Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reading Camera. Photo: Flock Safety By SDCN Editor El Cajon, CA–The El Cajon City Council approved on March 14 a one-year pilot program for the El Cajon Police Department’s use of automated license plate reading (ALPR) cameras to bolster public safety, curb criminal activities, and enhance law enforcement’s ability to…
A vandalized streetlight in downtown San Diego has been repaired ahead of schedule. Photo: City of San Diego SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–More than 700 broken and vandalized streetlights in downtown San Diego have been repaired ahead of schedule as part of a collaborative effort between the City of San Diego and the Downtown San…
Sheriff’s deputies collect unwanted weapons at a Gun Safety event Saturday in the South Bay. Photo provided by San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By SDCN Editor Chula Vista, CA–The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department along with other local law enforcement agencies removed unwanted weapons off the streets through a Gun Safety event Saturday in the…
U.S. Coast Guard rescues nine adults from a sinking vessel on the San Clemente Island shoreline Saturday morning. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard, via screengrab By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew Saturday morning rescued nine adults after their 47-foot fishing vessel ran aground near the San Clemente Island shoreline. Coast Guard…
By Gina Yarbrough El Cajon, CA–A man wanted on a felony warrant was arrested in connection with a domestic violence incident Saturday morning in El Cajon, authorities said. El Cajon police responded to reports of a domestic violence incident around 9 a.m. in the 300 block of East Madison Avenue. The victim told police she…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–An inmate found unresponsive in his cell on July 19 died Saturday afternoon at an area hospital, authorities said. Sheriff’s Homicide investigators were notified that 47-year-old Jonathan McDowell, an individual in Sheriff’s custody, passed away at Scripps Mercy Hospital around 5 p.m. According to the Sheriff’s Department, deputies found McDowell…
One of two Sumatran Tiger cubs was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Photo provided by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is celebrating the birth of two Sumatran tiger cubs—the first of this critically endangered species to be born at the San Diego…
By SDCN Editor Fresno, CA–The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has settled a federal charge of disability filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for significant training and other injunctive relief, the federal agency said. According to the EEOC, Wasco State Prison, a facility under the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–Two people were found shot, one fatal early Friday morning near the border of Mexico, authorities said. The Sheriff’s Department was notified by Cal-Fire around 1:30 a.m. of a shooting that occurred in San Diego near the border. One man was transported to a local hospital. The second man was…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A Carlsbad man was sentenced in federal court on July 21 to 21 months in prison for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a family-owned small business based in New Jersey. In November 2022, 51-year-old Derek Gleeson, an information technology consultant, pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge, admitting…