Crime And Public Safety

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Two drivers seriously injured during wrong-way crash near Torrey Pines

The driver crashed head-on into a SUV on Interstate 5 near Carmel Valley Road on Monday

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Second suspect arrested in Vista homicide

Kevin Omar Ramirez, 24, was arrested at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in connection with the 2023 death of Oscar Rodriguez, 39

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Sleeping residents injured after car crashes through El Cajon condo

The sedan drove quickly through a curve in the road and crashed into the home on Jamacha Road near Granite Hills Drive

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Student arrested after Chula Vista police tipped about school shooting threat

The student was arrested at home before school after police were tipped off about a shooting threat at Bonita Vista Middle School

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Pedestrian critically injured after being hit by a vehicle in Vista

A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle while running across a street in Vista outside of the crosswalk

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Driver dies after running red light near SR-163 off-ramp

A 49-year-old woman died when she failed to stop for a red light at an intersection Monday evening and her flatbed truck broadsided another vehicle

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Man in wheelchair dies after being hit by car in Kearny Mesa

The crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. Sunday on Ronson Road near Convoy Street

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‘Frustrating’ fights over records, ‘spurious’ denials: Oversight panel says sheriff won’t turn over death documents

The allegation is the latest in a string of recent disputes between the region’s largest law enforcement agency and the civilian office charged with monitoring its practices.

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San Diego police investigating after unarmed man bit by police dog, shot with bean bags

The Oct. 24 use-of-force arrest in Encanto was recorded by a freelance news videographer

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Body found in burning car outside Escondido storage facility

Escondido police and fire officials are investigating how the person died and what caused the fire

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Oceanside police chief retires, new chief selected

Assistant Police Chief Taurino Valdovinos will assume the helm of the department starting Monday

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Driver dies in solo crash in Bay Park

San Diego police said the 45-year-old driver ran into a parked pickup truck on Clairemont Drive

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San Diego sheriff is raising millions from people in jail — but details are scant on revenue and spending

The office does not generally disclose spending details for the incarcerated persons welfare fund, which is the pool of income derived from jail-commissary profits.

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San Diego County voting office in Kearny Mesa receives bomb threat

The threat was received Friday evening but was determined to be "not credible" and no injuries were reported

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Pedestrian killed crossing the street in Mira Mesa neighborhood

Police are investigating the death of a 29-year-old pedestrian who was killed trying to cross the street in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego.

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‘Families are the victims’: Metal thieves target flower vases at Bonita cemetery

Multiple bronze flower vases, each costing around $1,000, have been stolen from an Imperial Beach cemetery in recent weeks, the San Diego Sheriff's Office said

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Man, 39, jailed, accused of raping teenage girl in Encinitas

The teen was forced into a parked car in the neighborhood near Moonlight State Beach and attacked Wednesday, a sheriff's official said