Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Sorted by date Results 51 - 75 of 2002
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to approve a series of policies to address the root causes of behavioral health issues, homelessness and other social concerns that often lead to crime. As part of its ``Safety Through Services'' strategy, supervisors approved: -- expanding the Mobile Crisis Response Team and Crisis Alternatives, and evaluating the data in connection with these programs; -- expanding crisis stabilization units, which provide up to 24 hours of emergency treatment...
MALIBU - The family of rocker Tom Petty, who died in 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Malibu home, announced today it is pursuing legal action against a Boston-based auction house to halt its planned sale of Petty memorabilia the family believes was stolen. The items being offered by RR Auction in its ``Marvels of Modern Music'' sale include jackets, T-shirts, sweaters, hats, pants, shoes, autographed albums, photos and concert posters. In a statement Wednesday, th...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A pedestrian was seriously injured today by a hit- and-run driver after the victim laid down in the road in the Rolando neighborhood, police said. The injury took place at 4:56 a.m. Saturday in the 6300 block of El Cajon Boulevard, according to Officer David O'Brien of the San Diego Police Department. A vehicle of unknown description struck the pedestrian, who was laying in the street, the officer said. ``The driver of the vehicle stopped and assisted the pedestrian out of the road,'' O'Brien said. ``The...
VISTA (CNS) - A man was shot by someone in a passing car and hospitalized while walking on a sidewalk in Vista, sheriff's officials said today. Just before midnight Friday, deputies responded to a shooting in the 300 block of Vista Village Drive, according to Sgt. Marcus Levine of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Two men were walking on the sidewalk and were shot at by someone in a gold or silver Honda Accord, the sergeant said. One man was struck by gunfire and was rushed to a hospital with injuries not considered...
OCEANSIDE (CNS) - A man was hospitalized after being shot and robbed for an e-bike in Oceanside, the Oceanside Police Department said today. Just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the 3500 block of College Boulevard for a shots fired call, according to the OPD. Once police arrived, a man was found with a gunshot wound to his foot, according to the OPD. The victim was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive his injury, police said. The suspect, described as a 5-foot-10, 180 pound Hispanic man, was...
VISTA - The San Diego Police Department was investigating a shooting today by a sheriff's deputy of a man who was threatening suicide while holding a gun to his head at a church in Vista, authorities said. At around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department received a report of a disturbance at the Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ at 1418 Calle Jules, officials said. Authorities said a man entered the church while holding a gun to his head. A deputy who...
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - An Escondido police officer was struck and knocked onto the hood of a Ford Focus on the shoulder of Interstate 15 today as he was directing traffic around a stalled vehicle. The officer was off-duty on his way to work when the California Highway Patrol was notified of a hit-and-run at 10:27 a.m. Sunday on I-15 near Deer Springs Road, authorities said. Traffic on the freeway had slowed because of a stalled vehicle on the shoulder and the officer got out of his vehicle to help direct traffic, the Escondido...
VALLEY CENTER (CNS) - A missing 14-year-old North County boy was found today in Fallbrook after he told authorities he had been thrown from his horse on a trail. At approximately 5:30 p.m. the communications center of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department received a 911 call regarding the missing boy, Logan Claiborne, who had not returned home after he went horseback riding near the horse trails off of Ricks Ranch Road and McNally Road in Valley Center, said Lt. Aaron Meleen. The boy's parents began searching the area...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - City leaders announced today that overall crime in San Diego decreased last year by 7.5% -- an upbeat trend tempered, however, by a 2.9% increase in violent offenses. ``San Diego remains one of the safest big cities in the nation, and we can never take that for granted,'' Police Chief David Nisleit told reporters during a morning briefing. ``And San Diego P.D. will continually focus on prevention methods -- proactive prevention methods -- to address crime and prevent crime before it happens.'' Nisleit and...
PALA - The Pala Band of Mission Indians has installed what the tribe says is the first Naloxone vending machine ever placed on tribal land in the United States, it was announced today. The tribe has partnered with Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego to get the machine installed at the Pala Fire Department, where free Naloxone kits and fentanyl test strips are also available. ``Fentanyl is killing people around the world and here in our own community. Sixteen members of the Pala Tribe have died from opioid-related deaths,"...
CARLSBAD - A vandalism suspect who allegedly stole a ride-share vehicle in Carlsbad today and fled in it refused to surrender when officers stopped her on a nearby stretch of Interstate 5, prompting a road chase and an ensuing 90-minute freeway standoff that ended with her arrest. Darneisha Hill, 39, allegedly vandalized a vehicle in the 6000 block of Paseo Del Norte, near Palomar Airport Road, shortly before noon, then summoned a ride-share car and was driven out of the area...
https://spaces.hightail.com/space/WQns0QdA58 JAMUL (CNS) - Emergency crews and animal-welfare workers today rescued a horse who tumbled about 100 feet down a steep slope in the eastern San Diego County back country, and then had to spend the night injured in a remote ravine. Eight-year-old Dobby slipped and fell off a trail near state Route 94 and Honey Springs Road shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday as his owner's daughter was riding him with a group of companions aboard horses and a mule in the Hollenbeck Canyon area of Jamul,...
