Crime & Safety

Blotter: Homeless Man Camping in Vacant Home

Find out what crimes were reported this week in Mission Viejo.

When a woman went Tuesday evening at 6:45 to check on a home her parents are buying on the 21100 block of Cedar Lane, she found a surprise.

From the back yard she spotted a screen and window broken and a possibly homeless man laying down and possibly sleeping inside.

Here are more items from this week's police blotter:

Find out what's happening in Mission Viejofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Thursday

6:32 a.m. Burglary, 28700 block Via Coronado

Find out what's happening in Mission Viejofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Wednesday

11:41 p.m. Suspicious Person/Circumstances, 23900 block Alicia Parkway: A homeless man was seen "throwing trash all over" and begging for money.

4:07 p.m. Missing Adult, 23200 block Madero: A 54-year-old man went for a walk at 12:30 p.m. and hadn't been seen since.

3:06 p.m. Welfare Check, 27200 block Trabuco Road: A 33-year-old man was arrested after a suspicious caller told police he had spent one hour inside a public restroom.

12:32 p.m. Burglary, 25700 block Taladro Circle:

3:03 a.m. Disturbance, 25500 block Chimera Drive: Two men were involved in a fight in a back yard.

Tuesday

1:52 p.m. Suspicious Person/Circumstances, 28300 block La Caleta: While a woman was pulling out of her driveway, her ex-boyfriend punched her vehicle window and broke it.

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