Unidentified suspect wanted for bank robbery

SAN DIEGO—San Diego police and FBI are asking for assistance from the public to help identify and locate an unknown suspect wanted for bank robbery. Detectives said on February 6 an unknown white male robbed the Chase Bank located at 4415 Imperial Avenue. The suspect walked into the branch at approximately 4 p.m. and handed [...]

Operators of mortgage loan modification business plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud

SAN DIEGO–Three individuals charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud for their roles in operating a fraudulent mortgage loan modification business pled guilty Tuesday in federal court in San Diego. According to the plea agreements, Ziad Nabil Mohammed Al Saffar and Sara Beth Bushore Rosengrant admitted that they operated the fraudulent loan audit [...]

Home invasion robber arrested

SAN DIEGO–San Diego detectives are confirming the arrest of Harvey Henry Duson, 45, in connection with the violent home invasion robbery that occurred last month at the Sandburg Avenue residence of former City Councilmember Harry Mathis. On Wednesday, Duson had been identified as a suspect wanted for the January 11 home invasion. Duson and two [...]

Rain brings urban runoff to county beaches

SAN DIEGO–The Department of Environmental Health has issued a general advisory for the coastal waters of San Diego County due to recent rainfall. Swimmers, surfers, and other ocean users are warned that the levels of bacteria can rise significantly in ocean and bay waters, especially near storm drains, creeks, rivers, and lagoon outlets that discharge [...]

Arrest made in Chase Bank robbery

SAN DIEGO–San Diego police officers have arrested Tuesday a man suspected of robbing a bank in downtown San Diego. Anthony Munoz, 57, was taken into custody for robbing the Chase Bank, located at 101 W. Broadway near Horton Plaza. On Tuesday morning at about 10:15 a.m., a male suspect entered the bank. The suspect approached [...]

Former cop sentenced to 8 years, 8 months in prison in sex case

SAN DIEGO–Former San Diego Police Officer Anthony Arevalos, who was convicted of sexual battery, bribery, assault by an officer and false imprisonment, was sentenced to eight years and eight months in state prison by San Diego Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Fraser. “As a police officer, this defendant was in a position of authority but he [...]

Labor unions, students call out secretive Trans-Pacific Trade negotiations

SAN DIEGO–As a round of negotiations aimed at advancing a massive new trade pact for the Pacific Rim proceeded at the University of California – San Diego Friday trade unionists, students and others converged on campus to demand a voice for working people in international trade talks. During a press event and rally, they called [...]

CHP crackdown on teen distracted driving a success

SAN DIEGO–California Highway Patrol offices throughout Southern California were out in force January 27 to  crack down on cell phone, texting, and distracted driving laws with teens. During this one day campaign, a total of 118 citations were issued. In addition, four individuals were arrested after being stopped for a distracted driving or cell phone violation. [...]

First whooping cough cases reported for 2012‏

SAN DIEGO–Three whooping cough cases have been reported for San Diego County in 2012 though none of them were reported in a school or public setting where others may have been exposed, County Health and Human Services Agency officials said today. The case count for whooping cough, also known as pertussis, increased to 436 for [...]

Law enforcement to crackdown on businesses selling designer drugs

From left, Deputy DA Jorge Del Portillo, DA Bonnie Dumanis, Deputy DA Steve Robinson, Sheriff Bill Gore, Deputy DA Tom Manning, Neighborhood Market Association President Mark Arabo, UCSD Medical Center ER Physician Dr. Richard Clark.

SAN DIEGO–District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore  are sending letters to nearly 100 businesses in the county, warning they could face criminal or civil penalties if they don‟t follow a new state law banning the sale of synthetic drugs, including an increasingly popular and dangerous drug commonly known as „bath [...]