Crime: The Talk of Demons Made Her Happy

There might have been an exorcism taking place in a Rancho Santa Margarita apartment, which was fairly disquieting, but a neighbor's concern was spiritually unfounded.

But there were spirits involved.

According to the blotter of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, there was plenty of commotion coming from an apartment on Aliento. An informant called police services because she heard someone in a neighboring unit screaming about a demon, and also heard another woman speaking and saw a man close a window.

Deputies arrived to discover the screaming woman was drunk and happy.

"She was happy and making a lot of noise," said OCSD Lt. Tim Rainwater. "She had been drinking but not to the state where she couldn't take care of herself."

The call came Saturday, 4:38 a.m., from Aliento.

When you leave your kids with someone, pick them up

A woman who left her kids with someone got into hot water because she failed to pick them up.

According to the informant, she was asked to care for two children, ages 4 and 7, while their mother looked for new housing. However, after two weeks, the mother did not return for the children and the babysitter had no way to reach her. 

Deputies arrested Rebecca Elizabeth Robinson, 31, in Mission Viejo about two hours later. She is at the Women's Intake Release Center and held on $100,000 bail.

All told, Robinson had four children, and according to the babysitter, the woman's 12-year-old child was staying with a friend, and a newborn was at the hospital.

The call was made Saturday, 1:12 p.m., from Via Joaquin.

For some, this party ended badly

A Saturday night party turned out to be too much for a few guys who knew enough to leave when they were chased away.

An man contacted police services to report about 20 partygoers had chased he and a couple of his buddies down the street.

One problem.

Their car was back at the party. So to avoid any more trouble than they had to, police services was contacted to escort the three men back to the party to retrieve their car without incident.

The call was made Sunday, 12:12 a.m., from Arcilla.

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The following is a summary of selected calls from Rancho Santa Margarita, to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department on April 27-28, 2013.

Suspicious person/circumstances, Sunday, 12:02 a.m., 32900 block of Brookseed. Less than a month after a pair of hikers were stranded in Trabuco Canyon, police services was contacted about four subjects that got out of a vehicle and headed into the adjacent canyon. Thirty minutes later, when deputies arrived, the vehicle was gone—along with the four subjects.

Disturbance, Saturday, 10:47 p.m., on Via Serena. An informant reported his girlfriend was drunk, yelling at everyone and throwing property around, including throwing items outside the house. The woman, 28, had been drinking as was distraught over the recent death of her father and the anniversary of her mother's death.

Fraud report, Saturday, 8:52 p.m., on the 30600 block of Santa Margarita Parkway. A cashier in the Target shopping center reported a subject who returned an empty merchandise box for cash. The incident took place on April 16, and according to the witness it has happened in several other stores as well. The informant had video of the woman who made the deceptive transaction.

Suspicious person/circumstances, Saturday, 6:01 p.m., Buena Suerte and La Miranda. A caller reported seeing a suspicious man loitering in Central Park with two different backpacks. He was last seen near a bench close to several people who were in the parking.

Keep the peace, Saturday, 4:20 p.m., on Via Contento. A woman reported she and here neighbor got into a violent argument, and then threw a bag of dog waste at her front door.

This report was culled from the Orange County Sheriff's website. Not all facts in each report are made public; the outcome of the report, as well as the facts, may differ from the original blotter item. All items are alleged to have occurred. There should be no assumption of guilt based on this limited information.