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Crime & Safety

Drunks Wander About Town

SHERIFF'S BLOTTER: Drunks are reported wandering at a Christmas tree lot, a parking lot and a Starbucks.

These are selected reports from the San Juan Capistrano Police Dispatch Services log throughout the past few days. The calls represent what was told to a sheriff's deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. No presumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the information provided.

At 1:10 p.m. Monday, a caller reported an abandoned vehicle in the 31500 block of Avenida De La Vista. The informant was reportedly disturbed by a white Ford truck with a full bed of trash that had been parked on the street for at least four days. 

At 11:08 a.m. Monday, deputies were called to assist an outside agency near the Ortega Highway interchange at the I-5 Freeway. The report stated that Animal Control was needed for two dogs that were running into traffic lanes from Rancho Viejo to Camino Capistrano

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At 4:19 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a drunk in public near the El Camino Real and Forster Street. The report stated that a drunk was wandering around near a Christmas tree lot

At 4:08 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported an indecent exposure in the 32300 block of Del Obispo Street. 

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At 12:04 p.m.Sunday, a caller reported a non-injury traffic accident in the 31800 block of Del Obispo Street. The report stated that a gray Honda Odyessy and a gray PT Cruiser collided.

At 9:17 p.m. Saturday, a caller reported a drunk in public near the El Camino Real-Yorba Street intersection. The report stated a taxi was requested to transport a drunk woman home to Mission Viejo

At 8:53 p.m. Saturday, deputies arrested a 34-year-old man near the intersection of Camino Capistrano and Avenida Aeropuerto. The man was arrested on accounts of having a warrant out for his arrest and being in possession of illegal drugs. He was taken into custody and has since been released on a bond. 

At 9:21 p.m. Friday, a caller reported a fireworks violation near the Via De Agua-Calle Conejo intersection. The informant reported that illegal fireworks were being set off in the area.

At 7:30 p.m. Friday, deputies conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Del Obispo Street and Camino Del Avion. The report stated that deputies searched a subject's vehicle and detained one subject. There was no report of an arrest. 

At 6:55 p.m. Friday, a caller reported a drunk driver near the Del Obispo-Camino Capistrano intersection. The report stated that the driver of a gray Saturn sedan appeared to be intoxicated as the car made its way onto Stonehill from Del Obispo. 

At 6:33 p.m. Friday, a caller reported a fireworks violation in the 32600 block of Via Los Santos. The informant reportedly witnessed a group of subjects shooting bottle rockets

At 6:12 p.m. Friday, a caller reported a drunk in public in the 32100 block of Alipaz Street. The report stated that a drunk man was wandering around the parking lot at Tony’s Market.

At 10:22 a.m. Friday, a caller reported a drunk in public near the Del Obispo and Camino Capistrano streets. The informant reported that a drunk man had wandered into the Starbucks

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