Police Services is reminding residents to be cognizant of locking their vehicles in light of two teenagers who canvassed a neighborhood Sunday and stole property from an unlocked car.
The incident happened around 2:20 a.m. when a resident on Stargazer noticed two juveniles checking door handles on vehicles in the neighborhood. The resident called 9-1-1 and followed the teenage boys down the street and saw them enter unlocked vehicles. One of the teens spotted the resident watching them and the boys fled. The resident chased after them and caught one suspect – a 16 year old, who was wearing latex gloves and had a coat, sunglasses, and ear buds in his possession.
The other teen is described as white, around 16-17 years of age who was dressed in dark-colored pants and a light jacket or sweater. Based on what the juvenile said, deputies were able to find the vehicle that the stolen items were taken from and notified the owner. Due to overcrowding at Juvenile Hall, the teen was released to his parents, and criminal charges are pending for theft, vehicle tampering, and violation of curfew.
A neighbor saw something similar a few years ago at Marguerite & Angelina. It was also in the middle of the night. Supposedly he hit his car alarm and they ran.
I just wanted to add that mail was stolen out of my mailbox on Buscador on 12/27/11. I reported this to the postal Inspector and had to close out my checking accounts and credit cards as a result. Just a heads up for my other Mission Viejo neighbors to be vigilant as people are up to no good in the safest city in California.
San Ramon street was targeted for mail theft the week of January 12th. I reported the theft to the postal inspector and the MV police. The ccr’s dictate the type of mailboxes we are allowed to have and they are not theft proof. Probably will happen again….
Lock your cars even if they’re parked in your driveway. I live on Pasatiempo and have never given a second thought to locking my vehicle while it was on my property. I came out Monday morning to find the drivers door ajar, that all the change (about $5-$6) had been stolen, and the glove compartment had been gone through. I didn’t bother reporting it, maybe I should have.