Tag: San Diego Police Department

Off-Duty San Diego Police Officer Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge

SAN DIEGO—A San Diego Police Department officer was arrested in Mira Mesa for alleged domestic violence, the police department reported Feb. 24. Around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the department received a 911 call reporting a domestic violence incident involving an off-duty officer in Mira Mesa. On-duty officers arrived on the scene and arrested Officer James Walker…


Suspicious Fire Destroys Vacant Home in San Diego

A suspicious non-injury blaze destroyed a boarded-up house Feb. 15 in San Diego, fire officials said. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department received a call just before 2 a.m. Wednesday, and responding personnel found heavy fire coming from the front of the house at 4424 Ocean View Blvd. The fire was knocked down in about 20…


Woman Seriously Injured After Hit-and-Run Crash in North Park

SAN DIEGO—Police are searching for the vehicle and driver that left a 25-year-old woman with serious injuries in North Park, the San Diego Police Department said Monday. At 6:30 p.m. Sunday, the woman attempted to cross the street near 2800 El Cajon Boulevard where the vehicle, headed westbound on the road, struck her and then…


Pedestrian Fatally Hit by Prius in San Diego

A pedestrian died early morning of Feb. 10 after being struck by a vehicle in the Lake Murray community, according to the San Diego Police Department. The crash happened near 8700 Mission Gorge Road about 1 a.m. Friday when a 31-year-old man heading westbound in a 2013 Toyota Prius struck and killed the victim—who was walking in an…


Gun-Toting Thief Robs Bay Terraces Recycling Center

SAN DIEGO—A man armed with a handgun robbed a Bay Terraces-area recycling center Jan. 30, authorities said. The thief grabbed an employee outside the business in the 3000 block of Alta View Drive shortly before 11 a.m., pulled him inside, and demanded money, according to the San Diego Police Department. After the victim handed over…


Man, 49, Found Stabbed to Death at Otay Valley Regional Park

SAN DIEGO—Authorities Jan. 30 publicly identified a Chula Vista man found stabbed to death over the weekend in a South Bay open-space preserve. The body of Jose Gonzalez, 49, was discovered in the western reaches of Otay Valley Regional Park in Chula Vista shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday, according to the San Diego Police Department….


2nd Suspect Arrested in East Village Shooting Death

SAN DIEGO—A second suspect was arrested in the Jan. 20 shooting death of a 29-year-old man during a confrontation with a group of people near Petco Park, police said Jan. 29. Jaelen Dower, 20, was arrested Saturday at 6500 Broadway in San Diego for his role in the shooting of John Reed, 29, of San…


Man Who Allegedly Stole Motorcycle in San Diego Seriously Injured in Crash

SAN DIEGO—A man was seriously injured when he crashed a stolen motorcycle into a parked SUV in the Otay Mesa neighborhood, police said Jan. 28. The crash happened at 11:18 p.m. Friday, officials said. The 28-year-old man was sitting on his motorcycle while attending an illegal street racing event in the 8500 block of Avenida…


Man Found Asleep in Stolen Vehicle at the San Diego Police Department

SAN DIEGO—A man was arrested Jan. 26 after officers found him asleep in an allegedly stolen vehicle parked in the San Diego Police Department’s Traffic Division lot. Just after 3 a.m., an officer noticed an unusual vehicle with a man asleep inside of it in the Traffic Division’s parking lot on Aero Drive and Serra…


Man Armed With Knife Steals 8 Bottles of Cough Syrup From CVS in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A man armed with a knife robbed a CVS pharmacy in Egger Highlands of cough syrup, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said Jan. 25. Just before 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, a Hispanic man in his 20s wielding a knife and wearing a black ski mask, black pants, and a gray hoodie robbed the CVS…