Tag: San Diego Police Department

Man Gets 12 Years for San Diego Stabbing Death on New Year’s Day 2022

SAN DIEGO—A man who fatally stabbed another man in Logan Heights last year was sentenced April 6 to a dozen years in state prison. Guillermo Lopez-Perez, 24, pleaded guilty to a voluntary manslaughter count for stabbing 27-year-old Rodrigo Diaz-Perez to death on New Year’s Day 2022. San Diego police first received reports at about 3:45…


Ex-San Diego Police Detective, 3 Others Plead Guilty in Massage Sex Scheme

SAN DIEGO—A former San Diego police detective and three others charged by federal prosecutors with operating massage parlors that offered commercial sex services pleaded guilty April 4. Peter Griffin, 78, a former vice detective and attorney, owned and operated five businesses in California and Arizona with his co-defendants between 2013 and 2022, according to the…


Stockton Man Arrested in San Diego Homicide

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…


Man in Wheelchair Struck by SUV in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A wheelchair-bound man believed to be in his 60s was hospitalized with a brain bleed after he was struck and injured by a white 2015 Chevrolet Suburban while trying to cross a street March 31 evening in San Diego. San Diego Police Department officers were called at 7:34 p.m. to the 2400 block of…


Baby Girl Allegedly Killed by Father in University City ID’d

SAN DIEGO—Authorities March 30 publicly identified an infant who died last week after being found at a University City townhouse suffering from grievous injuries allegedly inflicted by her father. Patrol officers responding to a report of a baby who had stopped breathing found 7-week-old Genevieve Santillanes in medical distress at the residence in the 3700…


Father Arrested on Suspicion of Killing 7-Week-Old Daughter in University City

SAN DIEGO—The father of an infant who died last week after being found with severe and suspicious injuries at a University City townhouse was behind bars March 27 on suspicion of killing her, authorities said. Jaime Javier Santillanes, 37, was arrested March 22—the day after the death of his 7-week-old daughter—according to the San Diego…


Man Gunned Down in Grantville Area in San Diego, Suspect at Large

SAN DIEGO—A shooting in a Grantville-area neighborhood left an unidentified man fatally wounded March 27. Patrol officers responding to a report of gunfire shortly before 6 a.m. found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest in a parking lot in the 10900 block of San Diego Mission Road, according to the San…


San Diego Residents Warned of Home-Burglary Series

SAN DIEGO—Authorities advised residents of Miramar Ranch and Rancho Penasquitos March 23 to be extra mindful of their home security due to a burglary series that has targeted the two communities over the past five weeks. The thieves, wearing masks, gloves, and hooded sweatshirts, have carried out each of the crimes between 5 p.m. and…


Man Arrested for San Diego Triple Murder Over 2 Decades Ago

SAN DIEGO—A suspect was in custody March 23 in connection with a narcotics-related shooting that fatally wounded a young couple and a toddler in Normal Heights more than two decades ago. Sergio Lopez Contreras, 44, was booked into San Diego Central Jail on Wednesday on suspicion of carrying out the Sept. 4, 2000, triple slaying,…


6-Year-Old Boy Killed in San Diego Traffic Crash

SAN DIEGO—A 6-year-old boy was fatally injured March 22 when the SUV he was riding in collided with a sedan in a Kensington-area intersection, authorities reported. The child was in a safety seat in the back of a southbound Jeep Grand Cherokee that was struck by an eastbound Hyundai Sonata at Adams Avenue and Biona…