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Lethal Stabbing in North County
Yet another stabbing for the books.
7100 Avenida Encinas, Carlsbad 9: 50 p.m. on September 28 Carlsbad PD 33.101288, -117.312607 Units responded to a report of an apparent stabbing victim behind a business in the area called to. The person calling in said the victim, a …
Gunslingers in Escondido
Be careful who you rob.
1161 West El Norte Parkway, Escondido September 5, 1:50 a.m. Escondido PD 33.146967, -117.108038 Police Dispatch received a call of a shooting victim in the parking lot of the Circle K convenience store. At approximately the same time, a man …
Three Bullets in Mission Bay
"Who pushed me?" leads to murder.
900 Garnet, Mission Bay September 17, 2:00 a.m. SDPD 32.796963, -117.253670 The male victim was walking south on Mission Boulevard when he and his companions witnessed a fight in front of Ramiro’s Taco Shop. Members of the victim’s group helped …
Case of the Burning Woman
An abnormal death in Normal Heights looks very suspicious.
4500 Bancroft Street, Normal Heights September 22, 2:02 p.m. SDPD 32.759068, -117.123962 Officers and firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in an alley; when they arrived, they “found the car completely engulfed by flames,” according to Manny Guaderrama of the …
A Belated Arrest for Wife's Murder
History haunts a homicidal husband.
810 South Sunshine, El Cajon September 7, 2007, 6:25 a.m. El Cajon PD 32.785614, -116.964662 Detectives from the El Cajon Police Department Special Investigations Unit arrested Celestino Mendez Martinez, DOB 5-19-64, on a warrant for the murder of his wife, …
Another Encanto Shooting
Guns and bikes in the night.
September 16, 10:20 p.m. 62nd Street and Atkins Avenue, Encanto SDPD 32.76105, -117.0641 Officers responded to a report of shots fired near the Orange Line Trolley station at 62nd Street in Encanto. Upon arrival, they found a male, 27 years …
Mother and Infant Die from Injuries
Vehicular manslaughter a serious crime.
Woodman and Tooma Streets, Bay Terraces September 14, 4:30 p.m. SDPD 32.681499, -117.042053 Vehicular manslaughter charges will most likely be filed against a young woman whose Jeep collided with a Chevrolet Aveo in bay Terraces. Roxanne Aguilar Gutierrez, 21, was …
Two Park and Die
"They look like they are sleeping."
3200 37th Street, City Heights September 15th, 8:10 a.m. SDPD 32.75368, -117.1137 Officers responded to a report of a suspicious parked car with two men sitting in it. Reports indicated that the car had been there for two days and …
10-Year-Old Girl Dies in Vista
A mysterious death under investigation.
200 East Connecticut, Vista September 12, 7:05 p.m. Sheriff’s Dept. 33.206181, -117.243736 Deputies from the Vista’s Sheriff Station responded with the Vista Fire Department to a medical aid call. They found an 10-year-old girl not breathing in a front yard …
Man Kidnaps, Kills Wife
Bullets fly in Bay Terraces -- a man kills his wife and a cop shoots him.
600 Bear River Row, Bay Terraces September 4, 8:54 p.m. SDPD 32.679193, -117.045083 Officers responded to a report of an armed man who had kidnapped his wife at gunpoint. Before officers arrived, the suspect forcibly removed his wife from the …
A Body Among Pot Plants
No motive in Rancho San Diego.
1889 Hillsdale Road, Rancho San Diego September 1, 8:50 a.m. San Diego Sheriff 32 ° 45.7291, -116 ° 54.9151' Sheriff's Communication Center received a call to assist the San Miguel Fire Department. They were directed to a 32-year-old male gunshot …
Teen Slain in City Heights
Killed kid was not in a gang.
5200 52nd Place, City Heights August 27, 12:06 a.m. SDPD 32.749950, -117.083580 Officers responded to a report of multiple gunshots fired. They arrived and found the victim, Javier Quiroz, 14, near the entrance of the Colina Park golf course, suffering …
Child Dies from Apparent Negligence
Mother takes a dead child to the emergency room.
No address given, Otay Mesa West August 24, 5:30 p.m. SDPD A woman took her three-year-old daughter to a local emergency room. While filling out paperwork, staff members noticed that the girl was "stiff and discolored," according to Lt. Kevin …
Man Slits Own Throat
Man holds children hostage and stabs a neighbor, and himself.
8475 Avenida Anguila, Spring Valley August 26, 4:38 p.m. Sheriff's Dept. 32.696648, -117.015337 Jesse Jose Martinez, 35, had been staying at his girlfriend’s residence at the Sweetwater Condo Complex throughout the day, with her five-year-old child and her and the …
Big Gun Down in Linda Vista
One is left dead, one wounded.
6600 Linda Vista Road, Linda Vista August 7, 6:45 p.m. SDPD 32.773204, -117.176178 Officers located Dario Martinez, 28, wanted for attempted murder in an August 4th incident in Otay Mesa that has left a victim in critical condition. Martinez had …
Armed Man and Wife Claim Self Defense
They killed their neighbor's ex-boyfriend.
7900 Avenida Navidad, University City August 3, 2:02 a.m. SDPD 32.863578, -117.211115 Gunshots were heard and officers of the SDPD were advised that someone had been shot. They arrived and saw a male standing in the street, holding a handgun. …
One Dead, One in the Hip
A shoot out in Chula Vista.
555 McIntosh Street, Chula Vista August 3, 3:55 p.m. Chula Vista PD 32.71571, -117.156479 The Chula Vista Police Department received a call of a shot fired and a man down in an apartment building parking lot. When Officers arrived they …
Bullets in Chula Vista
He just wanted to lie down on the asphat.
500 Third Avenue, Chula Vista August 2, 11:59 p.m. Chula Vista PD 32.632826, -117.076798 An officer with the Chula Vista Police Department drove into the south parking lot of the South Bay Courthouse where a fueling station is housed. While …
To Live and Die in Coronado
95 Trinidad Bend, Coronado July 30, 8:00 a.m. Coronado PD 32.619737, -117.135057 Coronado Police received a call about a 20-year-old male, lying unresponsive in his bed. The bed was blood stained and there was a knife. Police arrived with paramedics …
A Drive-By Shooting to End July
900 Euclid Avenue, Emerald Hills July 31, 12:13 a.m. SDPD 32.715137, -117.085162 Officers responded to a report of a shooting. They arrived on the scene and found a male, who had been shot, lying in the driveway of a residence. …