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CRIME & SAFETY
Multiple people killed, arrests made in vehicle crash on SR-163 in Kearny Mesa
At least four people were killed and two drivers were arrested in a multi-vehicle crash on state Route 163 in the Kearny Mesa area early Friday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.
Bonsall couple ordered to pay Ulta, Sephora millions for elaborate multi-million theft ring
A Bonsall couple who organized a national crime ring that stole millions from large retailers across the country, particularly luxury cosmetic stores, were ordered by a San Diego judge Thursday to pay millions in restitution to Ulta and Sephora. Kenneth and Michelle Mack pleaded guilty in June to several counts...
San Diego lifeguards rescue teen girl ‘buried up to neck’ after sand hole collapses
SAN DIEGO - Lifeguards at a San Diego beach raced against the encroaching tide to rescue a 16-year-old girl after a deep sand hole collapsed, burying the teen up to her neck, officials and witnesses said Tuesday. Beachgoers at Mission Beach crowded around first responders who were frantically digging to...
Human smuggling ring leader indicted and arrested in Mexico
SAN DIEGO, California — An indictment unsealed yesterday charges the alleged leader of a human smuggling organization responsible for unlawfully bringing thousands of migrants into the United States. Abdul Karim Conteh, 42, a national of Sierra Leone, was arrested on July 11 in Tijuana, Mexico, at the request of...
Parole hearing set for Andy Williams, Santana High School shooter
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — March 5, 2024, marked 23 years since Charles "Andy" Williams took his father's .22 caliber revolver to Santana High School in Santee and opened fire. Williams shot indiscriminately inside the bathroom: First hitting an eleventh grader at the urinal; then 14-year-old Bryan Zuckor as...
CHP to conduct sobriety checkpoint in San Diego County
The California Highway Patrol from the El Cajon area will conduct a driving under the influence and driver license safety checkpoint Wednesday somewhere within the unincorporated area of San Diego County. "Traffic volume permitting, all vehicles will be checked for drivers who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs...
McDonald's massacre | July 18, 1984
SAN DIEGO — On July 18, 1984, a gunman shot and killed 21 people at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Over the course of 77 tragic minutes, James Huberty, 41, fatally shot 21 people and wounded...
Several pounds of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine found hidden in muffler at U.S.-Mexico border
Several pounds of narcotics were intercepted in a vehicle attempting to cross the border into the United States Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.
Hit-Run Driver Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Crash That Killed Sisters
A driver who fled the scene after crashing his pickup truck into a car in Bay Terraces last year, killing two sisters in the other vehicle, pleaded guilty Tuesday to vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run charges. Police say Tony Garcia, 55, crashed his Ford F-150 into a Honda Civic that was...
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