Category: San Diego County

Woman Sentenced to 30 Years to Life for South Bay Murder

SAN DIEGO—A woman who pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges for her part in a 2018 South Bay crime spree that left one man dead and a woman paralyzed after she was shot multiple times was sentenced Dec. 8 to 30 years to life in state prison. Britney Canal, 34, was sentenced Thursday…


5 Arrested During San Diego County Anti-Human Trafficking Operation

SAN DIEGO—Five people were arrested during a countywide law enforcement operation aimed at capturing human traffickers, it was announced Dec. 8. Operation Home for the Holidays was conducted over three days this week in San Diego, National City, and Santee by the multi-agency San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force. In an effort to identify traffickers…


Amazon Delivery Trailer Catches Fire on I-15 in San Diego

NORTH COUNTY, Calif.—An Amazon tractor-trailer carrying 8,000 pounds of merchandise caught fire on Interstate 15 in northern San Diego County, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said Dec. 3. The trailer caught fire at 7:22 p.m. Dec. 2 in the middle lanes of northbound I-15, south of Deer Springs Road, the highway patrol said. CHP officers,…


Amazon Delivery Trailer Catches Fire on I-15 in North County

NORTH COUNTY, Calif.—An Amazon tractor-trailer carrying 8,000 pounds of merchandise caught fire on Interstate 15, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said Dec. 3. The trailer caught fire at 7:22 p.m. Dec. 2 in the middle lanes of northbound I-15, south of Deer Springs Road, the highway patrol said. CHP officers, fire, and paramedic personnel responded…


Average SoCal Gas Price Drops Under $5 for First Time Since March

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Southern California dropped under $5 Dec. 1 for the first time since early March, offering some respite for drivers during the holiday season. The Los Angeles County average price has decreased for 21 consecutive days—falling to $4.972—since rising to a record of $6.494 on Oct….


2 Drown When Panga Boat Capsizes Off Imperial Beach

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.—Two people drowned Nov. 26 when a panga boat capsized off the coast of Imperial Beach, authorities said. At least 10 people were reported to be on the boat, with seven people rescued or reaching the shore. The U.S. Coast Guard, San Diego County lifeguards, sheriff’s deputies, and the U.S. Border Patrol were…


2 Hit and Killed by Car on Thanksgiving Night in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Two people were killed after being struck by a car on Thanksgiving night in Oceanside, police said Nov. 25. The incident happened around 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24 on Oceanside Boulevard near State Tree Drive, just west of Interstate 5, according to the Oceanside Police Department. Officers were on the boulevard and came upon the…


San Diego County OKs Transfer of Cannabis Licensing to Planning Department

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego County Board of Supervisors gave final approval Nov. 16 to an ordinance that transfers cannabis licensing duties from the sheriff’s department to the county’s planning department. The board gave initial approval to the ordinance Oct. 26, and voted 3–0 Wednesday on final approval. The ordinance will take effect in 30 days….


Horse Collapses, Dies at Del Mar Racetrack

DEL MAR, Calif.—A racehorse collapsed and died at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on the opening day of the track’s fall season. “The 5-year-old gelding Kazuhiko collapsed and died while walking back to the barn after the 5th race at Del Mar … a sudden death,” Mike Marten, spokesman for the California Horse Racing Board, told…


Preliminary Results in Key San Diego Races

County Board of Supervisors District 4 As of Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. incumbent Nathan Fletcher had received 62.8 percent of ballots cast, compared to his opponent, state-licensed investigator Amy Reichert, at 37.2 percent, according to unofficial results from the San Diego Registrar of Voters. The district is home to 675,000 residents over 65,000 acres,…