Police Blotter: Youths Make a Run for It, Nabbed at Ralphs

A caller from the Joplin Boys Ranch said two boys had escaped from the correctional facility in Trabuco Canyon Thursday evening. Both of the boys ran toward O’Neill Park. Deputies searched the immediate vicinity, but could not locate the boys. A helicopter search was performed, but had to be stopped because cloudy weather caused low visibility for the pilots. 

The two remained free for about four hours. An off-duty corrections officer said he saw the two escaped youths using a pay phone in front of the Ralphs in Rancho Santa Margarita. After finishing a phone call, the boys began to walk toward the Ralphs. Deputies caught the boys and transported them back to the correctional facility.

The first call came in around 8 p.m. on Thursday, from the 19400 block of Rose Canyon Road. The second call came in around 11 p.m. on Thursday, from Santa Margarita Parkway and Antonio Parkway.

Man puts a stop to planned party at abandoned house

A man saw four teen-aged boys wearing heavy backpacks cross through the brush area behind his Trabuco Canyon home Saturday evening. The boys then walked up a hill to reach an abandoned, fire-damaged house located above his property. He could hear one of them call several of his friends, telling them to join a large party that was going to be held at the abandoned house that evening. The man was concerned that they would be partying up there all night

The call came in around 6 p.m. on Saturday, from the 20500 block of Trabuco Oaks Drive.

Group of boys shoot ducks at Coto de Caza golf course

A man wanted deputies to search for a group of boys at the golf course near Cantamar in Coto de Caza, who were shooting guns at ducks. The man wasn’t sure if the boys were shooting airsoft guns at the ducks, or if they were firing real guns.

The call came in around 7 p.m. on Friday, from Sunningdale and Cantamar.

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 April 7 to April 11.

Disturbance -- Music or Party 10:47 p.m. Monday, 900 block of Sable. A caller said a group of loud people were in the community pool after it had closed.

Fraud Report 6:37 a.m. Monday, on Crystalaire. A woman claimed that someone had opened a fraudulent credit card in her name.

Burglary Report 6:20 p.m. Sunday, on Cedargrove. A woman said her vehicle had been stolen.

Suspicious Person/Circumstances 2:54 p.m. Sunday, on Sundown Drive. An informant saw two youths carrying either rifles or airsoft guns up the hill behind his house.

Disturbance 9:42 a.m. Sunday, on Sunny Slope. A man said his 22-year-old son walked into his home to start a fight, and then left in his Acura. 

Disturbance 11:50 p.m. Saturday, on Via Amistosa. A man saw a group of females arguing.

Disturbance--Music or Party 11:42 p.m. Saturday, on Manchester Court. A man said there was a large under-aged party on the street above his house. Some of the revelers urinated on his lawn, and raced their cars up and down the street.

Disturbance--Music or Party 8:32 p.m. Saturday, on Tejon. A caller said his neighbors were having a party next door. Although the party didn’t bother him, the man said they were smoking quite a bit of marijuana, and the smoke was coming into his house through his windows.

Disturbance 8:50 p.m. Saturday, on Oso Parkway and Antonio Parkway. A caller saw 15 people arguing in the Jack-in-the-Box parking lot.

Suspicious Person in Vehicle 5:24 p.m. Saturday, on Avenida de las Fundadores and Ama Daisy. A woman said it looked like a man was doing drugs in his vehicle before driving away.

Suspicious Person in Vehicle 3:16 p.m. Saturday, on Calle de las Sonatas and Calle de Felicidad. A caller said two men wearing ski masks were sitting in a gray Acura parked in front of her apartment.

Suspicious Person/Circumstances 1:52 p.m. Saturday, 22100 block of El Paseo. A woman said she saw a blonde woman in her 60s, wearing a turquoise top that was falling off her body, attempt to stop cars with male drivers. The caller thought the woman was a prostitute.

Stolen Vehicle 8:43 a.m. Saturday, on Dewberry. A man said his silver Honda Civic was stolen from his driveway sometime during the previous night.

Vandalism Report 2:00 a.m. Saturday, 23400 block of Vista del Verde. A man said a sign at the Coto Youth Park had been vandalized, possibly by an irate resident.

Suspicious Person/Circumstances 10:16 p.m. Friday, on Sycamore Canyon Drive. A second caller complained that his circuit breaker box had been opened and that his power was out.

Suspicious Person/Circumstances 10:10 p.m. Friday, on Saratoga. A woman said she saw a group of neighborhood kids going to houses on the street, shutting off their power by turning off their circuit breakers.  She said they had turned her power off a few minutes before she called.

Suspicious Person/Circumstances 5:05 p.m. Friday, on Arroyo Vista and Parasio. A caller saw a female and two kids get out of a black Ford Explorer, carrying what appeared to be large guns inside black cases. They began walking into the Arroyo Vista wilderness area.

Suspicious Person/Circumstances 3:39 p.m. Friday, 32000 block of Mill Stream Road. A woman wanted deputies to search for a man who had been watching her from across her street.

Disturbance 1:47 p.m. Friday, 200 block of Montana del Lago Road. A woman said she was in a heated argument with her landlord, who had entered her room without notice.

Suspicious Person in Vehicle 1:12 p.m. Friday, on Wrangler Court and Gingham Street. A woman saw a man taking photos of houses on her street, and when she approached him, he told her he was an appraiser. She thought the man seemed suspicious because he was rude and arrogant.

Suspicious Person/Circumstances 5:17 p.m. Thursday, on Via de Colores. A woman said her friend saw two known drug dealers hanging out at the playground at the end of her street.

Traffic Stop 3:42 p.m. Thursday, on Santa Margarita Parkway and Antonio Parkway. Deputies cited and released a 62-year-old man.

Welfare Check 1:09 p.m. Thursday, on Borrego and Avenida de las Flores. A woman wanted deputies to check on an elderly female in a Mercedes sedan who appeared to be sleeping.

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