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Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A San Diego man suspected of sucker-punching a police officer last week while dressed as Jesus Christ at a Gaslamp District Halloween street festival was behind bars today in Idaho, where he allegedly fled following the attack. Eric Van Vleet, 24, will be extradited back to his hometown to face charges over the assault, which left the ambushed lawman dazed and suffering from a facial cut that required stitches, SDPD Lt. Dan Smyth said. The crime occurred about 1 a.m. Friday, as the victim and fellow...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Federal agents served search warrants today at four locations in San Diego County as part of an investigation into a suspected money laundering conspiracy. No arrests took place during the financial crimes enforcement operations, according to officials with Homeland Security Investigations, which carried out the raids. A fifth related search took place in the Los Angeles area, according to HSI information officer Lauren Mack. The spokeswoman said she had no further details to release about the searches,...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - County health officials announced today they received reports of the county's third person to die of flu-related causes since the 2019-20 flu season began. The 80-year-old north county man died Nov. 1, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. He had received this season's flu vaccine prior to his death and had additional medical conditions. Health officials received reports of this flu season's first death in August. The county also confirmed 58 flu cases last week, nearly double...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Federal agents early today arrested a half-dozen undocumented immigrants at Black's Beach, including one found stranded on a waterfront bluff, authorities reported. U.S. Border Patrol officers responding to a report from the Coast Guard about a suspicious small boat headed for shore in northern San Diego took the group of Mexican nationals into custody at about 4 a.m., according to USBP public affairs officials. One of the men had to be rescued from a cliff above the secluded beach by fire-rescue personnel...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Federal authorities in San Diego issued a warning to the public today regarding the severe dangers posed by counterfeit prescription pills containing the extremely potent and often deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. Since the beginning of this year, there have been 92 local deaths involving the drug, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. "That's how many of our neighbors in San Diego County have died from a fentanyl drug overdose so far in... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Reversing a vote from last week, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Monday approved four satellite voting offices ahead of the March primary election, over the fierce objections of one member. The vote was 3-1. Supervisors Greg Cox, Nathan Fletcher and Dianne Jacob were in favor, while Supervisor Jim Desmond was opposed. Unlike last week's meeting, the proposal merited approval from three board members. Supervisor Kristin Gaspar left the chamber... Full story
VISTA (AP) - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to raping an unconscious teen in 2003 and to sexual battery involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker in a deal that spared him the possibility of life in prison. Winslow initially hesitated and seemed to agonize over his decision. "I'm sorry. I'm just not thinking very clearly," Winslow told the judge at one point. He asked the judge for more time before he finally entered the guilty pleas moments before he was... Full story
FALLBROOK - North County Fire Protection District reported that they were on the scene of a traffic collision at 11:30 a.m. in the area Peppertree Lane and South Mission Road on Monday, Nov. 4. There were no reports of injuries and traffic was being handled by the San Diego Sheriff's Department.... Full story
RAMONA (CNS) - One person suffered serious injuries this morning in a two-vehicle crash on state Route 67 southwest of Ramona. The crash, involving a 2003 Saturn sedan and another vehicle, was reported shortly before 7 a.m. on SR-67 near Dye Road, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log. The two vehicles collided and the Saturn ended up crashing into a tree, Cal Fire San Diego spokesman Thomas Shoots said. One person from the Saturn was airlifted to Palomar Hospital for treatment of a major head injury, Shoots...
A fire scorched an open field and damaged a business Saturday afternoon near Ammunition Road in Fallbrook before firefighters were able to get it under control. The fire was first reported at 4:33 p.m. in a field behind the Albertsons on Ammunition just west of Mission Road, according to North County Fire Protection District spokesman John Choi. Fire crews were on scene quickly. Choi initially said the blaze had a slow rate of spread but had started to burn a nearby building....
ARCADIA - During 2017's Lilac Fire, Belvoir Bay was lost for two days after flames raged through the San Luis Rey Training Center in Bonsall. On Saturday, she became a Breeder's Cup champion. Belvoir Bay beat the boys in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita Park after finding the lead early under jockey Javier Castellano. She won the race in a course record 54.83 for five furlongs. Belvoir Bay's trainer Peter Miller went 1-2 in the race with Om finishing... Full story
OCEANSIDE (CNS) - Three drivers were arrested at a DUI checkpoint in Oceanside, police said today. The Oceanside Police Department Traffic Unit conducted the checkpoint at Oceanside Boulevard and Camelot Drive between 8 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday. Four field sobriety exams were performed, three drivers were arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, and 24 citations were issued. A total of 1,015 vehicles went through the checkpoint....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Frozen raspberry products recalled for possible hepatitis A contamination were sold in eight Aldi supermarkets and contained in yogurt parfaits served at cafeterias in the Escondido Union School District, the county Health and Human Services Agency announced on Friday. There have been no illnesses reported in connection with the products sold under the Aldi and Raley's supermarket private label brands, according to the county. The recalled products are: --... Full story
