By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the alleged shooting death of another man in Spring Valley. The San Diego Regional Fugitive Task Force identified 22-year-old Pedro Arturo Rodriguez Jr. as the suspect in the murder of 26-year-old Arnolfo Quintero. Authorities arrested Rodriguez as he left his residence in […]

By SDCN Editor Santee, CA–Fire crews halted this afternoon an 18 acres brush fire that broke out Thursday morning near homes in Santee.  Fire crews responded to reports of the blaze around 10:45 a.m. near Mast Boulevard and North Magnolia Avenue in the Walker Preserve area. A combination of ground and air support from helicopter […]

East County–The San Diego County Sheriff‘s Department is partnering with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) through a countywide grant to help prevent underage drinking and other crimes that may occur at ABC licensed establishments. In July 2021, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department received an ABC grant of $100,000. The money is […]

By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–Federal and local authorities are investigating a shooting Wednesday morning involving a border patrol agent confronting an unidentified man in a remote area of Otay Mountain.  An agent with the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector contacted a 29-year-old male at around 7 a.m. in an area of Otay Mountain. […]

By Gina Yarbrough Lemon Grove, CA–A male transient was shot in front of a grocery store Wednesday in Lemon Grove, the Sheriff’s Department said. Deputies responded to a 6:20 p.m. report of a shooting that occurred in front of the Albertsons, located at 7090 Broadway. When they arrived at the location they noticed a transient […]

By Gina Yarbrough Warner Springs, CA–Sheriff’s investigators Friday used a search warrant to arrest two adults on suspicion of operating a hash oil and psilocybin (mushroom) lab in Warner Springs, authorities said. Felony charges will be filed with the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office against the two people who were arrested at the scene.  […]

By Gina Yarbrough Spring Valley, CA–Sheriff’s detectives Wednesday served a search warrant and arrested two people at an illegal marijuana dispensary in Spring Valley. Deputies from the Special Enforcement Detail, assisted detectives from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Marijuana Enforcement Team, during the 7 p.m. search at the marijuana dispensary, located in the 600 […]

By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–The San Diego Superior Court has ordered the conditional release of sexually violent predator Michael Martinez, authorities said Friday. The California Department of State Hospitals has recommended the placement of Martinez at 28308 Via Oak Grove Lane in Ranchita, an unincorporated community in San Diego county.  Between 1979 and 2004, […]

By Gina Yarbrough Spring Valley, CA–Sheriff’s Department detectives Friday served search warrants at two east county illegal marijuana dispensaries, and arrested 11 people on suspicion of operating them, authorities said Saturday. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Marijuana Enforcement Team, with the assistance of Sheriff deputies from the Santee Patrol Station’s Community Oriented Policing and […]