Crime & Safety

Mysterious Vehicle Possibly Casing Homes

Suspicious behavior attracts the attention of a witness who sees a car cruising Rancho Santa Margarita streets at midnight.

A white Honda was more than a little suspicious early Tuesday morning.

It was shortly after midnight when vehicle with a man inside was driving slowly down Rancho Santa Margarita streets in the Arroyo Vista neighborhood shining a flashlight from the car into the residences. 

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A witness, who reported the incident from Calle Arcos and Via Marguesa, was concerned that the suspicious behavior was someone casing the neighborhood.

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The call to the Orange County Sheriff's Department was made Tuesday, 12:17 a.m.


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