VISTA–A man involved in alleged domestic violence dispute with his girlfriend Tuesday morning barricaded himself inside their complex in Vista, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department reports. The incident occurred shortly after 10 a.m. at an independent living complex in the 2100 block of South Santa Fe Avenue. There were other residents inside at the time […]

ENCINITAS–A father shot his son after he threatened his mother with a knife at their residence in Encinitas, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s deputies received a phone call for help from a woman at a residence in the 1200 block of Greenlake Dr.  The initial report was that the woman’s adult son, who is […]

OCEANSIDE–A man suffered a single gunshot wound to the abdomen at the Oceanside Transit Center Saturday evening, reports the Oceanside Police Department. The victim was life flighted to Scripps La Jolla with non-life threatening injuries and is in stable condition. The victim told officers the suspect was staying at the Motel 6 on North Coast […]

OCEANSIDE–A pedestrian died Tuesday after he was struck by a vehicle fleeing the scene of a two-car collision in Oceanside, according to the Oceanside Police Department. The collision occurred just after 10 p.m. on Douglas Drive and eastbound Mission Avenue. Based on witness statements and physical evidence at the scene, a 2011 Chevy Silverado was […]

NORTH COUNTY–Sheriff’s deputies and California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Agents conducted a joint drunk decoy operation in north county on Saturday. The decoy operation was conducted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at licensed establishments in Encinitas and Solana Beach  A plain clothes deputy entered the establishment and acted obviously intoxicated. The deputy […]

DEL MAR–A closure of the region’s coastal rail line from Solana Beach to Sorrento Valley will take effect this weekend to allow SANDAG and North County Transit District (NCTD) crews to work on critical repairs along the Del Mar bluffs. The rail closure will occur this weekend from just after midnight on Saturday, December 14, […]

ENCINITAS–A man was fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Encinitas Thursday afternoon, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Transit Enforcement Unit responded to a report at 2:40 p.m. of an Amtrak train colliding with a pedestrian.  The incident occurred on the railroad tracks, near South Vulcan and East […]

ENCINITAS–The City of Encinitas is now accepting applications for appointment to City Commissions.  Application forms must be completed online from the city’s website and all applicants must be registered voters in Encinitas. Planning Commission and Traffic and Public Safety Commission have geographic requirements as noted in the Public Notice.  There are two application deadlines, one […]

DEL MAR–Following the washout on the tracks located on the Del Mar Bluffs that occurred during the final days of November, the North County Transit District (NCTD), following its normal protocols, requested field inspection reports from consultants Jacobs Engineering and Leighton Consulting, Inc.   During the rainstorm on November 28 and November 29, erosion washouts occurred […]

DEL MAR–Work crews have begun construction Saturday to stabilize the ocean bluffs near the train tracks in Del Mar. The heavy rainstorms over the last 48 hours have caused a washout adjacent to the coastal railroad tracks along the Del Mar Bluffs just south of Coast Boulevard which support Coaster, Amtrak, and BNSF operations. All […]