Compiled by Andrea Papagianis
Saturday, January 11
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE
Camino Capistrano, 35000 Block (5:41 p.m.) A patrol check was requested for two men selling magazines door-to-door and asking for checking account and credit card information. The men began cussing at the caller when she offered cash.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE
Pacific Coast Highway/Street of the Golden Lantern (4:10 p.m.) A homeless woman was drinking liquor behind a store and asking customers for drugs. She was described as being in her late-40s with red hair and wearing baggy clothes.
PATROL CHECK
Calle Real, 26900 Block (3:53 p.m.) Authorities were alerted to a possible drug deal. A passerby reported seeing a male subject handing a driver of a car something he believed to be drugs.
HIT AND RUN MISDEMEANOR
Street of the Blue Lantern, 34000 Block (9:38 a.m.) The driver of a yellow Penske truck struck a tree and continued on his way. The tree had reportedly fallen into the street.
UNKNOWN TROUBLE
Alcazar Drive/La Cresta Drive (7:46 a.m.) A woman holding a baby was frantically screaming.
Friday, January 10
ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY
Crown Valley Parkway, 32400 Block (9:50 p.m.) Orange County Fire Authority crews were en route to an apartment fire. The caller did not know if anyone was inside the residence. He reported smelling smoke, but could not see flames. An alarm could be heard in the background.
INDECENT EXPOSURE
Doheny Park Road/Las Vegas Avenue (1:46 p.m.) The caller was sitting in her vehicle when a man walked up to her and began masturbating. He was last seen near the U.S. Post Office in a blue baseball cap and blue jeans.
Thursday, January 9
DRUNK IN PUBLIC
Street of the Golden Lantern/Selva Drive (8:20 p.m.) Two drunken males were reportedly “acting a fool” and yelling at passersby.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE
Sea Vista Drive. 25100 Block (5:34 p.m.) A man in his mid-20s and wearing a black leather jacket and pants was reported taking pictures of the caller’s home. He was last seen near Mesa Vista Drive.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN VEHICLE
Vista Corona, 24000 Block (12:34 p.m.) The caller, whose vehicle was recently broken into, requested a patrol check for a red pickup carrying a group of teens.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE
Street of the Golden Lantern/Acapulco Drive (9:17 a.m.) A man carrying a plastic wrapped gun was reported walking toward Dana Hills High School. The caller did not know if the weapon was a rifle or pellet gun. The man was wearing a jacket, light colored shirt and long pants.
HIT AND RUN MISDEMEANOR
Via California/Via Espinoza (12:32 a.m.) A blond made with blue eyes and standing about 6 feet tall was arrested after hitting a parked car. The man reportedly drove away from the accident in a noisy light colored sedan. He was cited and release around 4 p.m. Thursday.
Wednesday, January 8
DISTURBANCE
Selva Road, 34000 Block (7:15 p.m.) Several apparently drunken men swimming in their underwear threw a Christmas tree into a pool.
HIT AND RUN MISDEMEANOR
Domingo Avenue, 25900 Block (6:56 p.m.) Medical crews responded to reports of a 14-year-old girl being struck by a newer black Mercedes Benz or BMW near Capo Beach Calvary. The young girl reportedly had a leg injury with visible tire marks, and had made her way to the church. The caller did not know if the driver, described as a young male with black curly hair, stopped and talked to the victim.
WELFARE CHECK
Street of the Violet Lantern, 33700 (6:43 p.m.) Friends of an 80-year-old woman, who is hard of hearing and has dementia, had not heard from her in over a week. Orange County Fire Authority officials had not recently responded to the woman’s home.
BRANDISHING A WEAPON
Victoria Boulevard, 26100 Block (4:58 p.m.) Dispatch received notice of a dispute between neighbors. The caller reported being chased by a nearby resident with an axe.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE
Del Prado Avenue, 24500 Block (2:13 p.m.) A patrol check was requested near Thai This Restaurant for a man sleeping on a nearby lawn with a hospital bag.
DISTURBANCE
Street of the Silver Lantern, 34700 Block (12:24 p.m.) The caller received text messages from a known subject driving past her home in a blue Dodge truck.
TRESPASSING
Del Prado Avenue, 24800 Block (11:23 a.m.) Authorities were alerted to a drunken homeless man who was passed out in front of Stuft Pizza. The man had been ordered to not return to the Ralphs shopping center a couple days before.
WELFARE CHECK
Santiago Drive/Trinidad Drive (11:19 a.m.) A young child with black hair and wearing a white shirt and yellow pants reportedly walked away from Sea Terrace Park without an adult. The caller said someone caught up with the 2- or 3-year-old girl and steered her back to the park.
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