Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast crew offload illegal narcotics worth. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) Monday offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $158 million in San Diego. The interdictions were conducted during counter-narcotics…
By SDCN Editor Atlanta, GA–The U.S. Marshals Service and the Georgia police, with the assistance of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, have rescued an international missing child and facilitated the arrest of her kidnappers, federal authorities said. The child has been returned to the U.S. and reunited with her custodial parent. The…
By SDCN Editor Fallbrook, CA–A one-year girl was accidentally shot by her 3-year-old sibling Monday morning at their home in Fallbrook, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Sheriff’s Department dispatch received a call around 7:30 a.m. about a shooting at a residence in the 1100 block of South Stagecoach Lane in Fallbrook. When deputies…
By SDCN Editor Atlanta, GA–The U.S. Marshals Service and the Georgia police, with the assistance of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, have rescued an international missing child and facilitated the arrest of her kidnappers, federal authorities said. The child has been returned to the U.S. and reunited with her custodial parent. The…
SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission, and Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday a crackdown on telemarketing operations responsible for billions of illegal calls to U.S. consumers. The announcement caps approximately a year of enforcement actions taken by federal and state agencies to combat the scourge of illegal telemarketing, including robocalls and scam…
By SDCN Editor Chula Vista, CA–The Southwestern College governing board voted on July 10 to create an appointment process to fill the at-large vacancy left by former Trustee Griselda Delgado who resigned on July 6. The provisional appointment process allows any registered voter in the college’s attendance area to apply. The application period is open…
By SDCN Editor Fallbrook, CA–A one-year girl was accidentally shot by her 3-year-old sibling Monday morning at their home in Fallbrook, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Sheriff’s Department dispatch received a call around 7:30 a.m. about a shooting at a residence in the 1100 block of South Stagecoach Lane in Fallbrook. When deputies…
Oceanside Fire Engine. Photo by Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–First responders treated six men on Friday to a reported overdose of the deadly drug fentanyl, fire officials said. Oceanside Fire Department paramedics, lifeguards, and police officers responded to the incident at Seagaze Park, adjacent to the beach located to the…
Photo: CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire Protection District Communications Bureau By Gina Yarbrough Valley Center, CA–Cal Fire crews stopped an eight-acre vegetation fire that erupted Sunday morning in Valley Center, fire officials said. The blaze destroyed one building, and there were no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters. The 10-acre fire was first reported around…
Top, from left: Lena McEachern and Amaya Huggins. Bottom, from left: Courtney Huggins and Shaylee Anderson. Photo: North County African American Association By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–For the third year, North Island Credit Union has partnered with the North County African American Women’s Association (NCAAWA) to provide four $2,500 college scholarships to local students. The North…