Crime & Safety
Woman Finds Ex-Lover, Allegedly Drunk and Camped Out on Sofa
A 53-year-old man was arrested in Laguna Niguel for disobeying a domestic relations court order, according to authorites after the woman found him in her home. Despite the report, crime is down in the city.
A woman reported a former lover allegedy broke into her home at on Nov. 5, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
She told deputies when she arrived home at 10:25 a.m., she saw a window was broken and the man lying on her sofa, possibly drunk.
The man was arrested on suspicion of disobeying a domestic relations court order on the 30200 block of Pacific Island Drive.
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Despite the alleged break-in, crime in Laguna Niguel is down, according to the city's 2012 community report card:
In 2010, the local crime rate decreased by three percent from the previous year. The city’s overall crime rate has decreased by 19 percent over the past fie years.
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The years 2008 and 2010 reflected the lowest crime rates in the city’s history. Total crimes in 2006 were 106 and 101 in 2010, according to the report.
For example:
Robberies in 2004 were 19, 2005, 15; 13 in 2006; 13 in 2007, 19 in 2008; 12 in 2009 and 10 in 2010.
Burglaries: In 2004, 142; 2005, 143; 2006, 118; 2007, 134;2008, 124; 2009, 110 and in 2010, 107.
Auto Thefts: In 2004; 44; 2005, 37; 2006, 42; 2007, 41; 2008, 33; 2009, 24; and in 2010, 30.
