Crime & Safety
Dogs Break Away to Attempt Attack, Allegedly
Incident takes place near Robinson Rancho Elementary School.
By Martin Henderson
A woman sought refuge behind a monument sign in Rancho Santa Margarita after dogs tried to attack her pets, she said.
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According the blotter of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the incident took place Saturday morning in the parking lot of Robinson Ranch Elementary.
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The informant called on police services to say two dogs had escaped from their residence and were trying to attack the informant’s dogs.
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The woman hid behind a monument sign. A passerby happened on the scene and tried to fend off the dogs. Animal control was notified.
About eight minutes after the call, the loose dogs were secured in their residence.
The call was made Saturday, 9:35 a.m., from the 21400 block of Lindsay Drive.
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 and its actual facts may differ from the original blotter item. There should be no assumption of guilt based on this limited information.
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