By Danny R. Johnson WASHINGTON, DC – Palestinian health officials said at least 20 people were killed July 30 by what witnesses and United Nations officials said was the latest in a series of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) strikes on United Nations facilities that are supposed to be safe zones in the 23-day-old battle between […]
Archives for July 2014
Colombian Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Prison
Tampa, FL–A Colombian man was sentenced last Friday to 15 years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, knowing and intending that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the United States. The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) […]
Former Christian Radio DJ Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation Charges
Grand Rapids, MI– A Former Christian radio disc jockey admitted Monday in federal court he produced and possessed child pornography. The guilty plea follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations. John Richard Balyo, 34, of Grand Rapids, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and up […]
Man Found Dead At El Cajon Hotel
EL CAJON—A 28 year-old man was found stabbed to death in a room at the Villa Embasadora Hotel, El Cajon police said on Wednesday. At 7:15 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call of a possible fight at the hotel. When officers arrived, they found a black male unresponsive and bleeding. The victim was transported […]
Mouse Tests Positive For Hantavirus
SAN DIEGO–County officials are reminding people to be extra careful whenever they are cleaning mice and rodent nests after a mouse trapped in North County’s Pala Mesa area tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus disease. The California mouse was caught in routine trapping in Pala Mesa near Old Highway 395 and was the sixth mouse […]
County Board Improves Food Handler Program
SAN DIEGO–County supervisors unanimously approved rule changes Wednesday that will cut the costs of food handler certificates for instructors. The new rules will cut the cost of food handler cards that are issued by food handler instructors to restaurant and food workers from $6 to $3. San Diego County was one of the first to […]
Two Dozen Arrested During Summer Watch Crime Fighting Program
SANTEE—Sheriff’s deputies arrested more than two dozen people during Operation Secure Communities’ Summer Watch, a crime fighting program designed to decrease crime in Santee, and unincorporated communities of Lakeside and El Cajon. On Tuesday, 28 people were arrested during parole and probation checks from 6 until 1:30 a.m. on July 30, Sheriff’s deputies say. Deputies and seven probation officers took part in the sweep. The Sheriff’s Department works with County Probation to […]
Feds: Phone Fraud Scam Targeting Taxpayers
WASHINGTON–The Treasury Inspector General for Taxpayer Administration (TIGTA) today issued a warning to taxpayers to beware of phone calls from individuals claiming to represent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in an effort to defraud them. “This is the largest scam of its kind that we have ever seen,” said J. Russell George, the Treasury Inspector […]
Cast Of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron At Comic Con
SAN DIEGO–The cast of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron pose next to their newest co-star Project LiveWire – Harley-Davidson’s first electric motorcycle at the San Diego at the San Diego Comic-Con. Project LiveWire, which will be featured in the film, will be the ride of choice for Natasha Romanoff (a.k.a. Black Widow) played by Scarlett Johansson, […]
Gonorrhea And Syphilis Infections Increase In San Diego County
SAN DIEGO–There is good news and not so good news about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in San Diego. After several years of increases, the number of chlamydia cases dropped in 2013. However, gonorrhea and syphilis infections in the region continued to climb, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. Last year, the number […]
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