The U.S. General Services Administration announced a new series of temporary northbound privately owned vehicle inspection lane closures at the Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry.
By Gina Yarbrough Encinitas, CA–Four people were arrested Sunday night on suspicion of driving under the influence at a checkpoint conducted by the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station in North County, authorities said. Deputies conducted the DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on June 30 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the 1800 block of South…
By SDCN Editor A California man was sentenced Wednesday to 65 months in prison for his role in conspiring with Peruvian-based call centers that defrauded Spanish-speaking United States residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, deportation, and other legal consequences. Luis Rendon, 60, of Harbor City, California is the eleventh defendant to be sentenced to…
U.S. Coast Guard grads at the first California-based Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. Photo provided by U.S. Coast Guard By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The U.S. Coast Guard has announced the establishment of its first California-based Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program. Rear Adm. Andrew Sugimoto, Eleventh District Commander, announced the program’s official…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The violent crime rate has increased in the San Diego region according to a new SANDAG report by the Criminal Justice Research Division, 43 Years of Crime in the San Diego Region: 1980 Through 2022. In addition, SANDAG also released a summary of annual crime statistics by jurisdiction. As part…
By County News Center San Diego, CA–The Board of Supervisors made it official Tuesday and called an Aug. 15 special primary election for the Fourth Supervisorial District. Voters in District 4 will fill a supervisorial seat that became vacant when the former supervisor resigned on May 15. Nearly 400,000 voters living in District 4 will…
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…