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Blonde burglar sentenced to 4 years prison

Woman admitted stealing jewelry and wrestling with homeowner

A woman who confronted a burglar leaving her Oceanside home five months ago was in court yesterday afternoon to see ...

Escondido man who ran over women in crosswalk is sentenced

Judge wants felony-bad-driver to pay restitution

Aaron Danny Hernandez, 25, was sentenced to 365 days custody plus 5 years formal probation in San Diego’s North County ...

Inappropriate exposure at California tanning salon gets 2 years prison

Timothy Ty Craine must register as a sex offender

A man who exposed himself to a woman working at a spa in Encinitas was sentenced yesterday to 2 years ...

Pair accused in doggie-door-burglary are due in court today

Cops say experienced criminals from Vista came to Carlsbad

It was 9:33 a.m. on a Wednesday morning almost a year ago, on June 20 2012, when a woman phoned ...

Criminal chose a different plaid shirt for his plea deal today

Previously, the judge noticed defendant wore the same shirt seen in evidence photos

A California man chose to wear a different plaid shirt today, when he made a felony plea deal in San ...

Aunt and uncle get prison for “pimping” their 12-yr-old niece

Uncle Marcial and Aunt Inez admitted crimes in their Oceanside home

A man-and-wife who abused and prostituted their own niece in their Oceanside home more than ten years ago were sentenced ...

Two homecare nurses sentenced to time already served

One defendant already released, the other to be released on probation today

This morning two men were sentenced to time already served, after jury trials decided two different cases in which both ...

Encinitas man gets State prison for spitting on officer

Farzad John Daftari admitted felony resisting arrest in plea deal

Farzad John Daftari, 23, was sent to State prison a week ago, after he pleaded guilty to felony resisting arrest. ...

Vista woman admitted felony graffiti after two weeks in jail

Will get six months local jail time, according to the plea deal

Ramona Elena Montes, 18, made a plea deal in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse last week, admitting five different ...

Tim Lambesis’ bail lowered to $2 million

But the heavy metal singer won’t make that bail either, his attorney said

A San Diego Superior Court judge lowered bail from $3 million to $2 million this afternoon for a man accused ...

Tim Lambesis set for new bail review, tomorrow

Heavy metal rocker held in lieu of $3 million now, accused of ordering a hit on his wife

A judge will hear new argument tomorrow, regarding the bail amount for Tim Lambesis, who is currently held in lieu ...

Prosecutor wants life without parole for alleged April Fools Day shooter

Carlsbad man was killed by shotgun blast in his own garage

Jury selection is set to begin Monday, for a man accused of gunning down a homeowner in his own garage ...

Three-year-old case for Phillip Miller delayed again

Man accused of missing shot-to-the-head after smoking sample pot

A Kansas City man accused of missing a point-blank shot-to-the-head during a marijuana robbery three years ago, had his trial ...

Homecare nurse accused of felonies was found guilty of two misdemeanors

Matthew McDuffie denied that he mishandled his autistic patient

The judge ordered a man who had been accused of six felonies to be immediately released from custody, after the ...

San Diego Natural History Museum shows off a new fossil

Extinct bison bones found during highway construction last month

During construction of a highway ramp in San Diego’s North County last month, a paleontologist working for a local museum ...

Jury will decide if nurse abused his autistic patient

Matthew McDuffie took witness box to deny rough handling

On Monday morning, a jury in San Diego’s North County Courthouse will begin deliberating the fate of a nurse who ...

Prosecutor moves toward death penalty in Brittany Killgore case

DDA Patrick Espinoza filed "special circumstance" charge in Superior Court, yesterday

An attorney prosecuting the Brittany Killgore murder case has taken another step toward the death penalty, when he filed new ...

Tim Lambesis “is a good, decent and Christian human being”

Defense attorney for the heavy metal rocker said the criminal case is “entrapment”

"Tim never had the intention to harm his wife, absolutely not,” an attorney for the lead singer of a heavy ...

Heavy metal rocker brought into San Diego court

Tim Lambesis denies hiring a hitman to kill his wife

The lead singer for a heavy metal band was brought into a San Diego County Superior Courthouse today and charged ...

Sanity trial for Oceanside man who stabbed mom is delayed

Awful evidence right before Mother's Day is averted

In September 2011 a jury found Adam Brown guilty of first degree murder for plunging a kitchen knife into his ...