Crime & Safety

He Enjoyed the View—And Himself

Police get a call for indecent exposure near the lake.

A beautiful Saturday morning was a great time to enjoy a walk around Lago Santa Margarita.

Apparently, it was also a great time to enjoy one's self.

According to the blotter of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, one man couldn't help but enjoy himself a little too much.

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An informant called the OCSD to report a man masturbating behind the former liquor store location next to Santa Margarita Parkway on the edge of the lake.

According to the informant, a man in his 40s and wearing a blue baseball cap was pleasing himself out of sight from passerby; he could only be seen from overhead.

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The man was detained by sheriff deputies.

The call was made Saturday, 10:52 a.m.


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