The Governator Wants Two Chula Vista Homicides Solved
$50,000 to solve a crime
On March 27, 2008, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued six rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction in a California court of the person or persons responsible for various unsolved murder cases in California, two from Chula Vista last …
Attempted Murder Over Pilfered Weed
Homicidal mania and bat-wielding for stolen stash in Encinitas.
513 Hermes Avenue, Encinitas March 29, 8:48 p.m. Sherriff's Dept. Deputies from the Encinitas Sheriff's Station received a call of an assault with a deadly weapon (and attempted murder). The initial caller said an individual broke into the house and …
Gang Brawl Leaves Many Knife Wounds
Fairmont Village continues to be an area plagued with gangland violence.
3800 Chamoune Avenue, Fairmont Village March 23, 11:37 p.m. SDPD Reports came in about a large fight at the intersection of University and Chamoune. One report indicated there was an injured male lying on the street. Responding officers found Jose …
Real and Fake Guns Used in Robbery-Shooting Case
Attempted murder of a police officer, plus robbery and kidnapping, will keep the culprits behind bars for a long time.
630 L Street, Chula Vista March 21, 9 p.m. CVPD Chula Vista Police Officers were called to the Office Depot -- the store was in the progress of being robbed by two armed suspects. The suspects were exiting the store …
Run, Shooters, Run!
Two victims and four bullet wounds while hanging out in Spring Valley.
1605 Canyon Road, Spring Valley March 24, 12:28 a.m. Sheriff's Dept. Deputies in Spring Valley received radio call of gun shots heard. Upon arrival, Patrol Deputies learned there were two injured males. One was located at Harness Street and Canyon …
The High IQs of Clairemont Gang Members
Mistaken Drive-By Leaves One Dead, One Injured
5900 Chateau Drive, Clairemont Mesa East March 18, 11: 10 p.m. A citizen called police and reported there was a shooting. Responding officers found a male victim, Jose Antonio Beltran, 22, lying in the street and suffering from a gunshot …
SR-54 Shooting Leaves Two Teens Dead
Driver gets shot, car rolls over off freeway, two die in crash...
State Route 54 near Briarwood Road, Bonita March 16, 11:45 p.m. Sheriff’s Dept. California Highway Patrol officers, Sheriff’s deputies, and paramedics responded to a report of a vehicle roll-over on eastbound State Route 54, east of Briarwood Road in the …
Blood Red, not Irish Green, During St. Patrick's Day Party
Man caught in crossfire at deadly Bahia Hotel gang shindig.
998 West Mission Bay Drive March 17, 10:20 p.m. A fight between 20 or 30 people at the Bahia Hotel during a St. Patrick’s Day party turned deadly when a gun was fired. Donald White, 28, from El Cajon, was …
A Mysterious Death in Alpine
Another body found by the freeway, this time in East County
1200 Alpine Boulevard, Alpine March 16, 6:00 p.m. Sheriff’s Dept. Three teenage boys were jogging when they came upon the body of a female just off the shoulder of the roadway. One of the boys used his cell phone to …
Man Mysteriously Falls Near 1-15 Overpass
Circumstances unknown in Escondido.
9th Avenue and the I-15 overpass, Escondido March 1, 12:50 a.m. Escondido PD A man's body was seen lying by the roadway of 9th Avenue and the I-15 overpass. Escondido police officers arrived minutes after receiving the report. They discovered …
Couple Face Second Degree Murder for Baby's Death
Prosecutors say giving infant OTC drugs is a crime punishable to the full extent of the long arm of the law.
Unknown address on 44th Street, Talmadge Death on October 25, 2006; murder charges filed in 2008 SDPD A couple from Washington State, Thomas and Lorrie Boettger, now face murder charges here in San Diego, as well as child abuse, resulting …
Down Yang Charged with Murder of Don Suk Su.
Arrest in cold case billiards drive-by shooting. Gangs involved.
4690 Convoy Street Homicide on June 14, 2002l arrest on March 11, 2008. An arrest gas been made in the cold case homicide of Don Dak Su, a business owner of Han Kuk Billiards. On June 14, 2002, Don Suk …
Second Fatal Train Collision in Leucadia
Twice in one week, same area, same town...
Leucadia Boulevard and Highway 101, Leucadia March 8, 11 a.m. Sheriff's Dept. A second woman was involved in a train vs. pedestrain incident this week in Leucadia. The county Medical Examiner's Office identified this woman as Nicole Housley, 36. Authorities …
A Sad and Strange Death in Leucadia
A bad night at the tracks leaves grieving woman dead.
Ashbury Street and North Vulcan Avenue, Leucadia March 3, 10:03 p.m. SD Sheriff’s Dept. Deputies received a report of a train vs. pedestrian collision. Upon arrival, they found a woman, Laurajean Vos, 35, lying a few yards from a stopped …
Death of a Copper Thief
Electrocution of man in Bonsall looks fishy.
6100 Highway 76, Bonsall March 6, 12:11 a.m. Sheriff’s Dept. Deputies from the Fallbrook Patrol Station were dispatched to a report of a downed “live” power line on Highway 76. They arrived and found two power lines had been cut …
Elder Abuse Becomes Homicide
A downtown random beating turns fatal.
800 Broadway, Downtown March 1, 3:15 p.m. SDPD Donovan Green, 61, was walking down Broadway when two males approaches him on foot. One of the males (described by witnesses as white, 20-23, 5’11”, short blonde hair, wearing a black sweatshirt) …
A Body in Shallow Waters
Grisly Imperial Beach find.
No Address, Imperial Beach March 5, 2:39 p.m. Sheriff’s Dept. A citizen flagged down a US Fish & Wildlife officer when it was discovered there was a body in shallow water about 150 yards south of the end of Seacoast …
Murder in Valencia Park
Another shooting, another homicide...
200 55th Street, Valencia Park January 27, 11:19 a.m. SDPD A concerned citizen called police and reported that someone was shot. Officers arrived and found Raymond Shields, 49, suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported Shields to a trauma center, …
City Heights Pastor Found Dead in Gritty Tijuana Hovel
Did the reverend lead a dark and secret second life, or is it a cover-up for an across-the-border crime?
Unknown address in Tijuana February 27 Reverend Charles Lanier, 51, the pastor of Unity Fellowship Church Movement's San Diego church had been missing since February 15, 2008, and was considered a Missing Person by the San Diego Police Department. An …
Inmate Fingered for Pulling Trigger
Stamps is stamped for homicide.
SDPD Homicide detectives have identified a suspect in the January 3 shooting death of Jamal Gordon-Hill as Terrance Stamps, 24. On January 3, Gorodn-Hill and a female companion were standing at the bus stop in the 4000 block of El …
After Midnight Shooting in El Cajon
Another party, another shooting -- another case.
1371 E. Lexington Avenue, El Cajon March 1, 12:56 a.m. ECPD El Cajon PD officers responded to a radio call of a several gunshots being heard in the area of a party. There was information of a dark SUV style …