SAN DIEGO–Thousands of people enter—and complete—county-funded drug treatment programs each year. This weekend, hundreds celebrated their recovery and sobriety at an event sponsored by the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) and its many prevention and treatment partners. The event also commemorates September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. “Addiction does not simply affect […]
Hepatitis A Case Reported At McDonalds In College Area Walmart
SAN DIEGO–Anyone who may have eaten at a College Avenue McDonalds on August 25, 26, 27 and 30 is being advised by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) that they may have been exposed to the Hepatitis A virus. This McDonald’s restaurant is inside the Walmart store on 3412 College Ave. in […]
DA Files Charges In Dog Mauling Case
SAN DIEGO–The district attorney’s office today has filed criminal charges against a man in connection with a pit bull attack in Valley Center. Jose Ledesma, 40, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of failing to protect the public from dogs and two misdemeanor counts of failing to restrain a dog. He faces up to one year […]
King-Chavez Health Center To Celebrate Grand Opening
SAN YSIDRO–San Ysidro Health Center will celebrate the grand opening of the King-Chavez Health Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 7. Congressman Bob Filner, Assemblyman Ben Hueso, County Supervisors Greg Cox and Ron Roberts, Mayor Jerry Sanders, City Council President Anthony Young, and other officials will join San Ysidro Health Center CEO and President […]
County Offices, Libraries Closed On Labor Day
SAN DIEGO–All County of San Diego offices will be closed Monday, September 3, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. County libraries will also be closed. Essential services such as law enforcement will continue during the holiday. All County offices will resume normal business hours Tuesday, September 4.
SANDAG Releases 2012 Mid-Year Crime Rates
SAN DIEGO–After several consecutive years of declines, crime rates in San Diego County are on the upswing in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period last year – however, both violent crime and property crime rates are still the second lowest in the past ten years, according to a San Diego Association […]
DUI Checkpoint Planned For This Weekend
SAN DIEGO–San Diego Police will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Friday at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 3:30 a.m. DUI checkpoints are an enforcement tool proven effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol-related crashes. Research shows that crashes involving […]
Woman Charged With Practicing Medicine Without A License
SAN DIEGO–A woman posing as a medical doctor has been charged with multiple felony counts of treating patients without a medical license and grand theft. Kathleen Ann Helms, 57, claimed to be a medical doctor and promised patients she could cure Lyme Disease. Helms was arraigned Wednesday in San Diego Superior Court on eleven felony counts. […]
Detectives Investigate Residential Burglary, Indecent Exposure
BANKER HILL–San Diego detectives are investigating a residential burglary and indecent exposure that occurred early Monday morning in the area of 2600 1st Avenue in San Diego. On August 13, at approximately 3:30 a.m., an unknown male entered the residence through an open window. The male took personal property while the two female residents were […]
Ex-Border Patrol Agents Convicted Of Alien Smuggling
SAN DIEGO–Two former San Diego-area U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents face up to 50 years in prison following their conviction last Friday for operating a lucrative human smuggling ring that brought hundreds of Mexicans and Brazilians illegally into the United States using official agency vehicles. Raul Villarreal, 42, and his brother, Fidel […]
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