El Cajon Police dog attacks La Mesa officer
Camaraderie between local law enforcement officials apparently does not extend to the canine world, as an El Cajon Police K-9 unit responding to assist in a search instead chose to attack a group of La Mesa Police officers on Monday …
Vista Fire Department seeking seniors
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/05/39580/ The Vista Fire Department is putting out a call for residents age 50 or older to join the organization’s Senior Volunteer Program. Providing “emergency incident support,” such as providing food and drink to crews working extended duty situations like …
Appeals court rules wrongful conviction for Mexican national who believed he was helping FBI nab drug traffickers
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an unnamed Mexican national was wrongly convicted for drug crimes after he contacted U.S. agents in San Diego and, at the direction of a detective linked to the local agent, arranged …
Six arrested in Fallbrook's Operation Guacamole
San Diego Sheriff’s deputies in Fallbrook arrested five adults and a juvenile yesterday in an action they’re calling “Operation Guacamole VII.” Between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., authorities visited area residences to conduct probation or parole compliance …
Atheist advocacy billboard erected in Lemon Grove
The San Diego Coalition of Reason, a collection of local groups of non-theists and church-state separation activists, has teamed up with American Atheists, a national organization, to purchase ad space on a billboard off the SR 94 freeway near College …
La Mesa liquor store clerk strikes robbery suspect in head with bottle
Suspect grabs bottle of his own and strikes back.
A liquor store clerk in La Mesa and the suspect in an armed robbery are both likely nursing head wounds today suffered following blows delivered via glass bottle. On Monday night, La Mesa Police officers responded to a robbery call …
Public invited to power plant demolition in Chula Vista this Saturday
The Port of San Diego is inviting members of the public to a demolition party, as the South Bay Power Plant meets its maker via implosion this Saturday at 7 a.m. The plant, a bay front fixture since the 1950s, …
Carlsbad Police program targets parents of unruly kids
Instruction offered to parents of 5 to 10 year-olds on avoiding drugs and gang life
The Carlsbad Police Department has announced new training classes aimed at the parents of unruly five to ten year-olds, with the hope that early intervention will help deter children from drug abuse or gang violence later in life. “Loving Solutions” …
Lawsuit claims manufacturer intentionally markets "toxic" frozen pizzas
San Diegan Katie Simpson has filed a lawsuit against California Pizza Kitchen and Nestle USA, claiming that the food companies are “deliberately poisoning their customers,” Courthouse News Service reports. “Artificial trans fat is a toxic carcinogen for which there are …
Coastal Commission set to approve revamped Lane Field redevelopment project
Twin high-rise hotels, accompanying retail/meeting space scaled down from 2009 plans
The California Coastal Commission has filed documents indicating likely approval on a scaled-down high-rise hotel project on the former Lane Field site, original home of the minor-league San Diego Padres. The original plans, submitted and approved in 2009, called for …
Task force formed on San Onofre restart plan
Panel consists of all federal officials, no public or utility company representation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formed a special task force to be called the San Onofre Review Panel, which will evaluate Southern California Edison’s proposal to restart one of the two long-idled nuclear reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating …
Facebook credited with assist in catching ATM bandit in East County
Suspect involved in armed robberies, unlicensed auto repair
San Diego Sheriff’s deputies in Santee are crediting a tip received via Facebook for helping them to identify a man associated with a string of robberies occurring near ATM machines in East County. 23 year-old George Adams was arrested yesterday …