By Gina Yarbrough Santee, CA–One driver was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at a checkpoint conducted by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department in Santee Friday night. Deputies from the Santee Sheriff’s Station conducted a Driving Under the Influence/Driver’s License checkpoint from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. in…
Oceanside Fire Engine. Photo by Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA– Four people, one dog and one cat were displaced after a two-alarm structure fire damaged their residences at a mobile home park in Oceanside Saturday morning, fire officials said. The Oceanside Fire Department responded to reports around 7:16 a.m. of…
By Gina Yarbrough Carlsbad, CA–A man was taken into custody in connection with a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a 15-year-old female pedestrian, the Carlsbad Police Department said Tuesday. Carlsbad police responded to the intersection of Chestnut Avenue and Highland Drive regarding a vehicle that had struck a pedestrian and fled the scene. When officers…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The DIRECTV Holiday Bowl will present the 28th annual Port of San Diego Game Day 5K on December 27, along downtown San Diego’s bayfront. The 5K race begins at 9:45 a.m. in front of the Wyndham Hotel on Harbor Drive. Runners, families, and spectators can watch the remainder of the…
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…