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  • Mission Viejo, CA

Email: peter.schelden (a) patch.com

Phone: 949-280-4719 | Hometown: Boulder City, Nevada (now Mission Viejo)

Hello, and welcome to the site. I edit and report on Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Dana Point for Patch.com.

I have spent my professional life writing news in suburban communities, mostly in South County. Before joining Patch I worked for the Orange County Register, where I covered San Juan, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo and Laguna Beach. I have also written for the Daily Sparks Tribune.

I studied British literature of the 18th century and will talk your ear off about Samuel Johnson if I am provoked. I also studied journalism.

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Video: Gory Machete Attack Details Unfold in Court

Also hear about rape charges filed after a 7-hour standoff, a girl chosen as the state's best soccer player, students honored for job skills and more.

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'Dwight Schrute' Visits O.C. College

Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight Schrute on NBC's "The Office," spoke to Saddleback College students about his new book and Internet movement "Soul Pancake." You can hear more from this comedy star in an exclusive interview.

'Dwight Schrute' Visits O.C. College
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After Violent Attack, Jewelers Back in Business

"We won't go anywhere else," longtime custom jeweler Constantine says. He reopened his store this week after a brutal robbery in February left him hospitalized.

After Violent Attack, Jewelers Back in Business
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Video: Following Brutal Store Beating, Mayor Honors Jeweler

Months after two thieves broke into his Mission Viejo jewelry store and severely beat him, Constantine and his wife, Rita, have reopened Rita's Jewelry at 24451 Alicia Pkwy., No. 7, next to the future LA Fitness location.