Community Corner
Blotter: Man Brandishes Knife on Mission Viejo Escalator
St. Patrick's Day 2013 brought loud parties, injuries and a few suspicious persons to Mission Viejo this weekend.
A bald man with a dark beard reportedly carried a knife while riding down the escalator at the Kaleidoscope Center, 27700 block of Crown Valley Parkway, Saturday around 6:15 p.m.
Here are more items from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department online blotter from the weekend:
Sunday
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12:38 a.m. Disturbance, Bayonne and Brindisi Street: It was reported that several teens with loud street bikes were racing up and down the street in the early hours of St. Patrick’s Day.
3:20 p.m. Vandalism in Progress, Oso Parkway and the 5 Freeway: Caller saw a male tagging bright red paint by a residential area.
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6:55 p.m. Suspicious Person or Circumstances, Mountain and Whitebark: An unknown male was reported to be knocking on an elderly resident’s door and trying the locked doorhandle. The resident was home alone and did not answer the door.
8:13 p.m. Disturbance – Music or Party, Daphne E and Perseus Court: A loud party was reported. The caller said they had fireballs coming from the BBQ.
10:19 p.m. Suspicious Person or Circumstances, Fieldcrest Drive and Baccara Drive: Two male subjects were reported to be burning something in a pit that was not a BBQ.
11:53 p.m. Suspicious Person or Circumstances, 22100 Block of Castlewood: The caller reported that her husband Ron, was going crazy after eating a piece of chocolate that someone gave him. She reported that it had some type of drug in it.
Saturday
6:38 p.m. Suspicious Persons or Circumstances, 25400 Block of Marguerite Parkway: A caller spotted a roughly 25-year-old man with short brown hair sporting blue jeans and trying vehicle doors. The suspicious person was also reportedly carrying a brown paper bag.
An unemployed 25-year-old man was arrested and later released two days later without bail.
6:35 p.m. Traffic Accident, Via El Rocio and Via Potes: In an accident on Saturday, a vehicle collided with a skateboarder. The skateboarder walked away with scrapes and blood on his forehead.
2:31 p.m. Disturbance – Family Dispute, La Crescenta and La Mar: The 25-year-old caller called 911 because his mother refused to left him go to the pool and doesn’t allow his father to take him to the store.
