By SDCN Staff National City, CA–The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation in partnership with the San Diego Padres, and the National School District Thursday donated 1,000 free turkeys to families living in National City. The donation comes in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday as a way to give back to the community, organizers said. […]
Sheriff’s deputies arrest man on suspicion of arson
By Gina Yarbrough Fallbrook, CA–A 23-year-old man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of setting two fires near a grocery store in Fallbrook, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Alexis Lopez was taken into custody in Fallbrook after surveillance video linked him to the fires. He was booked at the Vista Detention Facility on two […]
Man barricades himself with 2-year-old son inside Carlsbad home
By Gina Yarbrough Carlsbad, CA–A welfare check led to a Carlsbad man barricading himself inside his bedroom with his 2-year-old child Saturday morning, the Carlsbad Police Department said. Carlsbad police responded to a welfare check call, just before 7 a.m., to a residence in the 6900 block of Clearwater Street. Officers attempted to speak to […]
Border Patrol agents seize $1.4 million in cocaine
By SDCN Staff Temecula, CA–San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man, and seized 41 bundles of cocaine from his vehicle in the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint near Temecula on November 9, federal authorities said. Agents conducted a vehicle stop at approximately 11:30 a.m. of a 2001 White Ford Edge driving northbound on Interstate […]
Man found lurking in woman’s backyard arrested
By Gina Yarbrough Encinitas, CA–A 51-year-old man was arrested Tuesday by Sheriff’s deputies on suspicion of lurking in a woman’s backyard at her home in the Cardiff-by-the-Sea community of Encinitas, authorities said. It happened on Tuesday just before 8:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of Oxford Avenue. A woman called 9-1-1 to report a man […]
Sheriff-elect-Kelly Martinez announces two new executive appointments
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–San Diego County Sheriff-elect Kelly Martinez announced two executive appointments to the agency. Assistant Sheriff Rich Williams will serve as Martinez’s second in command. He began his career in 1992 working at various detention facilities. His first patrol assignment was at the San Marcos Sheriff’s Station. He was promoted to […]
Deputies arrests burglar caught inside victim’s home
By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–A man caught burglarizing a home Tuesday afternoon in Vista was arrested by Sheriff’s Department deputies. Deputies received a report around 2:45 p.m. of a residential burglary in process. The suspect, Christopher Russell, 23, allegedly used a chair to break the front window of the home in the 300 block of […]
San Diego District Attorney’s Office receives grant to target DUIs
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–San Diego County District Attorney’s Office is receiving a $733,650 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the ninth year in a row to prevent and prosecute impaired driving deaths and DUI-drug cases. The grant award comes as San Diego County experienced more fatal DUI crashes in 2021 […]
Man involved in police shootout sentenced for attempted murder
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A man convicted by a jury in October of attempted murder on a San Diego Harbor Police officer has been sentenced to 45 years to life in prison, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said in a news release. Daniel Quiroz, 31, engaged in a shootout with the officer […]
Fire damages three condo units in Oceanside, family displaced
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–Four adults, three children, and three pets were displaced by a condo fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in Oceanside, fire officials said. The Oceanside Fire Department, along with Vista and Carlsbad firefighters responded shortly before 12:20 p.m. to the fire located at 545 Lands End Way. When fire crews arrived, […]
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