Category: Escondido Police Department

Motorcyclist, 27, Dies in Crash Into Chain-Link Fence in Escondido

June 9, 2023
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ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A 27-year-old man was killed early June 9 morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a fence, police said. The man was riding with another motorcyclist north approaching the intersection of Date Street and 5th Avenue at 2:47 a.m. Friday when, for unknown reasons, he lost control and crashed into a…

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Motorcyclist Killed in Escondido Crash Identified as San Diego Fire Captain

May 18, 2023
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A man who was killed in Escondido, California, when the motorcycle he was riding went off a road and struck a light pole has been identified as a longtime captain in the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, authorities said May 17. The 55-year-old Derrin Austin’s most recent assignment was at the San Diego International Airport Fire…

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Off-Duty Officer Struck by Car on I-15 in Escondido While Directing Traffic

April 23, 2023
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ESCONDIDO, Calif.—An Escondido police officer was struck and knocked onto the hood of a Ford Focus on the shoulder of Interstate 15 as he was directing traffic around a stalled vehicle April 23. The officer was off-duty on his way to work when the California Highway Patrol was notified of a hit-and-run at 10:27 a.m….

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Stockton Man Arrested in San Diego Homicide

April 4, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a 38-year-old Chula Vista man in the Grantville neighborhood of San Diego, authorities said April 4. A shooting call led officers to a parking lot in the 10900 block of San Diego Mission Road at 5:51 a.m. on March 27, according to the San…

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Man Suspected of Attempted San Diego Bank Robbery Turns Himself In

January 31, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A man suspected of attempting to rob a bank in National City surrendered to the Escondido Police Department, the FBI in San Diego announced on Jan. 31. The attempted robbery occurred around 4:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at a Bank of America branch at 235 East Eighth Street, authorities said. The man entered the bank…

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