Police Blotter: 'Bomb Plots' and Porn Cause Concern at Starbucks

Two men hanging out at Starbucks in Rancho Santa Margarita caused a customer to contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday afternoon. One of the men pretended to talk on his cell phone, according to an informant, telling an imaginary friend that he was making bombs and wanted to destroy buildings in New York.

The caller also complained that another patron was watching child pornography while listening to headphones. When deputies arrived to investigate, the porn-watching man had left, but another customer told them that the man was watching adult porn, not child, porn.

Deputies asked the first man about his suspicious cell phone conversation. The man claimed he was simply working on a screenplay. He was advised that he was no longer welcome to visit that Starbucks.

The call came in around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, from the 31400 block of Santa Margarita Parkway.

Woman tries to prove her immortality

A forty-something woman with buzzed hair screamed at drivers as she ran in front of their vehicles in the Pavillions parking lot in Rancho Santa Margarita Thursday afternoon, claiming she was immortal. The woman, who was "all dolled up," wearing a pink sparkled top, jeans, high heels and quite a bit of makeup, according to the informant.

Apparently, if she wasn't immortal, she was dressed for the journey.

The call came in around 1 p.m. on Thursday, from Antonio Parkway and Coto de Caza Drive.

Kids take syringes and medical supplies from dumpster

A Rancho Santa Margarita woman saw a group of kids run away from the dumpster area near her apartment Thursday afternoon. The youths were carrying medical supplies, syringes and other materials, according to the informant.

The call came in around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, from Via Amistosa.

The following is a summary report of calls from Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza, Trabuco Canyon and Las Flores to the Orange County Sheriff's Department from November 21 to November 24.

Disturbance—Music or Party 12:33 a.m. Thursday, 31900 block of Dove Canyon Drive. Loud music was coming from a nearby home.

Disturbance 7:24 p.m. Wednesday, 30600 block of Santa Margarita Parkway. A caller said that a man, claiming to be a reporter for Patch.com, was video-taping inside Ross Dress for Less, refusing to leave. .

Disturbance 2:27 p.m. Wednesday, on Alondra. A woman said two men in an American Van Lines delivery truck yelled at her before assaulting her husband.

Suspicious Person/Circumstances 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, 31800 block of Wagon Wheel Lane. A man said his teen-aged neighbors were rifling through his mailbox.

Hit and Run Parked Car Report 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, on Sawmill. A man said someone had struck his BMW while it was parked.

Suspicious Person/Circumstances 9:54 a.m. Wednesday, 300 block of Pasto Rico. A man was looking in the informant's window for over two hours.

Reckless Driving 9:17 a.m. Wednesday, on Santa Margarita Parkway and El Paseo. A caller saw someone drive a Suburban at high speeds, swerving all over the road.

Disturbance 10:24 p.m. Tuesday, on Abilene Drive. A man said a group of youths threw objects out of a Jeep Cherokee, striking him and his wife.

Patrol Check 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, 21000 block of Rancho Trabuco. A caller wanted deputies to look for a group of youths who were jumping on tables with their skateboards near Melinda Heights Elementary School.

You can read about more incidents on the Orange County Sheriff's Department blotter.