Agency—1:35 p.m.—Green Avenue—A dog had been in a vehicle since 8 a.m. Long Beach Animal Care Services requested an officer stand by while they took the dog and issued a citation.
Sunday, July 3
Person Down—11:52 a.m.—Los Alamitos Boulevard and Katella Avenue—An elderly man in a wheelchair was struck by a car and fell out of the chair. A second caller requested medical assistance. Assistance provided.
Monday, July 4
Malicious Mischief—8:23 p.m.—Howard Avenue—Three juveniles were in custody for malicious mischief to a fire truck. The responding officer requested assistance for transport.
Disturbance, Juvenile—10:22 p.m.—Midway Drive and Howard Avenue—Juveniles were advised about the curfew, riding without bike helmets, riding without a bike light and illegal fireworks.
Tuesday, July 5
Disturbance, Family—10:11 a.m.—Howard Avenue—A man and woman were yelling about children. This was a verbal fight only, no physical contact. Both parties counseled. Male half left for the day.
Suspicious Occupied Vehicle—1:57 p.m.—Los Alamitos Boulevard—The caller reported a man in a Ford Expedition trying to sell a television. Responding officer was unable to locate.
Thursday, July 7
Patrol Check—2:56 p.m.—Los Alamitos Boulevard and Flood Control Channel—The caller reported a Mitsubishi Eclipse driving southbound in the flood control channel.
IN ROSSMOOR
Monday, July 4
Patrol Check—4:51 p.m.—Hedwig Road and Pemberton Road—The caller requested patrol checks for fireworks going off near the caller’s address.
Disturbance—7:36 p.m.—Norgrove Lane—People next door were throwing beer cans and monster bottles into her yard.
Welfare Check—8:34 p.m.—Hedwig Road and Wallingsford Road.
Fireworks Violation—10:07 p.m.—Bostonian Drive.
Disturbance, Music or Party—11:53 p.m.—Copa De Oro Drive and Montecito Road.
Tuesday, July 5
Illegal Peddling—6:40 p.m.—Oak Leaf Drive and Kempton Drive.
Suspicious Person in Vehicle—7:59 p.m.—Hedwig Road and Pemberton Road.
Suspicious Person or Circumstances—9:16 p.m.—Mainway Drive.
Wednesday, July 6
Unknown Trouble—11:15 a.m.—Silver Fox Road and Mainway Drive.
Suspicious Person in Vehicle—1 p.m.—Copa De Oro Drive—A car was parked in front of a neighbor’s house with a woman inside. She was in front of the caller’s house earlier that day.
Disturbance, Music or Party—7:26 p.m.—Kensington Road and Shakespeare Drive.
Thursday, July 7
Stolen Vehicle—9:09 a.m.—Montecito Road—It turned out the vehicle was taken over the weekend.
Suspicious Person in Vehicle—12:13 p.m.—Old Mill Road and Bostonian.
Friday, July 8
Citizen Assist—3:20 p.m.—Foster Road.
IN SUNSET BEACH
Monday, July 4
Disturbance, Music or Party—1:30 a.m.—16th Street—People on the beach were being loud.
Disturbance—1:57 a.m.—Pacific Coast Highway and Broadway—A customer tried to get out of a taxi without paying the whole fare.
Found Child—2:03 p.m.—Pacific Coast Highway and 8th Street—First lifeguards reported finding a 5-year-old girl. Then lifeguards reported that the parents were found.
Disturbance, Music or Party—5:02 p.m.—12th Street—The caller reported an unauthorized street party with 12 people in the street.
Assault With a Deadly Weapon—8:47 p.m.—Pacific Coast Highway.
Disturbance, Music or Party—8:48 p.m.—12th Street.
Fireworks Violation—9:01 p.m.—Pacific Coast Highway and 6th Street.
Disturbance, Music or Party—11:12 p.m.—9th Street.
Tuesday, July 5
Suspicious Person or Circumstances—12:08 a.m.—Pacific Coast Highway.
Disturbance, Music or Party—12:11 a.m.—12th Street.
Disturbance, Music or Party—2:50 a.m.—Pacific Coast Highway.
Wednesday, July 6
Disturbance, Automobile—6:07 p.m.—Pacific Coast Highway and 23rd Street—The car alarm had been going off all day.
Suspicious Person in Vehicle—8:29 p.m.—Pacific Avenue—The suspect agreed to leave the area.
Suspicious Person in Vehicle—10:25 p.m.—Pacific Avenue—The caller said he saw deputies contact a man in a vehicle earlier. The suspect apparently agreed to leave the area. However, when the caller took his dog for a walk, the man was still present—sleeping in the back of the vehicle.
Friday, July 8
Disturbance—8:21 a.m.—Pacific Coast Highway and 7th Street.
Disturbance—2:22 p.m.—S. Pacific Avenue and Anderson Street.
Shelley Henderson of the News-Enterprise contributed to this article.
