Crime And Public Safety

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Hang glider injured near Black Mountain glider port

A 63-year-old man injured while hang gliding was airlifted to a waiting ambulance and then transported to a hospital

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Mattress fire in high-rise senior apartments displaces 23 residents in East Village

One person was treated for smoke inhalation and 23 people were displaced by a Saturday fire at the senior complex in East Village

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‘Fat Leonard’ will soon learn his fate. But will he pay for the Navy’s worst corruption scandal?

Leonard Glenn Francis is expected to be sentenced to more prison time and be ordered to pay at least $20 million in restitution to U.S. Navy

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Road back open near site of College Area fire

Montezuma Road was open again on Saturday afternoon.

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‘A little nervous,’ but confident: How officials, police and poll workers are preparing for Election Day

Amid concerns about potential threats, officials say they are 'taking this seriously' and will be ready in case of an emergency.

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Stranger arrested after 75-year-old woman sexually assaulted in 4S Ranch home

A man knocked on her door Thursday morning and asked about washing her dogs. Once inside, he attacked the victim, authorities said

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Bribery scandal involving former NAVWAR employee widens with new indictment

A San Diego federal grand jury charged Cask Technologies, LLC and a former company executive with bribing a government employee

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Dozens arrested in maritime smuggling attempts in 24 hours along SoCal coast

Nearly 40 people were arrested in a 24-hour period in San Diego and Orange counties

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Prosecutors allege Navy sailor’s killing stemmed from nightclub fight

Ta'Kari Terell Benness, 20, pleaded not guilty in the slaying of operations specialist seaman apprentice Albert Soto, 18, in San Diego

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Residents praise effort to fight fire west of SDSU but raise concerns over lingering danger

All evacuation orders have been lifted, but Montezuma Road between Collwood Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue remained closed

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Lawsuit says probation officers abused 16-year-old boy in juvenile detention

His attorney says the county failed to protect the boy from being abused by two different officers back in 2012 on several separate occasions.

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16-year-old girl struck by vehicle near San Marcos High School, suffers life threatening injuries

The teen was hit about 6:30 a.m. Thursday on South Rancho Santa Fe Road, just south of San Marcos Boulevard

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No charges for protesters arrested after spring raid of UCSD Gaza encampment

Sixty-four people — most of them students — were arrested after police tore down protesters' tent city in May and clashed with their supporters.

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Two men in custody after man shot at SDSU Transit Center

Shooting happened shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday. Victim's wounds are not considered life-threatening, San Diego police said

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Some evacuation orders lift as crews mop up Talmadge and College Area fire

The fire was reported about 1:40 p.m. and burned on both sides of Montezuma Road, just east of Fairmount Avenue

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California No. 3 for fatal car accidents on Halloween in US

Florida had the most Halloween driving fatalities at 158 in 2013-22, then came Texas at 150, California at 146.

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Pedestrian killed by hit-run driver in Midway District

The 40-year-old woman was in a crosswalk on Camino Del Rio West at Kurtz Street when she was hit, San Diego police said

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Person dies after being hit by train in Carlsbad

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train Sunday afternoon in Carlsbad