VISTA–On February 21, 2017, California Highway Patrol border investigators was requested to initiate an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. The victim in the investigation was a 15-year-old female. The sexual assault allegedly occurred during the transportation by private ambulance from Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside. CHP investigators identified the alleged suspect as 34-year-old David […]
Private school student first meningococcal disease case in 2020
SAN DIEGO–A student at Nazareth School San Diego tested positive for meningococcal disease, the County Health and Human Services Agency said Friday. The previously healthy child is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital. HHSA worked with school officials to identify all close contacts of the ill student to determine if they needed preventive antibiotics. […]
Inmate found dead at San Diego Central Jail ruled suicide
SAN DIEGO–A male inmate found dead in his jail cell at the San Diego Central Jail October 26 died by suicide by asphyxia of his airway by a sock, according to the San Diego Medical Examiner’s office. Sheriff’s deputies doing a security check at the jail found 52-year-old Don Ralph unresponsive in his cell. While […]
SANDAG saves the San Diego region nearly $93 million over the next 29 years
SAN DIEGO–SANDAG, serving as the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, successfully refinanced a portion of its 2012 Series A bonds and 2014 Series A bonds at lower interest rates, providing significant savings to the region and taxpayers. The transaction took advantage of historically low taxable interest rates to reduce debt service. SANDAG priced the […]
Sheriff’s Department to increase transit enforcement
SAN DIEGO–A record-breaking 116 million Americans will be packing their bags for a getaway this holiday season. With so many people rushing to their destinations, Sheriff’s Deputies are working to keep the public safe including the railways. Here are some safety tips: Look Twice – look both ways and listen before crossing the tracks. Expect […]
Nine arrested in connection with maritime human smuggling
SAN DIEGO–Working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO), Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC), and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents arrested nine people after they entered the U.S. illegally by boat. On December 19, at around 3:45 p.m., JHOC contacted AMO about a suspicious vessel off the coast of San Diego, […]
County of San Diego reimbursed $2 million for migrant crisis costs
SAN DIEGO–Supervisors Greg Cox and Nathan Fletcher said Friday that the County of San Diego has been reimbursed more than $2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for costs incurred to provide medical attention to migrant families who temporarily stayed in a shelter provided by the County, and operated by Jewish Family Service […]
Coast Guard cutter crew offloads 18,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego
SAN DIEGO–The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) offloaded approximately 18,000 pounds of cocaine Wednesday seized from known drug-transit zones of the Eastern Pacific Ocean worth approximately $312 million. The interdictions were made between mid-October and early December by the joint efforts of the following five separate Coast Guard cutter crews: Northland […]
O’Gara Coach car showcase benefits Toys for Tots
SAN DIEGO–O’Gara Coach of San Diego held one of the biggest car show events in San Diego county December 14 at it’s Sorrento Valley service location, near Rancho Santa Fe and La Jolla. Over 70 vehicles were showcased, from Bentleys to Rolls Royce to Lamborghinis to McLarens as well as many others. Around 1,000 attendees […]
DA’s office seeks additional victims in plastic surgeon sexual battery case
SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said that nine criminal charges have been filed against a San Diego man in connection with assault for sexual battery under a fraudulent professional purpose, treating the sick/afflicted without a certificate, and using terms and letters falsely indicating the right to practice medicine. Dario Moscoso, 67, was […]