SAN DIEGO—A gun-wielding thief robbed a Midway-area motel Nov. 18, authorities reported. The robber, who appeared to be in her 40s, confronted an employee in the office of the Heritage Inn at 3333 Channel Way shortly after 4:30 p.m., pointed a gun at the victim and demanded cash, according to the San Diego Police Department….
Adoptive Mother, Grandparents Accused in Girl’s Death Remain Held Without Bail
EL CAJON, Calif.—The adoptive mother and grandparents of an 11-year-old girl who died after being found in grave condition at a Spring Valley home remained behind bars without bail Nov. 16, but two of the defendants indicated they might contest their bail status later this month. Leticia Diane McCormack, 49, and McCormack’s parents, 70-year-old Adella…
San Diego Bans Styrofoam Products Starting April 2023
SAN DIEGO—Styrofoam products are on their way out in San Diego following Nov. 15’s City Council approval of an ordinance banning all single-use polystyrene foam food containers, utensils, coolers, and pool toys effective next year. According to a staff presentation at Tuesday’s meeting, while Styrofoam products are accepted in the city’s blue recycling bins, it…
2 Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide at Hotel Near San Diego Airport
SAN DIEGO—A man and a woman were found dead of gunshot wounds Nov. 16 in a hotel room near San Diego International Airport and police were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide. San Diego Harbor Police Department officers were called about 2:20 p.m. to the hotel in the 1900 block of North Harbor Drive after…
Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Several Parked Cars in San Diego
SAN DIEGO—A driver crashed his SUV into several parked cars after reportedly falling asleep behind the wheel in the Grant Hill area Nov. 11. The wreck happened around 2:30 a.m. on 28th and K streets, according to the San Diego Police Department. The driver told officers he fell asleep and then his BMW SUV veered…
Megachurch Volunteer Charged With Murder of Her Own Daughter
SAN DIEGO—The mother and grandfather of an 11-year-old California girl who was allegedly tortured and starved for years have been arrested and charged with murder, while her grandmother faces abuse charges. Leticia McCormack, 49, and her parents pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday in Superior Court of California in the San Diego suburb of…
Preliminary Results for San Diego Ballot Measures: 2022 Election
Out of the six ballot measures, one countywide and five citywide, placed before San Diego voters in the Nov. 8 election, four of them are winning majority support, including a county general tax on cannabis businesses and a $3.2 billion bond for city K–12 schools. San Diegans are evenly split on the remaining two measures,…
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,…
Videographer Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking
SAN DIEGO—A videographer for the now-defunct San Diego-based pornographic website GirlsDoPorn.com was sentenced Nov. 9 to four years in prison for taking part in a sex-trafficking conspiracy that coerced hundreds of women to appear in online pornographic videos under false pretenses. Theodore Wilfred Gyi, 44, pleaded guilty to a federal count of conspiracy to commit…
San Diego Ballot Measures: Nov. 8 Election
Measure A: County Cannabis Tax Measure A, if passed, would impose a tax on recreational and medical cannabis businesses in San Diego County’s unincorporated areas—except in cities where there is already such a tax. The tax would generate an estimated $3 million to $5.5 million, which would be used for government services, such as parks and…
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