People v. Lorenz CA4/2
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS
A. Evidence for Counts 2 and
On April 21, 2010, around 4:20 a.m., the residents of an upstairs apartment on
South Main Street in Lake Elsinore heard a loud bang or crash coming from a real estate
office below. When the residents went downstairs to investigate, one of them saw
defendant inside the office pulling on something that was attached to a wall. Defendant
looked in the direction of the resident, smiled, dropped what he was holding, and ran out
of the office. He got into a car that was parked in front of the office. As the vehicle was
driving away, one of the residents called 911, and a deputy sheriff arrived quickly.
The residents told Deputy Constantin that the vehicle defendant drove off in was a
small, light gray sedan, and they pointed in the direction in which defendant fled. The
deputy drove off in search of the vehicle and, soon thereafter, he located a light gray Ford
Escort matching the description given to him by the residents. While the deputy followed
the Ford sedan, the driver drove past the real estate office. One of the residents
recognized the Ford, as it drove by, as the same vehicle defendant drove off in earlier.