Sheriff's Blotter: Gunshots, Out-of-Control Parties

11:04 a.m. Tuesday. A suspicious person was reported near the Serrano Road and Quiet Oak Drive intersection. The caller said a homeless man was seen wrapped up in a sleeping bag next to a shopping cart. The man appeared to be blocking a park pathway near Serrano Creek. 

8:11 a.m. Tuesday. A drunken man in a car was reported near the Bake Parkway and Trabuco Road intersection. The caller said a man who smelled of alcohol was seen stumbling around the parking lot of KFC. The man was last seen going toward Lake Forest Drive in a gray Mercedes-Benz. 

10:14 a.m. Monday. A suspicious person was reported in the 25100 block of Serrano Road. The caller said a man had been repeatedly sleeping in the children's play area at Serrano Creek Park. 

12:56 a.m. Monday. A caller reported hearing a firearm discharge in the 23200 block of Los Alisos Boulevard. The caller reportedly heard six to eight shots while stepping out on his patio to smoke a cigarette. The man said that the gunshots appeared to be very close because he was so startled and that he ducked down on the patio and later saw a man run by. 

5:39 p.m. Sunday. Deputies located a stolen Ford Explorer in the first block of Saddleback Parkway. According to the report, the vehicle was left near Saddleback Church. 

5:41 a.m. Sunday. A caller reported a disturbance in the 24100 block of Kathy Avenue. A loud and out-of-control party was occurring in the area. The caller said partygoers were being uncooperative. 

3:55 a.m. Sunday. A disturbance was reported in the 23300 block of Guinea Street. The caller was requesting assistance from deputies regarding his 23-year-old brother, who was reportedly intoxicated and throwing objects around the house. Dispatchers could hear the subjects yelling in the background. 

3:31 a.m. Sunday. A disturbance was reported in the 23500 block of Rockfield Boulevard. The report said that four men were seen in a heated physical argument and sped away in a gray vehicle. There was no report of an arrest. 

11:10 p.m. Saturday. A caller reported a disturbance in the 24000 block of Alderglen Drive. The report stated there was a loud and out-of-control party in the area. The caller was especially concerned because the last time the subject had a party someone was stabbed. 

2:22 p.m. Saturday. A disturbance was reported in the 22600 block of Lake Forest Drive. The informant said minors were playing in the street near Mimi’s Cafe. The report stated the juveniles were almost hit by the passing traffic. 

1:33 p.m. Saturday. A caller reported a drunken man down in the 24600 block of Raymond Way. The report stated that the man had passed out with a beer in his hands near the El Toro Library.