A man was in custody Saturday after leading police a chase from National City to Middletown. The pursuit started around 3:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Roosevelt Avenue when officers tried to pull over a vehicle for an expired registration tag, according to the National City Police Department (NCPD).…
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Nine people were arrested in a warrant sweep Saturday by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) in the South County region. The suspects were apprehended in the cities of Imperial Beach, National City and the unincorporated areas of Bonita and Lincoln Acres with outstanding warrants, “regardless of charge or…
A Lincoln Park man was stabbed with an ice pick by his neighbor following an argument, police said. The stabbing happened around 4:45 p.m. after the two neighbors got into an argument, San Diego police Officer Robert Heims said. Police Arrest Man Accused of Exposing Himself to Student The victim, a…
Runners in San Diego’s 2018 Rock N Roll marathon may have a tough time remembering all 26.2 miles of the race, but in the end, one particular stretch will be unforgettable. Volunteers with the organization “Wear Blue, Run To Remember” are placing posters and flags dedicated to US troops who…
A dog named Alejandro was found dead after flying on a Delta plane destined for Newark, a spokesperson for the airline said. The dog, which was traveling by cargo with its family, was found unresponsive in its crate in a cargo shipping facility in Detroit after flying there from Phoenix,…
Just a few days before the election, Board of Supervisors candidate, Nathan Fletcher, is claiming that a conservative group is backing fellow Democrat Lori Saldaña. “We’re fighting back,” said Fletcher. Police Arrest Man Accused of Exposing Himself to Student “There’s been an unprecedented level of right-wing, Republican-funded dark money that’s…
The shooting death of a prominent forensic psychiatrist in Arizona is connected to the slayings of two paralegals on Friday, police say. According to NBC News, Police in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale said the slayings of Veleria Sharp, 48, and Laura Anderson, 49, were related to the fatal shooting…
Warmer weather this weekend comes with an excessive heat warning for San Diego’s deserts on Sunday and Monday, with temperatures well above 100 degrees expected. Temperatures along the coast will be in the mid-70s while the inland valleys will be in the mid-80s Sunday. From Distillers to Farmers, Trade War…
Construction of a new barrier wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego began Friday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Diego Sector said. The project will replace a portion of the barrier constructed of scrap metal roughly 10 feet high with an 18 to 30-foot “bollard-style” wall…
School resource officers arrested a man Friday accused of grabbing a girl walking to school and exposing himself to her, the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) said. The female student told staff at Bell Middle School in Paradise Hills that the man chased her, grabbed her and then exposed…
Several guards at Donovan State Prison in Otay Mesa are accused of running a criminal gang inside the prison, according to a federal lawsuit. Prisoners say they were beaten and retaliated against by guards who are members of the “The Green Wall” gang. Police Arrest Man Accused of Exposing Himself…
Police are searching for a man who robbed of Chevron Station in Southcrest of an undetermined amount of cash and cigarettes early Saturday morning around 4:32 a.m., the San Diego Police Department confirmed. A 35 to 40-year-old suspect started tampering with cleaning supplies in the cashier booth at the station…
In an attempt to get access to crucial data about deaths from government agencies in Puerto Rico, some groups have filed lawsuits against the island, NBC News reported. The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRIS) filed a lawsuit Friday to order Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Health Rafael Rodríguez Mercado and…
Padres rookie Walker Lockett navigated pretty well around any potential trouble in the first three innings of his Major League debut. But in the fourth inning Friday night, the Reds started racking up the hits and Lockett was unable to stop the damage. Jose Paraza tallied a season-high 3 RBI…
High school students from across the county got to see the dangers of drunk and impaired driving from the eyes of police Friday night as they helped the San Diego Police Department administer a DUI checkpoint. The students sat through a two-hour class before taking their newfound knowledge and curiosity…
To be frank, Santana didn’t have a good regular season. The Sultans went 7-19 (4-8 Grossmont Hills) and were seeded 12 — out of 12 Division I teams — in the CIF San Diego Section Championships. Now they’re one win away from playing in the final. “We had it in…
The United States Olympic team’s motto for the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing was “Amazing Awaits.” With qualifiers in 11 events for this weekend’s California state championship track and field meet at Buchanan High School in Clovis, the Grossmont Conference might also want to borrow that tag line. It is…
Carrie was born with several genetic childhood diseases. She was the middle child in a family who were trying to make their way in a new place, the state of Oregon. read more Source: East County Californian
The CIF San Diego Section’s Division V football playoffs will now have 12 teams instead of eight. A unanimous voice vote during the May 23 CIF Board of Managers meeting approved the playoff expansion. The change will take effect for the fall 2018 season. A separate CIF action reduced the…
The fire mitigation fee rates paid by developers to fund the cost of fire department facilities serving the new development will increase for Fiscal Year 2018-19. The fee for non-agricultural construction will increase from 56 cents to 58 cents per square foot and the fee for agricultural buildings without sprinklers…
