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Tijuana receives tactical armored truck from U.S. funding
Merida Initiative pays for heavy duty police vehicle to transport criminals
The Attorney General’s Office of Baja California subtly announced, by parking it outside of their Tijuana office, the arrival of a new tactical armored truck to be used by the state police. The vehicle known as BATT, which stands for …
Facebook credited with assist in catching ATM bandit in East County
Suspect involved in armed robberies, unlicensed auto repair
San Diego Sheriff’s deputies in Santee are crediting a tip received via Facebook for helping them to identify a man associated with a string of robberies occurring near ATM machines in East County. 23 year-old George Adams was arrested yesterday …
What election? Filner and DeMaio continue to hold big fundraising bashes
Democratic mayor and Republican ex-councilman hit the political party circuit with lucrative campaign cash events
Last night, Bob Filner attended a $500 per person fundraising party for his campaign held by the downtown lobbying firm of Public Policy Strategies. The San Diego mayor was ferried to the occasion in a black Toyota sports utility vehicle, …
Pending home sales index declines
Real estate trade group blames lack of inventory for statistics showing fewer properties in escrow
The lack of housing inventory available for sale is driving down the number of pending sales, the California Association of Realtors, a real estate industry trade group, reports. The number of pending home sales, defined as properties under contract to …
Oceanside man admits kidnap
Was on probation for four other cases, at the time of the new crime
Gregory Leon Spatcher, 31, made a plea deal in which he admitted felony kidnap, in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse, yesterday. When the judge asked the defendant if he did seize and confine and kidnap another person, Spatcher replied, …
La Jolla oncologist pleads guilty to importing unapproved drug
Dr. Joel L. Bernstein brought in Turkish version of Rituxan, billed Medicare
The U.S. Attorney's office announced today (Jan. 23) that La Jolla oncologist Dr. Joel I. Bernstein pleaded guilty to introducing an unapproved drug into interstate commerce. He also pleaded guilty to health care fraud. The drug was Turkey's Mabthera, which …
Woman accused of felony bad driving after argument
Escondido cop said wrong-way-driver forced others off the road
Officer J. Houchin said he went to a hotel parking lot after someone complained of a man and woman fighting in a white van parked there, before 9 p.m. on January 3, 2013. The Escondido police officer said he was …
Ensenada police officer accidentally shoots self in head
Officer allegedly kills himself while playing with gun off-duty
Police officers were called to the scene of an accidental shooting in Ensenada on Monday, January 21st, slightly after midnight. When officers arrived at the private residence they found an off-duty municipal police officer, Fernando Enciso Contreras, dead with a …
Cyclist sues City and San Diego Velodrome Association for unsafe conditions at the Balboa Park cycling track
Man injured while riding the track now suing the City and cycling organization for negligence.
The City may have to add a cracked outdoor cycling track to its near-billion dollar list of infrastructure repairs. Last week a cyclist injured while riding the steep-banked oval track in Balboa Park filed a lawsuit against the City and …
Spike in income, profits for local marijuana-focused company
Business appears to be booming for San Diego-based Medical Marijuana, Inc., which describes itself as “a publicly traded holding company which invests, develops and owns subsidiaries engaged in a number of diversified international businesses within the Medical Cannabis and Industrial …
Public meeting scheduled on San Onofre restart plan
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Southern California Edison representatives to field questions and comments
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced that it will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed restart of one nuclear reactor at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 12, and will take place …
Medical marijuana stolen in Imperial Beach
Two couriers robbed at gunpoint
Sheriff’s deputies in Imperial Beach are looking for a pair of armed robbers, shortly after apprehending one suspected of multiple robbery attempts in a single day. Late Monday afternoon, deputies responded to an armed robbery call on the 300 block …
Man who rescued domestic violence victim was rammed by car
Deputies in San Marcos say the alleged abuser returned to the scene
A man who reportedly rescued a woman from domestic violence got smashed between two cars when the assailant returned and ran him down, according to San Diego Sheriff deputies. Monday evening, about 7:30 p.m., several concerned persons intervened and stopped …
Bag of meth was hanging over the baby's crib, police say
Escondido couple plead not-guilty to felony child endangerment
A couple was charged with felony child endangerment, after police found a bag of meth hanging over their baby’s crib, according to testimony in court today. When police went into a trailer home three weeks ago, they also found hypodermic …
Lobbyist for billionaire’s Balboa Park makeover throwing Filner fundraiser
Former aides of GOP mayor Sanders throw open doors of their downtown lobbying office to raise campaign cash for Democratic mayor
The crew over at Public Policy Strategies Inc., the lobbying outfit founded and owned by onetime GOP champion Tom Shepard, is throwing a fundraiser tomorrow for Democratic mayor Bob Filner. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/22/38859/ Shepard is now Filner's top political guru, credited by …
Residents oppose moving large scale events like Earth Day to Balboa Park's West Mesa
Groups say doing so will impact quality of life for residents and park goers.
The political climate over the annual Earth Day Fair is more heated than ever before. Now residents of Park West and Bankers Hill are criticizing the City for not granting permits to Earth Day Fair organizers. Instead of holding the …
Determined gangster yelled at police as he was led away to prison
Escondido gangster was sentenced in San Diego Superior Court today
Sergio Alejandro Lopez Jr. turned 26-years-old in jail yesterday. This afternoon he was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison. Lopez' criminal career is documented since 2005, the year he turned 18. That year he admitted meth possession and resisting officer, and …
Man robs Imperial Beach Pharmacy at gunpoint
Robber described as looking 17 and high as a kite
An 18 year old man was arrested Monday night January 21, on suspicion of robbing the Imperial Beach Pharmacy at 720 State Route 75 near 7th Street. The man according to witnesses walked into pharmacy just minutes before closing pointed …
Former head of SD company charged in $28 million stock fraud
Mark Anthony Lopez arrested last week in stock manipulation scheme
Mark Anthony Lopez, former head of publicly-traded Unico, has been charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two counts of obstructing justice. New Jersey trader Mark Allen Lefkowitz has already pleaded guilty. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, the …