Crime & Safety
Deputies Snag Robber After Car Chase
SHERIFF'S BLOTTER: Also, an influx of people running red lights, a man sitting in the middle of traffic and a group of teens defacing cars.
At 4:46 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 20, someone called the sheriff’s office to report a robbery in progress near the cross streets of Del Obispo Street and Camino Capistrano. The informant had followed the suspect’s getaway vehicle to the Southbound I-5 Freeway. The victim told deputies the robber had mentioned going to Mexico. Authorities alerted Border Patrol about culprit before eventually catching up with him in an underground parking garage. The 45-year-old man was arrested and is currently in custody with bail set at $50,000.
Also:
At 7:47 a.m. Tuesday Aug. 20, a caller asked for a patrol check near the I-5 and Junipero Serra Road. The called claimed multiple cars were running red lights because of traffic caused by the beginning of school.
At 10:41 a.m. Tuesday Aug. 20, an informant told deputies about a disturbance near the cross streets of Camino Capistrano and La Zanja Street. A man was reportedly sitting in the middle of the street.
At 10:23 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported a disturbance in the 31700 block of Del Obispo Street. A group of teens was walking around a parking lot, kicking and defacing cars.
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.
