Crime & Safety

Aliso Viejo Woman Chases Burglars

A resident surprised burglars in her home Monday, and followed them in her car.

A woman returned to her home on Flintstone Monday afternoon to find she surprised two intruders. But instead of staying put and waiting for deputies, she gave chase in her car, according to Orange County Sheriff's Department Dispatch reports.

The caller arrived home at 12:22 p.m. Monday after leaving for about an hour, she told dispatchers. When she entered the home, she found her drawers pulled out and overturned, and then saw two men, about 18 to 25 years old flee the home through a side door.

As she called police, she followed the men to their car which she described as a silver Infiniti with damage on the back left that appeared to have been repaired with duct tape, according to dispatch reports.

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She followed the intruders down Aliso Creek Road as they turned right on Glenwood, telling the dispatcher they appeared to be heading toward the Toll Road.

There was no report of an arrest in relation to the incident.

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