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Crime & Safety

Lotto Winner Buys Suspicion

Plus: Dating someone too old, suspicious bathroom activity and other calls from Aliso Viejo to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, Oct. 5-9.

A caller from the 26700 block of Aliso Creek Road asked deputies to check for a man who was trying to purchase an inordinate amount of expensive goods while boasting that he just won the lottery.

The suspicious circumstances report was made at 9:42 a.m. Friday.

Other highlights from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter:

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Disturbance. 5:19 p.m. Tuesday. Pacific Park Drive and Alicia Parkway.

Unmedical marijuana. 1:10 p.m. Tuesday. 0 block Brookline. A caller said a 20something man in a white shirt and jeans was smoking drugs on the property.

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Ghost in the bathroom? 8:31 p.m. Monday. 0 block Hawaii Drive. A resident reported hearing footsteps and running water upstairs after arriving home.

Bottle vs. bicycle. 4:10 p.m. Monday. Pacific Park Drive and Alicia Parkway. A caller said a group of kids threw a glass bottle at his 11-year-old son as he rode his bike.

Unauthorized romance. 3:02 p.m. Sunday. 0 block Journey. The mother of a 17-year-old girl wanted to speak with a deputy about her daughter dating a 21-year-old.

Fists vs. window. 2:59 a.m. Sunday. 26900 block Aliso Creek Road. A caller said two males who broke the big window of a local fast food restaurant needed medical help for lacerations on their arms.

More broken glass. 11:27 p.m. Saturday. Sanborn and Aurora. A caller reported two vehicles in a nearby school lot after hearing glass break.

Reckless driver. 12:18 p.m. Saturday. 26500 block Aliso Creek Road. A caller reported a reckless driver in a silver SUV cruising the parking lot.

Gun theft. 11:09 p.m. Friday. 200 block Woodcrest Lane. A caller said his roommate took his firearm without his permission.

Soapy Jacuzzi. 12:29 a.m. Friday. Night Heron Lane and Fulmar Lane. A caller asked deputies to check for two males, one with an eagle tattoo, who were pouring soap into the community hot tub.

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