Police Blotter: Marriage Counseling? Not So Fast

It sounds like a line from a comedian’s standup routine. “You know your marriage is over when…”

One poor man got a crystal clear message sent to him by living the punchline.

He was at a session for marriage counseling when he was served with divorce papers from his wife.

He could not have been in too good of a mood, but was at least thinking rationally and wanted to avoid making a bad situation worse. In an effort to prevent a scene, he called the Orange County Sheriff Dept., and asked for a deputy to stand by because he worried that his wife would show up and they would get into an argument.

Which, likely, was part of the problem in the first place.

The call was made Tuesday, 12:10 p.m., from Colorido.

Deer runs into car

It’s sometimes easy to forget that Rancho Santa Margarita backs up against the wilderness, but sheriff deputies were called to assist a traffic accident in which a deer ran into a vehicle on Santa Margarita Parkway about 50 yards west of Alicia Parkway. The collision caused the airbags to deploy and there was no report of human injury. The deer was killed. The call came Tuesday, 7:17 a.m., from the accident site.

Man threatens wife with texts

A 38-year-old man was taken into custody after he allegedly sent threatening texts to his wife while she was at work. According to the woman, her husband may have been on methamphetamines. The business owner hid the woman inside the facility. The call came Monday, 11:12 a.m., from the 29400 block of Banderas.

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The following is a summary report of calls from Rancho Santa Margarita and Las Flores from July 29 to Aug. 1.

Citizen assist—Wednesday, 9:52 p.m., on Santa Sophia. A woman reported that her home had been egged. About an hour later, she reported that her son’s friend had texted that he was involved; the eggings have been an ongoing problem.

Missing child—Wednesday, 10:49 p.m., on 21100 block of Prairie View Lane. A woman reported that her 4-year-old son was missing. Although neighbors were contacted to help look, the boy was found sleeping in his sister’s room at 11 p.m.

Disturbance—Wednesday, 9:52 p.m., on Rosa. A woman reported yelling, egging and children crying at a neighbor’s home; upon investigation, police determined kids were playing and screaming.

Suspicious person/circumstances—Wednesday, 6:52 p.m., at Plano Trabuco and Santa Margarita. A man, possibly drunk, was passed out in front of the CVS  Pharmacy.

Burglary—Wednesday, 6:49 p.m., in the 100 block of Flor del Sol. Sheriff deputies were contacted after a home was broken into. The home had been sealed off following the death of the occupant in May.

Suspicious person/circumstances—Wednesday, 1:32 p.m., at Santa Margarita Parkway and Fundadores. A called told police of a man, about 19 years old, who was walking on his knees only while keeping his hands in his pockets.

Abandoned vehicle—Wednesday, 11:03 a.m., on San Bonifacia. A silver Acura Integra parked for over a month was reported to OCSD and told that the owner used the vehicle to “hide stuff from his wife.”

Suspicious person/circumstances—Wednesday, 12:35 a.m., on Paseo Vecino. A caller thought it odd because of the hour that a man knocked on her door about 30 minutes earlier and asked her if the dog he had leashed was hers.

Suspicious person/circumstances—Tuesday, 10:01 p.m., on Oso and Antonio. A caller notified OCSD because there were a large number of people standing around outside of Jack in the Box and the caller thought that was really strange.

Disturbance-Family dispute—Tuesday, 5:52 p.m., on Aspen Leaf. A caller’s 16-year-old son was being physical during an argument.

Citizen assist—Tuesday, 3:27 p.m., on Azalea. A woman called to report that a storage facility had closed but had not informed customers and now all her belongings were gone.

Disturbance—Tuesday, 1:01 p.m., on Colorido. An informant called OCSD to report three kids riding their bikes in an open lot where a drainage ditch existed, that there were “No Trespassing” signs posted, and that it was dangerous for the kids to be there.

Suspicious persons/circumstances—Monday, 2:29 p.m., on 21000 block of Rancho Trabuco. A caller reported some kids were on the roof at Melinda Heights Elementary School and that they were throwing things off the roof. Almost 90 minutes later, deputies were requested on the scene again because the school alarm was sounding again because of kids being on the roof. At 8:23 p.m., a third call went out with the report that a half-dozen juveniles were on the roof. Police detained seven youths.

Suspicious person in vehicle—Monday, 7:58 a.m., on Las Alforjas. A caller notified police two men were parking on different streets watching different residences in the neighborhood.

Disturbance-Family dispute—Sunday, 11:51 a.m., on San Simon. A 16-year-old caller reported that his father had started an altercation by pushing him and putting him in a choke hold because he was upset that the informant was not going to lunch with the family.

Suspicious person/circumstances—Sunday, 4:13 a.m., on Aliento. A complaint was made about a drunk man throwing bottles in the apartment complex. Police detained the man and released him to his father.

Suspicious persons/circumstances—Sunday, 12:55 a.m., at Lazurite and Turritella Way. A caller reported three heavyset teen boys wearing dark clothes and carrying white bags trying to get into cars and walking on neighborhood yards.

These reports are culled from the Orange County Sheriff's website. Not all facts in each report are made public; the outcome of the report may differ from the original blotter item. There should be no assumption of guilt based on this limited information.