California invests $35 Million cannabis tax revenue to boost DUI prevention and road safety
San Diego, California – The San Diego Police Department will receive $428,000 in new funding to combat impaired
Police investigating after hateful graffiti left on Pride fence in Scripps Ranch
A homeowner in Scripps Ranch fell victim to vandals once more. Early Tuesday morning, taggers sprayed hate messages on a fence painted with the colors of the Pride flag. This comes on the heels of last weekend’s San Diego Pride Festival. Without being asked, Scripps Ranch neighbors grabbed their...
SDPD receives grant to fight impaired driving
The San Diego Police Department has been awarded a $428,000 grant as part of a statewide initiative to combat impaired driving, it was announced Tuesday. “This grant allows us to take a well-rounded approach to traffic safety,” SDPD Sgt. Gregory Minter said. “By combining focused enforcement with officer training and...
Dad-daughter duo recovers money for damages they deny causing to rental car
A San Diego physical therapist said she felt paralyzed for months when she and her father couldn't prove she wasn’t responsible for damages to a rental car. “Hi, Dad, how is it going? Are you doing good?” Sofia Bettaglio asked her father, Juan Bettaglio, as they connected online. She lives in San Diego, while he...
Attorney: Erik Menendez moved from jail to hospital due to ‘serious’ condition
Erik Menendez, who is imprisoned in San Diego with his brother Lyle for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents, has been hospitalized. His attorney on Tuesday called the ailment a serious medical condition and said he has been treated outside of prison, the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa,...
Victims of recent fatal San Diego-area traffic crashes ID’d
REGION — Authorities have publicly identified seven people who lost their lives over the last two weeks in San Diego-area traffic collisions. The most recent of the roadway fatalities took place shortly before 2 a.m. last Saturday, when a sedan overturned on state Route 78 near North Las Posas Road in San Marcos and...
Woman stabbed inside South Bay Vons
One person was stabbed Wednesday inside a Vons in the Egger Highlands neighborhood of San Diego, authorities said.
‘Open retribution’ alleged as San Diego’s DOJ office hit by resignations, demotions
As many as 10 federal prosecutors in San Diego have quit under acting U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon, and other high-ranking lawyers have been demoted while the office struggles to fill vacancies, Times of San Diego has learned. The alleged DOJ brain drain in the Southern District of California — like...
Man accused of assaulting federal officers arrested at San Ysidro Port of Entry
A man accused of assaulting federal officers during immigration protests in Los Angeles County has been taken into custody after surrendering at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
Rosecrans homeless shelter set to close on Friday
It’s official. A homeless shelter in the Midway District called the Rosecrans Bridge Shelter will be closing this Friday.