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CRIME REPORTS: Woman Beater, Reckless Drivers

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

At 2:43 a.m. Friday, a caller reported a disturbance in the 1000 block of Calle Del Cerro. The informant was disturbed by a group of subjects who were partying and being loud in a jacuzzi. Deputies were dispatched and responded to the call. 

At 7:48 p.m. Thursday, a caller reported a disturbance in the 2200 block of El Camino Real. The informant reportedly witnessed a male beating up a woman behind Dad’s Liquor. The informant attempted to intervene but was also assaulted. The man took off on foot heading out towards 7-Eleven. 

At 6:22 p.m. Thursday, a caller reported a suspicious person in the first block of Calle Del Apice. The informant noticed several men on his property who were cutting down cactus and appeared to have hunting rifles. The rifles ended up only being airsoft guns and deputies detained the two subjects.

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At 5:54 p.m. Thursday, a caller reported a reckless driver near the Camino De Estrella and the I-5 freeway intersection. The informant reportedly witnessed a group of minors driving erratically in a silver Pontiac. 

At 1:49 a.m. Thursday, a caller reported a welfare check near the East Mariposa and the El Camino Real intersection. Deputies responded to a report of a drunk man who had been lying in the middle of the street in front of the CVS Pharmacy. The man was tall and around the age of 30.

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At 7:18 p.m. Wednesday, a caller reported a suspicious circumstance in the 1700 block of Avenida Estacion. The informant was concerned about a man and a woman who were smoking illegal drugs around a small child at North Beach. Deputies were dispatched and responded to the call. 

At 4:56 p.m. Wednesday, a caller reported a reckless driver near the Camino Vera Cruz and the Camino De Los Mares intersection. The informant reported the a small Scion was seen swerving and running into bushes down the center divider as they headed south on Camino Vera Cruz. There was no report of an arrest. 

At 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, a caller reported a suspicious person in a vehicle in the 500 block of Camino De Estrella. The informant reportedly witnessed a woman pull up to a USA gas station in a silver vehicle and began to throw up. It was unknown if the woman was intoxicated and she began to sleep in her vehicle later on. 

At 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, a caller reported a drunk driver in the 700 block of Avenida Pico. The informant reportedly witnessed a black VW minivan swerving all over the road near San Clemente High School. The informant was nearly hit by the driver before the driver headed east. 

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