Crime And Public Safety

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Vacant National City home where boy killed during party had recent history of trespassing reports

The property owners — who plan to tear down and redevelop the site — have repeatedly boarded it up and tried to keep it secure

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At least one killed in crash on state Route 52 near Clairemont

A vehicle reportedly struck and killed a man around 2:25 p.m. Monday on state Route 52 near Regents Road Monday, a CHP officer said

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Feds drop case of San Diego man charged with threatening Arizona election official

The alleged victim, Maricopa County's recorder, says he expressed to prosecutors his "earnest interest in being done with the case"

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More often than not, San Diego sheriff, probation chief reject or delay oversight board recommendations

Over nearly five years, the Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board issued 91 formal recommendations. Only 34 have been accepted, a new analysis finds.

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Got a doorbell camera? The sheriff’s office is looking for volunteers to potentially share footage.

Residents are being asked to voluntarily sign up for a registry of camera owners who would be willing to help if a crime occurred nearby

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One dead in Ramona trailer fire

San Diego County sheriffs and firefighters discovered the body after extinguishing a fire in Ramona Saturday

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Armed man shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies in Spring Valley

San Diego County sheriff's deputies opened fire on an armed suspect who was trespassing in a Spring Valley home, police said.

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5 shot, one dead at party in abandoned National City house

Police arrived to find more than 100 people at the party — mostly teens and young adults — on N Avenue late Friday

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Deputy involved in shooting in La Presa

The Sheriff's Office said the shooting occurred on Leland Street just north of Jamacha Boulevard Friday night

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Camp Pendleton Marine arrested on suspicion of contacting minors for sex while working as recruiter

The 32-year-old staff sergeant worked as a recruiter in Fresno interacting with youth interested in enlisting, officials said

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First person sentenced in San Diego FBI’s encrypted phone sting that spied on criminals worldwide

Osemah Elhassen, a Lebanese-Australian dual citizen, was one of 17 indicted in conspiracy to administer and distribute ANOM phones

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Migrant who died from border fence fall was Colombian national

Colombian national who died after falling from the border fence in Otay Mesa was identified by the medical examiner's office

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Man sentenced in watercraft crash that killed 12-year-old paddleboarder in Mission Bay

Arsanyous Refat Ghaly, 20, pleaded guilty for the July 29, 2023, watercraft crash that killed Savannah Peterson

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Life sentence for man who killed mother, half-brother in Imperial Beach

Marco Antonio Valadez Jr. pleaded guilty in the Dec. 4, 2021, slayings of Raquel Pitsenberger and Marco "Tony" Valadez Jr.

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Coronado taps SDPD’s deputy chief to be its next top cop

Paul Connelly, who served 27 years with the San Diego Police Department, will be sworn in next month as the new chief of police in Coronado

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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into tree in Chula Vista

The crash shut down roads near Telegraph Canyon Road and Paseo Del Rey Road around 4:30 p.m. Thursday