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In recognition of May as National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, Mission Viejo Police Services is reminding drivers and riders alike to be alert and aware of their surroundings and practice safety while on the road.

According to the most recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nearly 5,000 motorcyclists were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2015 — an 8 percent increase from the previous year. During that same year, about 88,000 motorcyclists were injured.

A Mission Viejo sergeant is OK after a wrong-way driver hit and totaled his police vehicle Sunday night.

The incident happened just before 9 p.m. while the sergeant was heading northbound on Trabuco Road between Alicia and Los Alisos. He suddenly swerved right to avoid a head-on collision with an elderly motorist driving on the wrong side of the road. The driver clipped the left side of the patrol unit, causing it to spin out of control and land about 100 feet from impact on the east sidewalk of Trabuco Road.

Mission Viejo Police Services is inviting residents for a cup of coffee and the opportunity to meet their local deputies and Police Services staff on Wednesday, April 12 during the Coffee with a Cop event.

The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Starbucks, 24012 Alicia Parkway. There will be free cups of coffee for folks while they last.

Chief of Police Services Lt. Ken Binning, patrol deputies and other police services staff will be there. In a casual setting, residents will have a chance to ask questions or share concerns. 

The Sheriff's Department's DUI Enforcement Team will deploy this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers.

DUI saturation patrols will be out in force from 7 p.m. Friday, March 10 through 3 a.m. Saturday, March 11 in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and arrests in Mission Viejo and Lake Forest.

DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols help lower the number of people killed and injured in alcohol- or drug-impaired crashes. 

Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators are looking for a suspect who burglarized a home in the 27000 block of Pueblonuevo Drive, making off with more than $6,700 in valuables.

Deputies at about 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 responded to reports of a home burglary to find a shattered back door and a ransacked home.

Among the stolen items were a Rolex watch, several pieces of jewelry, including a ring with diamonds and pearls valued at $5,000, and a black floor safe.

Mission Viejo City Hall is mourning the loss of one its beloved volunteers Cliff McKinley who passed away this week at the age of 90.

Cliff was a longtime member of the City’s Senior Community Activity Team (SCAT), a program that assists Mission Viejo Police Services with everything from van patrol and home vacation checks to help at special events and City Hall.

Parents and teens are invited to an essential presentation on Tuesday, March 7 regarding new and emerging drugs in our community.

Led by top experts from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies, the “Facts about Synthetic Drugs” presentation is from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mission Viejo High School, 25025 Chrisanta Drive.

Law enforcement will step up patrols this weekend as part of the “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk” campaign – urging football fans to call the right play on Super Bowl weekend and pass the keys to a sober driver before the drinking begins.          
   

Deputy Joseph Cislo, a 10-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, has been named Mission Viejo Police Services' Employee of the Year.

This deputy's strong work ethic and commitment to the City has earned him the respect of peers, supervisors and community members.