Julie Stalmer is a Reader contributor. See staff page for published articles.
Vacant lots are irresistible to taggers.
Vehicle break-ins were the most frequent form of theft city-wide per Crimemapping mid-April to mid-May.
Theresa Ortega wants Swan Canyon in City Heights cleaned up.
Even though illegal dumping/littering was a top-five concern city-wide, police data showed only 26 reported …
Kids find hypodermic needles behind he North Park Observatory said one resident.
People are sick and tired of finding drugs and drug paraphernalia when on nature walks. …
Even though violence was the top issue perceived by residents in Myrtle Cole's District 4, …
The Western Division confiscated these guns from a man with a restraining order in November.
One Pacific Beach resident said the new neighborhood policing division is already paying dividends with …
The homeless population in the Midway District of Point Loma decreased to zero per the …
To the news that her neighborhood had no more homeless people, one Midway resident said, …
Disturbing the peace was the most reported incident after theft citywide. (Peyton Vincent)
Downtown, City Heights, and Encanto had the most traffic stops. One March traffic stop resulted …
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One of the first things David Nisleit did after being promoted to police chief in …
Of the more than 130,000 calls dispatchers took last summer, close to a third were …
Vaping was once sold as a way to kick the cigarette habit.
Jesse showed me some vaping devices popular with kids.
Vape pens that look like flash drives can be charged in any computer.
There may be a push to make e-cigarette devices look more like cigarettes.
