San Diego City Council adopts complete streets policy

San Diego City Council adopts complete streets policy

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego City Council has adopted the city’s first-ever Complete Streets Policy, which reflects and guides the city’s commitment to providing a safe, comfortable, and accessible transit circulation system that meets the mobility needs of everyone.  The policy is intended to guide to improvement of mobility governance and implementation…

San Diego invites public to participate in police chief recruitment forums

San Diego invites public to participate in police chief recruitment forums

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–As the city of San Diego conducts a nationwide search for a new chief of police for the San Diego Police Department, community members are invited to a series of public forums intended to gather San Diegans’ thoughts and opinions about the qualities and characteristics they desire in the city’s…

Suspect arrested on charges connected to illegal fireworks investigation

Suspect arrested on charges connected to illegal fireworks investigation

Sheriff’s deputies display illegal fireworks, narcotics, a firearm, ammunition, and cash found in a suspect’s home in Vista. Photo: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–A man was arrested on multiple charges connected to an illegal fireworks investigation in Vista, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday. Deputies served a search…

Brothers sentenced to prison for manufacturing, distributing firearms intended for ISIS

Brothers sentenced to prison for manufacturing, distributing firearms intended for ISIS

By SDCN Editor Two brothers were sentenced to federal prison in connection with manufacturing and distributing firearms intended for ISIS, federal authorities said Wednesday. Moyad Dannon, 25, of Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced to 200 months, equivalent to 16 years and eight months, in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty…

San Diego awarded federal ‘Safe Streets and Roads for All’ grant

San Diego awarded federal ‘Safe Streets and Roads for All’ grant

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the city of San Diego with $2.25 million as part of the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All Program.  Created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program is…

Nearly 300 weapons collected at Vista gun safety event

Nearly 300 weapons collected at Vista gun safety event

Sheriff’s deputies collected unwanted weapons through a gun safety event last Sunday in Vista. Photo provided by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By SDCN Editor  Vista, CA–The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department teamed up with its law enforcement partners to help get unwanted weapons off the streets through a gun safety event last weekend…

Santee Sheriff’s deputies to conduct DUI checkpoint this Friday

Santee Sheriff’s deputies to conduct DUI checkpoint this Friday

By Gina Yarbrough Santee, CA–The Santee Sheriff’s Station on Friday will conduct a DUI checkpoint from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location in Santee, authorities said. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of the checkpoints is to promote public safety by…

Wheelhouse Credit Union partners with Knox Middle School for annual turkey drive

Wheelhouse Credit Union partners with Knox Middle School for annual turkey drive

Wheelhouse Credit Union partnered with Knox Middle School for its annual turkey drive to feed local families in the community. Photo provided by Wheelhouse Credit Union By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–For the seventh year, Wheelhouse Credit Union has partnered with Knox Middle School to support local families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday. Wheelhouse…