LEMON GROVE–Sheriff’s deputies are searching for an armed man who allegedly robbed a Jack-In-The-Box in Lemon Grove. The suspect entered the restaurant, located at 7979 Broadway, jumped over the counter, pointed a black pistol at customers and employees, and demanded cash. He took money from the cash drawer, and fled from the business. The suspect […]

LEMON GROVE–Authorities are searching for two armed men and a driver in connection with the robbery of an AT&T store on Tuesday in Lemon Grove. Shortly before 12:30 p.m., two suspects, wearing masks, and armed with semi-automatic handguns entered the AT&T store, in the 6900 block of Federal Boulevard, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s […]

BORREGO SPRINGS–Only weeks remain before Borrego Springs celebrates the grand opening of a new County library, park and Sheriff’s office. Construction workers are putting the finishing touches on the buildings and park now so all three will be ready for their formal debut on Dec. 8. The small desert community has watched the 16-acre project […]

JULIAN–Beginning in August of this year, deputies assigned to the Sheriff’s Julian Substation became aware of a series of theft related crimes occurring in the 5600 block of Eagle Peak Road. The victims of these crimes were outdoorsmen enjoying activities in the surrounding Cleveland National Forest. Deputies utilized various investigative techniques in an attempt to […]

SANTEE–Authorities responding to a structure fire Saturday in Santee discovered a body inside the building, the Sheriff’s Department said. Deputies responded to assist Santee Fire Department with a structural fire, located at 8300 block of Mission Gorge Road in Santee. Upon arrival, Santee firefighters discovered a deceased individual inside the location. Sheriff’s Bomb and Arson […]

JAMUL–Authorities arrested the husband for the alleged murder of his wife whose body was found along a hiking path in Jamul in 2016. San Diego Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives, the Maryland State Police and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested 49-year-old Winnie Perry in Goldsboro, Maryland. Perry was booked into the Talbot County Jail in Easton Maryland […]

EAST COUNTY–The cities of El Cajon, La Mesa and Lemon Grove, who jointly manage Heartland Fire and Rescue, have selected Steve Swaney as the next fire chief. The city managers for the three cities (Graham Mitchell of El Cajon, Yvonne Garrett of La Mesa, and Lydia Romero of Lemon Grove) made the announcement that Swaney […]

OCOTILLO WELLS–A pilot was injured Wednesday morning when his ultra-light small aircraft crashed at the Ocotillo Wells County Airport, authorities said. Just after 8:30 a.m., the Sheriff’s Communications Center received a “911” call stating there was a small aircraft which had crashed at the Ocotillo Wells County Airport in Ocotillo Wells. The reporting party stated […]

LAKESIDE–Sheriff’s department detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man on the Barona Indian Reservation. On September 29, at around 3:08 p.m., deputies from the Lakeside Substation received a call on the Barona Indian Reservation of an adult male with stab wounds. The victim was located in […]