BRIEFLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY

Police suspicious about man who talked to boy

An 11-year-old boy was playing in the frontyard of his home in the 1100 block of Bismark Way in Costa Mesa on Friday evening when a man between 20 and 30 years old asked the child to come with him, Police Lt. Dale Birney said.

The boy ran inside the home to tell his grandfather what happened.

When the two returned to the yard, they saw the man’s vehicle leaving the area.

“There was no physical contact, but it is kind of suspicious to us for a complete stranger to tell an 11-year-old, ‘Hey, come with me,’ ” Birney said.

Women suspected of DUI after crash

Two women whose cars collided were arrested by Costa Mesa police on suspicion of driving while intoxicated at 1:30 a.m. Saturday. One driver, Los Angeles resident Misty Castro, 26, may face charges of child endangerment because four of her children were in the car with her, said Lt. Dale Birney.

Kavita Patel, 28, of Long Beach and Castro were heading north on Newport Boulevard when their vehicles collided near the intersection with Broadway. Both women were taken to Orange County Central Women’s Jail in Santa Ana.

Castro is being held on $100,000 bail and Patel on $2,500 bail, police said.

Two Santa Ana men with warrants are held

After a traffic stop at about 8:30 p.m. Friday at Fairview Road and Baker Street in Costa Mesa, Santa Ana residents David Cardona, 37, and Jesus Sanchez, 49, were arrested on suspicion of outstanding warrants and taken to the county jail.

Police searched the vehicle and allegedly found a 10-gauge shotgun with serial numbers removed, according to Lt. Dale Birney.

Cardona is being held on $20,000 bail for the possession-of-a-deadly-weapon accusation and a $1,500 bail for the warrant. Sanchez is being held on $1,731 bail.