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Traffic Collision Turns Into Street Fight

A selection of recent reports from the Orange County sheriff's blotter in Lake Forest.

At 11:52 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a disturbance near the El Toro Road and Trabuco Road intersection. The informant reported that a white sports car was doing repeated burnouts on Trabuco.

At 10:46 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported petty theft in the 22300 block of El Toro Road. Two men allegedly stole several cases of beer from a Circle K near Trabuco and Montcliff Drive. One of the men was reportedly wearing a red hat. They were last seen near a .

At 8:05 p.m. Sunday, deputies arrested a 40-year-old man in the 26600 block of Towne Centre Drive. The man was allegedly drunk at the and continuously attempted to return after getting kicked out. The man was detained by deputies near Pet Smart and taken into custody on $2,500 bail. 

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At 7:09 p.m. Sunday, deputies arrested a 19-year-old girl in the 26500 block of Towne Centre Drive. The girl was allegedly caught stealing from Walmart. According to the report, she also had a warrant out for her arrest from a previous charge. She was taken into custody on $15,000 bail. 

At 3:30 a.m. Sunday, a caller reported vandalism in the 22000 block of Newbridge Drive. According to the report, the informant witnessed a group of juveniles throwing rocks at passing cars.

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At 4:17 p.m. Saturday, a caller reported vandalism in the 24500 block of Blackfoot Drive. According to the informant, teen partiers graffitied multiple walls after leaving a big party.

At 3:55 a.m. Saturday, deputies arrested a 21-year-old woman in the 20700 block of El Toro Road. According to the report, she was allegedly fighting with at least two men at the Riveroaks apartments. She was cited and released.

At 2:01 a.m. Saturday, a caller reported battery in the 24600 block of Via Del Rio. The informant reported that possibly drunk people started fighting at a bar before taking off in a Tacoma truck. 

At 7:34 p.m. Friday, a caller reported a disturbance near the Rockfield Boulevard and El Toro Road intersection. A man in his late 40s was reportedly causing a ruckus and yelling at customers in a CVS pharmacy. The man was last seen running towards a residential area out of the store.

At 6:18 p.m. Friday, a caller reported a disturbance near the El Toro Road and Muirlands Boulevard intersection. According to the informant, people began fighting after getting into a traffic accident. The collision knocked over a stop sign near Fuddruckers, according to the report. Firefighters responded to treat injuries.

At 4:21 p.m. Friday, a caller reported a suspected drunken driver near the Lake Forest Drive and Trabuco Road intersection. According to the report, the driver of a blue Toyota sedan was swerving, ran a red light and rear-ended another vehicle on Trabuco. The driver was last seen heading south on Lake Forest Drive.

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