Crime & Safety
Beer Thief Does Time
SHERIFF'S BLOTTER: Also, a Taco Bell scuffle, a group of intoxicated teens, and a self-professed drunken driver.
At 8:27 p.m. Friday Oct. 15, someone reported a robbery in progress in the 800 block of El Camino Real. A man had reportedly stolen a case of beer from the local Rite Aid and was throwing objects at the store’s manager in the parking lot. Deputies arrived and arrested a 32-year-old man. He is currently in custody with a $20,000 bail amount posted.
Also:
At 9:29 p.m. Friday Oct. 15, an informant called the sheriff’s office to report a disturbance near the cross streets of South Camino Real and Esplanade. A man and a woman were in a physical fight inside a local Taco Bell.
At 10:51 p.m. Friday Oct. 15, a caller reported a disturbance in the 400 block of Camino Vista Verde. A group of several drunken teens was screaming and disturbing residents.
At 2:39 a.m. Saturday Oct. 16, someone reported a drunken driver in the 600 block of Camino De Los Mares. A silver Prius had pulled into a local parking lot. When security confronted the man, the driver stated he drank too much and drove away eastbound on Camino De Los Mares.
These are selected reports from the San Clemente Police Dispatch Services log throughout the past few days. The calls represent what was told to a sheriff's deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. No presumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the information provided.