Claiming to be Cleaning Crew, Thieves Steal Jewelry Instead

At 8:49 p.m. Monday, a disturbed caller notified deputies of a burglary near the 1300 block of Altura. The informant claimed her daughter had let a group of people claiming to be a cleaning crew into the house earlier that day. The mother came home only to inform her daughter that there was no cleaning crew scheduled to arrive that day. There were missing objects and jewelry from the house once the “crew” had left, the mom reported.

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At 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported a disturbance in the 5600 block of Costa Maritima. A pair of people near a brand-new SUV were breaking bottles and screaming at each other.

At 7:04 p.m. Tuesday, deputies received a report of a suspicious man in the 200 block of Avenida San Antonio. The informant claimed she had seen a homeless man in his 30s walking up and down the street with two shirts over his shoulder since 5 p.m. The man was talking and smiling to himself, which lead the caller to believe he was possibly hearing voices. Another call came in about the homeless man at 8:10 p.m.

At 8:59 p.m. Tuesday, a man called to report a theft attempt in the 100 block of Avenida Princesa. The caller told deputies that he walked out of his house and saw a man trying to steal his car. The suspect was described as 6-foot male.

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.