3 Americans Sailing to San Diego from Mexico Reported MissingSAN DIEGO (CNS) - A search was continuing today for three American citizens who were sailing from Mexico to San Diego but have been missing for more than a week. Kerry O'Brien, Frank O'Brien and William Gross left Mazatlán, Mexico, on April 4 on the sailing vessel Ocean Bound, a 44-foot La Fitte, and had planned to stop in Cabo San Lucas on April 6 en route to San Diego, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Coast...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A North County man who worked as a teacher's aide, substitute teacher and youth hockey coach pleaded guilty this week to a federal count of child pornography distribution. Daniel Dasko was arrested last year after federal authorities said he exchanged child pornography online with two people, one of whom was a Philadelphia-area teacher. Dasko pleaded guilty Tuesday in San Diego federal court and is slated for sentencing in July. His plea agreement states he distributed a sexually explicit video involving a...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 today to approve a resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Supervisor Nathan Fletcher before his scheduled resignation on May 15. Fletcher announced his resignation on March 29 after admitting to an affair with a Metropolitan Transit System employee who is suing him for alleged sexual assault and harassment. He denies those charges. Chairwoman Nora Vargas introduced a resolution of no confidence...
OCEANSIDE - A 54-year-old Orange County man was killed today when the SUV he was driving rear-ended a big rig on Interstate 5 in the far northern reaches of the San Diego area, authorities reported. The Infiniti QX4 crashed into the back of the tractor-trailer shortly before noon as the two vehicles were headed south near Aliso Creek Rest Area, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Westminster resident behind the wheel of the SUV -- the sole occupant -- died at the scene of the accident, CHP public-affairs Officer...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer declined to call for the immediate resignation of Supervisor Nathan Fletcher today, telling City News Service that Fletcher's planned May 15 resignation gives the county ``the sufficient runway to plan a timely and orderly transition.'' Fletcher announced his resignation March 29, following a tumultuous day in which he admitted having an affair with a former Metropolitan Transit System employee who then sued him,...
OCEANSIDE - A stretch of state Route 78 near MiraCosta College that has been closed for emergency repairs for three weeks is slated to reopen this week, authorities reported today. The roughly 1 3/4-mile section of the freeway between College Boulevard and El Camino Real in Oceanside is expected to be back in operation in time for Wednesday morning's commute, according to Caltrans. Following the reopening, crews will close the eastbound side of the route in the area to so...
SAN DIEGO - County Supervisor and former San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Chair Nathan Fletcher, who recently said he was abandoning a state Senate run in order to seek treatment for post-traumatic stress and alcohol abuse, is being sued by a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted and harassed her. The woman, who previously worked for the MTS, alleges Fletcher groped her on two occasions and pursued a sexual relationship with her for months, leading to her abrupt firing...
SAN DIEGO - A U.S. Navy doctor pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court today to his role in a scheme that involved making false medical claims to a military insurance program in exchange for unearned benefits. Michael Villarroel, 51, of Coronado, is one of 10 people to plead guilty in a scheme that bilked the Traumatic Servicemembers Groups Life Insurance Program out of around $2 million. Prosecutors say Villarroel received over $180,000 in kickbacks for falsely claiming that he reviewed service members' medical records...
SAN DIEGO - Light showers were expected to continue over San Diego County mountains and deserts this morning, but widespread showers should hold off until later this afternoon, the National Weather Service said. South winds Sunday night into Monday morning could gust up to 40 mph along the desert slopes of the mountains, forecasters said. Winds should weaken a little on Monday afternoon once the winds turn west. A stronger storm system was on tap for Tuesday and Wednesday....
VISTA - A anesthesiologist who operated a pain management clinic in Escondido was sentenced today to 17 years in state prison for his guilty plea to sexually assaulting patients while they were under anesthesia. Prosecutors said Leng Ky, 43, committed sex crimes against four women, ages 19 to 32, between 2015 to 2020. Ky was operating the clinic at the time of his arrest in 2020. Police also said he worked over the years at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, the North County...
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego City Attorney's Office sued automakers Hyundai and Kia today for allegedly failing to equip their vehicles with sufficient anti-theft technology, which the city says contributed to a recent uptick in car thefts throughout San Diego. The city alleges Hyundai and Kia cars are not equipped with immobilizer technology that ensures cars cannot be started without their keys. The city's lawsuit covers the period stretching from 2011 to 2021, when it claims other carmakers adopted the safety feature while...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The California Supreme Court rejected a challenge this week to a previous ruling that struck down the San Diego Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students. Wednesday's ruling from the state's high court stemmed from a lawsuit filed by local parents group Let Them Choose against the school district, which sought to require unvaccinated students to take part in remote learning via independent study. Like other lower courts, the California Supreme Court said such mandates can only be...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A powerful winter storm was making its way toward Riverside County today, with low-elevation snow, widespread rain showers and cold temperatures expected to impact the area beginning tomorrow and into the weekend. Scattered showers fell across parts of the region Wednesday, with that rain expected to become more widespread by Thursday morning. "The cold nature of this system is expected to bring snow to elevations as low as 2,000 feet," according to the N...