Tobias Bartee. Photo provided by Escondido Police Department By Gina Yarbrough Escondido, CA–An Escondido man was arrested on suspicion of luring multiple men to his apartment and sexually assaulting them, the Escondido Police Department said. Over the past four months, Escondido police were alerted to four different adult males who had been lured to an…
Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego City Council Tuesday approved water rate increases that are needed over the next two years to improve customer service technology, repair aging infrastructure, and continue to provide safe, reliable water to residents, city officials said. The increases also cover the rising…
TB test. Image credit: CDC By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–County health officials have reported a potential tuberculosis exposure at two Chuze Fitness establishments in San Diego County. Chuze Fitness and the County Health and Human Services Agency are working to notify staff and members who may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at the…
By SDCN Editor A Michigan man was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for assaulting and strangling his spouse at their off-base residence outside of U.S. Army Garrison Japan in Sagamihara, Japan, federal authorities said. According to court documents, on July 19, 2021, Robert Hammock, 39, of Detroit, and his spouse got…
A ghost gun was seized from a man following a traffic stop in Vista on Thursday. Photo provided by San Diego Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Visita, CA–A man is facing multiple charges after a ghost gun was found in his possession during a traffic stop by Sheriff’s deputies on Thursday in the north county,…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego International Airport, Water Works, Incorporated, and The East Village Brewing Company celebrated the production of beers made with purified condensate collected through the airport’s water stewardship program. Initially released in December 2022, Hoppy Travels IPA is a West Coast IPA with flavors of grapefruit and guava. A…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life for randomly pushing an elderly man into a freight train at the Old Town Transit Station in San Diego, prosecutors said. Superior Court Judge Rachel Cano handed down the sentence to 27-year-old Ryan Rukstelis for the unprovoked attack. The victim,…
By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Justice Department Wednesday announced $192,819,214 in formula and discretionary grant awards to support vital services and legal responses for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in observance of the 29th anniversary of the original enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Congress appropriated approximately $700…
By Gina Yarbrough El Cajon, CA–A man was arrested by the Sheriff’s Department Fugitive Task Force Thursday on suspicion of murder in the east county, authorities said. The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Kenneth McNally, is accused of killing 59-year-old Samuel Holthaus. The motivation and circumstances of the incident are still under investigation, Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant…
By Gina Yarbrough San Marcos, CA–A 15-year-old juvenile was arrested Tuesday in connection with manufacturing un-serialized ghost gun parts in San Marcos, authorities said. Sheriff’s Department detectives located the teen’s home and obtained access to the room belonging to the juvenile. While searching the home, detectives found a gun part fabrication process, several gun parts,…