Compiled by Jacob Onofrio
All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website. The calls represent what was told to the deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. The true nature of an incident often differs from what is initially reported. No assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided. An arrest doesn’t represent guilt. The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD website.
Sunday, August 16
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES
Avenida San Antonio, 200 Block (11:48 p.m.)
A caller reported a man was looking through the windows of the residence.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES
El Camino Real, 2300 Block (10:07 p.m.)
A man was asked to call the police by a woman banging on his downstairs neighbor’s window. He said he did not know why.
PATROL CHECK
South Ola Vista/Avenida Santa Barbara (7:56 p.m.)
Five gas-powered vehicles driven by teenagers were seen riding around with passengers in the back. The caller said it was dangerous and their parents should not allow their children to ride them.
DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPER
El Camino Real, 700 Block (1:23 p.m.)
Two subjects left without paying for their room.
VANDALISM REPORT
Avenida Presidio, 100 Block (10:15 a.m.)
A caller’s vehicle was keyed on all sides.
BURGLARY REPORT
El Camino Real, 3600 Block (9:51 a.m.)
A man reported his garage had been broken into the day before.
Saturday, August 15
SUSUPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES
Avenida San Pablo, 1100 Block (11:12 p.m.)
Two subjects were seen running through the street throwing cans in the air. The caller said they may have been drunk.
DISTURBANCE
Calle Frontera/Calle Ola Verde (10:31 p.m.)
A caller reported someone was throwing rocks wrapped in paper towels at cars.
DISTURBANCE
Avenida San Gabriel, 0 Block (10:08 p.m.)
A woman claimed a bald man, who appeared to be in his 50s or 60s, kept knocking on her door asking about a vehicle. The woman did not know who he was.
RECKLESS DRIVING
Avenida Del Mar/Avenida Grenada (9:24 p.m.)
A caller reported someone was driving a golf cart with its lights off with juveniles in it. The caller said they almost crashed into the golf cart.
CITIZEN ASSIST
El Camino Real, 2300 Block (8:18 p.m.)
A 2006 Toyota Camry was stolen from a man’s friend after he loaned it to her.
DISTURBANCE
El Plaza Estival, 400 Block (6:22 p.m.)
A group of squatters refused to leave a man’s house.
KEEP THE PEACE
Avenida Mendocino, 2400 Block (5:23 p.m.)
A gas station attendant refused to give a woman the gas she paid for.
Friday, August 14
UNKOWN TROUBLE
Loma Lane, 100 Block (8:40 p.m.)
A caller said their cousin was stabbed.
DISTURBANCE – MUSIC OR PARTY
Linda Lane, 400 Block (8:28 p.m.)
Juveniles were seen trying to start a fire outside of a fire ring.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES
Avenida Santa Barbara, 200 Block (8:15 p.m.)
Four juveniles were shooting paintball guns at one another.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE
Camino De Estrella, 400 Block (7:27 p.m.)
A caller reported a seeing a man in a gray Ford Explorer in a parking lot, injecting himself with what appeared to be drugs.
DISTURBANCE
Calle Del Cerro, 1100 Block (12:14 a.m.)
A woman called the police after five juveniles on skateboards harassed her 17-year-old autistic son as he walked into the apartment.
Thursday, August 13
PATROL CHECK
Camino De Los Mares/Diamante (9:47 p.m.)
People were seen eating food and throwing trash from their vehicles at the dead end of the street.
DISTURBANCE
Avenida Vista Montana, 300 Block (9:01 p.m.)
A group of kids were throwing rocks from the vacant lot at the church.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES
Camino De Estrella/Interstate 5 Freeway (7:37 p.m.)
A man, who appeared to be a transient, was yelling and throwing trash in the middle of traffic.
DISTURBANCE
Avenida Pico, 900 Block (6:49 p.m.)
A woman attempted a fraudulent return to a store.
GRAND THEFT REPORT
Camino Del Vistazo, 7000 Block (5:35 p.m.)
A man claimed a moving company stole all of his belongings.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE
Avenida Monterey, 200 Block (2:13 p.m.)
A man in a black Hyundai was oddly parked under the stairs and appeared to be hiding from something. He sped off after he noticed the caller was watching him.
DRUNK IN PUBLIC
Calle Redondel, 100 Block (12:57 p.m.)
A drunken man holding two bottles of gin was seen laying in residential yards and wandering up and down the street.
BURGLARY REPORT
Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (9:39 a.m.)
More than 100 pounds of aluminum were stolen from the recycling container behind a grocery store. The caller said the locks had been broken.
BURGLARY IN PROGRESS
Camino De Los Mares, 600 Block (9:12 a.m.)
An employee of a travel agency reported a broken window and pry marks on the door. They were afraid someone might still be inside.
Wednesday, August 12
SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE
Avenida Talega/Calle Saluda (11:23 p.m.)
A man in dark clothing was seen driving a white van around the neighborhood.
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