Caller Reports Ex-Girlfriend Pinching Child's Cheeks, Bruises

A woman reported her children saw her ex-husband’s 24-year-old girlfriend pinch her 3-year-old daughter on the cheeks at a different residence, and the caller noticed bruises on her daughter’s face when she picked her up from preschool. The incident occured on Dec. 27, at 3:49 p.m. at the 26800 block of Calle Juanita.

Here are more items from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter. All incidents were reported within Laguna Niguel unless otherwise noted.

Friday, Dec. 28:

Disturbance 5:08 p.m. 24400 block of Madeira Way. A caller reported an 8-year-old boy came to her house, claiming he was chased by older kids that wanted to beat him up. 

Thursday, Dec. 27:

Vandalism Report 7:04 p.m. 28200 block of Rancho Cristiano. A caller reported someone might have shot out the streetlight. The caller was concerned about the safety hazard posed by the broken glass to people who walk their dogs.

Citizen Assist 8:12 p.m. 34600 block of Calle Loma. A caller reported an ex-employee was texting him that he had “familia in Mexico” and was worried that these were death threats. (Dana Point)

Disturbance. 8:40 a.m. 24900 block of Hidden Hills. A caller reported a woman wearing a hooded trench coat and pajama bottoms was digging through trash bins at the Windridge apartments.

CSI Laguna Niguel includes up-to-date reports from ocsd.org, the website of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Reported incidents are taken from the official calls for service records kept by the OCSD. All parties represented above are presumed innocent until proven guilty. For questions about this blotter, email the editor at Debbie.Sklar@patch.com.

—Compiled by Nicole Cook