Crypto fraud victims receive restitution from BitConnect scheme

By Gina Yarbrough Fallbrook, CA–A woman was arrested on suspicion of a gift card scam, and identity and mail theft following a traffic stop on April 8 in Fallbrook, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. A Sheriff’s deputy pulled her car over for having an expired registration around 4 a.m. near the intersection of…

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Loyal SC made its long-awaited return to Torero Stadium Friday night, playing to a 1-1 draw against first-place Sacramento Republic FC Friday night. Ronaldo Damus scored by penalty kick in the second half while Sacramento Republic’s Damià Viader found the net in the first half of the USL…

Photo courtesy of San Diego Loyal SC and USL Championship By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Loyal SC was back to USL Championship play in front of its home crowd and played to a 2-1 victory over FC Tulsa Saturday afternoon at Torero Stadium. FC Tulsa’s own goal in second-half stoppage time plus an…

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego County Department of Animal Services is celebrating National Dog Adoption Month by waiving dog adoption fees throughout October to help find loving homes for dogs who have been in the shelter for more than 14 days. According to Animal Services, shelters in the County are nearly full…

Sheriff Kelly Martinez begins her term to lead the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Photo: San Diego Sheriff’s Office By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Kelly Martinez is officially the new sheriff of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. On Monday at noon, Martinez began her term as sheriff after she took the formal oath on…

By County News Center San Diego, CA–The County of San Diego opened its annual Cool Zones program to give people free, safe, air-conditioned sanctuaries to escape this summer’s extreme heat. The County created the program two decades ago to give older adults, people with disabilities, and those with health concerns that could be complicated by…