Naked man strolls down street, gets mental help

No, you don’t need to get your eyes checked if you thought you saw a naked man walking down Anaheim Avenue one afternoon in Costa Mesa this week, because you did.

Police responded to a call of indecent exposure in the 1900 block of Anaheim Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday, only to find he had already begun walking down 19th Street naked. After approaching the 23-year-old man, police quickly realized he was mentally disturbed, Sgt. Bryan Glass said.

Police took the man in custody and had him treated by health professionals, police said.

— Joseph Serna