By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego police arrested a 23-year-old man on Tuesday suspected of multiple acts of vandalism across several communities. The suspect, identified as Gianluca Abitianeves, was reportedly caught in the act of prying outside mirrors from vehicles, thanks to alert witnesses. According to investigators, Abitianeves’ arrest has led to the surfacing […]
Transdev bus operators hold strike in Chula Vista
By SDCN Editor Chula Vista, CA–Transdev workers represented by Teamsters Local 683 who provide transportation services for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) are on an unfair labor practice strike. Local 683 has filed three ULP charges and an OSHA complaint against Transdev for bargaining in bad faith, threatening workers for honoring a picket […]
Border Patrol agents report gunfire in two recent incidents
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–In two separate incidents, gunfire was reported by San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents patrolling the immediate international border with Mexico. The most recent incident occurred just yards north of the border on Monday at 9:05 p.m., about one-half mile east of the San Ysidro port of entry. As agents […]
Man arrested for shooting at tow truck
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A Carlsbad man was arrested on suspicion of shooting at a tow truck on a road on Wednesday in Oceanside, authorities said. Oceanside police received a call of a shooting at an occupied vehicle around 12:50 a.m. near Mesa Drive and Pear Tree Lane. The 31-year-old man was driving a tow […]
Man charged with assault of minor dies at hospital
By SDCN Editor Vista, CA–A 71-year-old man in Sheriff’s Department custody died on May 16 from medical issues at Tri-City Hospital in Vista, authorities said. Sheriff’s homicide investigators were notified of Maximillian Aguirre’s death at the hospital around 3 p.m. Aguirre had extensive medical issues unrelated to his incarceration and had been hospitalized since March […]
Local residents, business owners may have unclaimed money
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego residents and business owners may have unclaimed money available to them, the City of San Diego said. City officials are asking the community to check and see if they might be owed a refund or payment. According to the City’s Unclaimed Monies Report, there is $833,165 in unclaimed […]
Oceanside police kickoff Bicycle Safety Month
By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–May is National Bicycle Safety Month, and Oceanside police are encouraging people to take bike rides actively and safely. To help keep people biking or walking safe, the Oceanside Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation throughout the month focused on driver behaviors that put bicyclists and pedestrians at risk, […]
Suspect arrested on suspicion of shooting woman and stealing her e-bike
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–Oceanside police arrested a suspect Wednesday morning on suspicion of shooting a woman in the foot and stealing her e-bike, authorities said. Officers responded to a call of a shooting near the 3500 block of College Boulevard on Tuesday at 10:06 p.m. in Oceanside. A 31-year-old woman was found suffering from […]
Surveillance video captures shooting near sports park
By Gina Yarbrough San Marcos, CA–Sheriff’s Department detectives and San Diego County Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s assistance for information on a shooting near a sports park during a baseball game on Monday evening in San Marcos. The incident occurred, just before 8 p.m., near Mission Sports Park, located in the 900 block of […]
New SANDAG reports finds an increase in violent crime
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The violent crime rate has increased in the San Diego region according to a new SANDAG report by the Criminal Justice Research Division, 43 Years of Crime in the San Diego Region: 1980 Through 2022. In addition, SANDAG also released a summary of annual crime statistics by jurisdiction. As part […]