San Diego County News

For Digging Up Tree, Miniature Pinscher Was Beaten to Death, County Says

By Patch  .com | 5/16/2013

A 2-year-old miniature Pinscher, doing what comes naturally, dug up a newly planted tree this week—and paid the ultimate price, authorities said. The female dog died of beating injuries, and her owner was arrested Monday night. The county Department of Animal Service [...]

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Two Brothers Arrested After Cab Driver Reports Robbery

By Patch  .com | 5/14/2013

A deputy driving on Encinitas Boulevard around 1 a.m. noticed the cab driver sitting in the grass in front of the Jack in the Box just east of El Camino Real. The deputy stopped and the driver said he had been beaten by two males that also stole a $40 cell phone. Deputies quickly found the two [...]

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San Clemente Man Arrested After Carlsbad Pursuit

By Patch  .com | 5/14/2013

A 21-year-old San Clemente man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence and intentionally crashing into two police vehicles during a pursuit in Carlsbad. Dylan Jesse Brown was driving recklessly in the area of Canon Road and Avenida Encinas around 4:15 p.m. Sunday, according to Ca [...]

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Arson Suspect Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Incident

By Patch  .com | 5/9/2013

A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at a car on 7th Street, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Bomb/Arson Unit. Manuel David Oceguera was arrested May 2 on charges of arson of property and the use of an incendiary device and held on $35 [...]

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Rocker Tim Lambesis Arrested, Suspected of Hiring Another to Commit Murder

By Patch  .com | 5/9/2013

Sheriff’s deputies arrested heavy metal singer Tim Lambesis on Tuesday and charged him with soliciting an undercover detecti [...]

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Deputy in ‘Operation A Team’ Says Facebook Used for Drug Deals

By Patch  .com | 5/7/2013

An undercover San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who participated in “Operation A Team,” which ended earlier this week with an arrest of a minor at Mount Carmel High School, said most of the drug deals were done through social media and text messages, NBC [...]

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Carlsbad-Area Man Arrested at Temecula Home on Drug Charges

By Patch  .com | 5/7/2013

A man wanted on an outstanding narcotics warrant out of San Diego County was arrested during a probation search of a Temecula home, according to police. Officers wit [...]

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