Crime & Safety
Men Armed With Bats and Bottles, and Other Cop Calls
A selection of calls from Lake Forest to the county Sheriff's Department from July 26 to July 29.
A Lake Forest resident phoned police Wednesday night, concerned about eight men described as looking like they might be in a gang. The caller said the group had congregated near the intersection of Saguaro Street and Raton Drive, wielding bottles and bats, looking like they were arming themselves for a fight.
The fight never came to fruition, according to Lt. Jim England with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. And no one was detained or arrested as a result of the report.
The call came in about 9:27 p.m. Wednesday.
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Other selected reports from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter:
Suspicious person/circumstances. 5:23 a.m. Friday. 21200 block of Acorn Way. Deputies responding to a report of a suspicious person arrested a 19-year-old man and placed him in custody at Orange County Jail on $500 bail.
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Robbery alarm—silent. 2:43 a.m. Friday. 22400 block of El Toro Road.
ID theft. 5:06 p.m. Thursday. 23300 block of Ridge Route Drive
Disturbance. 12:18 p.m. Thursday. 24000 block of Sutton Drive. Deputies responding to disturbance call arrested a 21-year-old man and placed him in custody at Central Men’s Jail with no bail set.
Vandalism report. 6:50 a.m. Thursday. 21900 block of Erie Lane.
Pedestrian check. 9:17 p.m. Wednesday. Via Tonada and Camino Trebol. An 18-year-old man was arrested during a pedestrian check and placed in custody at Orange County Jail. He was released under his own recognizance.
Disturbance. 5:04 p.m. Wednesday. 26100 block of Enterprise Way. Deputies responding to a disturbance call arrested a 19-year-old man and placed him in custody at Central Men’s Jail on $50,000 bail.
Stolen vehicle. 10:01 a.m. Wednesday. 25800 block of Trabuco Road.
Burglary in progress. 3:40 a.m. Wednesday. 24000 block of Crescent Road.
Disturbance. 7:39 p.m. Tuesday. Palmek Circle and Penfield Street. Deputies responding to a disturbance call arrested a 60-year-old man and placed him in custody at Central Men’s Jail. He was released.
Suspicious person/circumstances. 7:31 p.m. Tuesday. Portola Parkway and Market Place.
Petty theft. 5:49 p.m. Tuesday. 26700 block of Rancho Parkway.
