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CRIME REPORTS: DUI Arrests, Penguins

These are selected reports from the San Clemente Police Services dispatch log throughout the past few days.

At 1:53 a.m. Wednesday, deputies were called to assist a citizen in the 600 block of Via Umbroso. The report stated that a woman had locked a handcuff on one hand and did not have the key. Deputies were responding to the call. 

At 5:12 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported a disturbance in the 200 block of Avenida Rosa. The report stated that two neighbors had gotten into an argument and one of them proceeded to throw ice cubes in the others face. One of the subjects also threatened to poison their neighbor’s dog. 

At 1:19 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported a non-injury traffic accident near the South El Camino Real and Avenida Barcelona intersection. The report stated a golf cart and a shopping cart from the Ralphs grocery store had collided. The accident occurred near the immediate care center at the top of Barcelona. 

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At 4:49 a.m. Tuesday, a caller reported a suspicious circumstance in the 2300 block of El Camino Real. The report stated that a man in his mid 20s was detained for walking around Jack in the Box with a knife. The knife was being held behind his back as he walked in circles around the building. 

At 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, deputies arrested a 21-year-old man in the 400 block of Avenida Santa Barbara. The report stated the man had crashed into a parked vehicle and proceeded to fight with another subject in the street. The man was taken into custody and bail was set for $10,000. 

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At 8:52 p.m. Monday, a caller reported a weapon being brandished in the 200 block of Avenida Montalvo. The informant reported that a man in his early 20s was seen walking around a building with a three-inch knife. After the man was caught, he reportedly got into a Scion XD and drove off. 

At 8:40 p.m. Monday, deputies arrested a 22-year-old woman in the 100 block of Avenida Miramar. The report stated the woman had a warrant out for her arrest and was involved with a burglary. She was taken into custody and there was no posted bail amount. 

At 3:45 a.m. Monday, a caller reported a drunk driver in the 900 block of Avenida Vista Hermosa. The report stated that a man was seen stumbling out of a Ford Fusion that was parked in the Target parking lot. The man was also swerving as he pulled into the parking lot. 

At 6:39 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a disturbance near the South El Camino Real and Avenida Victoria intersection. The report stated that a man was seen standing in the middle of traffic on El Camino real and proceeded to throw objects at passing vehicles. There was no report of an arrest. 

At 5:44 p.m. Sunday, deputies were called to conduct a patrol near the I-5 Freeway and El Camino real intersection. The report stated that two penguins were in the middle of street near the north bound I-5 Freeway entrance. The report did not state if the penguins were real or whether deputies located them. 

At 7:38 p.m. Saturday, deputies arrested a 36-year-old man near the Camino El Molino and Camino De Los Mares intersection. The report stated the man was driving a black Mercedes Benz with an excessive blood alcohol content. The driver seen swerving all over the road and was taken into custody without a posted bail amount. 

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