East County, CA–Five people have been arrested in connection with stolen vehicles, identity theft, fake currency, catalytic converter theft, and drug possession in East County.
By Gina Yarbrough Lemon Grove, CA–A man was arrested Saturday in connection with an arson at a motel on Friday in east county, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Sheriff’s Bomb and Arson detectives identified the suspect as 39-year-old Carlos Antonio Landa. Landa was rebooked by detectives on an additional charge of arson to…
By SDCN Editor El Cajon, CA–Four people were arrested and four stolen vehicles were recovered in El Cajon in September, El Cajon Police Department said. On September 22, around 2:30 a.m. officers began receiving an automated license plate reading (ALPR) alert. Officers found an unoccupied 2018 Kia Sedona that was stolen out of San Diego…
By Gina Yarbrough Carlsbad, CA–A driver was stabbed in his upper torso and back during an alleged altercation with another driver during a road rage incident Sunday afternoon in Carlsbad, authorities said. Carlsbad police responded to a report of a stabbing that had occurred around 12:21 p.m. in a retail parking lot on 5620 Paseo…
By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–A driver was killed early Friday morning after he struck a traffic control light pole at an intersection in Vista, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Deputies responded to a solo vehicle collision just after 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of South Melrose Drive and County Complex. When deputies and…
Customs and Border Protection officers and Laboratory and Scientific Services technicians extracted 663 pounds of liquid methamphetamine from a tractor-trailer gas task. Photo: Customs and Border Protection By SDCN Editor Otay Mesa, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry’s cargo facility seized over $5 million worth of liquid methamphetamine…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A northbound Coaster train struck and killed a bicyclist Sunday afternoon in San Diego, authorities said. The incident occurred on the tracks around 3:25 p.m. on Washington Street, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. At this time, there is no train service between the Old Town station and the…