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One dead in two-car crash near Julian
A two-vehicle collision Friday on a back-country road in the East County highlands left one person dead, authorities said.
The fatal crash in the 28000 block of Julian Road in the Ballena area was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
An occupant of one of the vehicles died at the scene. No [...]
Fleeing robbers prompt high school lockdown
A group of residential burglary suspects scrambled onto the grounds of Madison High School Friday while fleeing police, prompting a lockdown of the Clairemont-area campus as officers did a building-by-building search.
Officers responding to a report of a possible break-in at a home on Limerick Avenue about 10:15 a.m. arrived to see four teenage boys or [...]
Unemployment grows in San Diego County
The unemployment rate in San Diego County was 10.5 percent last month, up from a revised 10.4 percent in September, and well above the 6.7 percent jobless rate from a year ago, a state agency reported Friday.
The state’s unadjusted unemployment rate was 12.3 percent in October, up from 12 percent the previous month, and the [...]
Party host pleads guilty to burglary
A young man who hosted an underage drinking party at a vacant home that was busted by sheriff’s detectives posing as fishermen pleaded guilty to burglary, a sheriff’s lieutenant said Friday.
Jovan Peter Araujo, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday to burglary in connection with a party he threw Aug. 14 at a vacant home on Country Club [...]
Woman arrested after stabbing boyfriend during fight
A woman was arrested early Friday for stabbing her boyfriend with a large kitchen knife during a drunken argument in their apartment in an unincorporated part of La Mesa, authorities said.
The woman was arrested at the apartment on Calle Verde shortly before 2 a.m. on suspicion of felony domestic violence and attempted murder, according to [...]
Young boy’s concern sparks Hunger at Home Charity
Ten-year-old Cassidy Sterner was influential in starting Hunger at Home Charity, which will host a gala on Saturday to benefit homelessness.
Teen hospitalized after stabbing in Escondido
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized Friday after a man in Escondido twice stabbed him in the upper body, police said.
Officers were called to San Pasqual High School around 3:15 p.m. Thursday to investigate the stabbing, according to Escondido police Lt. Bob Benton.
Witnesses told officers the teen was across the street at Kit Carson Park when [...]
Man suspected of San Marcos thefts arrested
A 33-year-old man was behind bars Friday on suspicion of burglarizing businesses in San Marcos, authorities said.
Sergio Loza was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly burglarizing two businesses between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies were investigating whether he also stole a vehicle from a third business [...]
Marijuana trial for dispensary manager begins
Opening statements are scheduled Friday morning in the trial of a manager of a medical marijuana collective charged with possessing the drug for sale.
Jovan Jackson, an eight-year Navy veteran, was arrested after a pair of raids at “Answerdam Critical Care” on Convoy Court in Kearny Mesa.
Jackson, 31, is one of a number of people involved [...]
Three arrested for conspiring to help immigrants cross border
Two brothers and a third man were in federal custody Friday on suspicion of conspiring to help thousands of illegal immigrants enter the United States west of the Otay Mesa border crossing, authorities said.
Maurilio Mosley, 27, of Chula Vista, was the ringleader on the U.S. side, while his brother — Erik Mosley, 24, of Tijuana [...]
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