Crime & Safety

Cop Calls: Neighbors Reported for 'Smoking that Marijuana Stuff'

Here's a rundown of the calls from Mission Viejo made to the Orange County Sheriff's Department Jan. 24-27.

Monday

  • A grandparent on Sweet Meadow called police saying that a 14-year-old grandson was pounding on walls and throwing things around 9:15 p.m.
  • A bicycle crashed with another bicycle on the 24000 block of Marguerite. One of the cyclists rode off around 2:45 p.m.
  • Vandalism was reported at the health and human services group on the 23300 block of Madero around 1:50 p.m.
  • A woman found patio cushions, a pillow and pen on the right side of her home on Forest View around 8:30 a.m. She said she thinks someone sleeps there at night.
Sunday

  • A resident complained that a neighbor was making too much noise, including doing the laundry. The call came in around 10:45 p.m. on the 26100 block of La Real.
  • A cell phone was reportedly stolen from the 24400 block of Diamante at 3:19 p.m.
Saturday

  • A bar customer was asked to leave Patsy's Irish Pub around 10:30 p.m. A 35-year-old man was cited and released.
  • Neighbors reported a loud party on the 27300 block of Becedas at 9:30 p.m. The caller said people were doing donuts.
  • After receiving tickets and warrants for the wrong person, a man on the 28400 block of Los Alisos concluded his identity had been stolen. The call came at 7:11 p.m.
  • A group of kids were spotted lighting off firecrackers at Bathgate Elementary at 1 p.m.
Friday

  • A vehicle was reportedly running red lights and almost hitting pedestrians on the corner of Felipe and Oso around 9:30 p.m.
  • A resident spotted a campfire on the corner of Vista Del Lago and Abrazo and said someone seemed to be camping around 8:15 p.m.
  • A 55-year-old woman was cited and released after reports of municipal code violations around 6 p.m. on the 26500 block of Cortina Drive.
  • Kids were spotted on the roof of Cordillera Elementary around 5:30 p.m.
  • A large piece of pool equipment was blocking the road at Jeronimo and Marguerite around 4:30 p.m.
  • A woman on the 28000 block of Marguerite told police people below her were "smoking that marijuana stuff" around 2:30 p.m.
  • A patient made a death threat on the 27000 block of La Paz Road around 11:50 a.m.
The Sheriff's Blotter data is taken from the official calls for service records kept by the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

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.


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