EL CAJON–A residential fire early Tuesday morning destroyed a detached garage in El Cajon, Heartland Fire and Rescue reports. At approximately 3 a.m., Heartland Fire and Rescue crews from El Cajon and La Mesa, assisted by crews from San Miguel Fire and Santee Fire, were dispatched to reports of a garage on fire in the […]

SANTEE–A nurse who works at the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility in Santee tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s Department officials said the unidentified nurse has been isolated at home since March 22 after feeling ill.  San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Detention Services Bureau has identified […]

Calexico, CA–El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man suspected of smuggling 42 undocumented immigrants, which most were dangerously packed in a towed utility trailer Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 8 a.m., when agents observed a man driving a Ford F-250 with an enclosed utility trailer in tow.  The vehicle was traveling away from […]

LAKESIDE–A man was stabbed during a confrontation with another man at an apartment complex in Lakeside, according to the Sheriff’s Department.  The Sheriff’s Lakeside Substation received a radio call at 11:30 a.m. of an assault at the apartment complex located in the 300 block of East Bradley. An unknown suspect wearing dark clothing and a […]

SANTEE–The new Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk East County Branch Office and Archive in Santee formally celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. The new 25,000-square-foot building features a first for the County – County Archives. Historic documents dating back 170 years now have a dedicated space of their own. Some 4,400 cubic feet of […]

SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health is advising the public that the Apple Water Is Good water system has been contamination due to water system repairs. They system, located at 4360 Highway 78 in Julian, has been directed to immediately issue a Drinking Water Warning. The water system serves drinking water […]

Mount Laguna, CA–U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued two people who were lost near the Cuyapaipe Indian Reservation in San Diego’s east county after they entered the country illegally Monday. Three other people who were with them died after all lifesaving efforts were exhausted.  California Highway Patrol 911 operators notified Border Patrol dispatch at 2:15 p.m. […]

EAST COUNTY–Over 29 people are in custody following a warrant sweep in the East County on Saturday.   The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and the Sheriff’s Court Services Bureau held the operation from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Alpine, El Cajon, Jamul, Lakeside, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Rancho San Diego, Santee and Spring Valley.   […]

JAMUL–U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 14-year-old and his three companions at the State Route 94 checkpoint on Monday evening.   The youth had three bundles of crystal meth strapped to his body beneath his clothing. The driver, a 34-year-old male U.S. citizen, was placed under arrest along with three juvenile males, which included a 16-year-old […]

LEMON GROVE–Sheriff’s deputies caught a man in the act of a residential burglary in Lemon Grove Tuesday morning.  The Lemon Grove Sheriff’s Station responded to a call at 8:55 a.m. of a burglary in progress at the 1600 block of Colfax Drive. Deputies arrived and observed a male on the property who ran into the […]