San Diego
La Costa man guilty of murdering ex-lover
CARLSBAD — A San Diego jury on Monday convicted a 41-year-old medical supplies salesman of the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend in her Carlsbad home last summer. Jonathan Scott French
Volunteers undergo emergency training this month in Carlsbad
Carlsbad — Neighbors helping neighbors is the community mantra as volunteers this month complete emergency preparedness and response training courtesy of Carlsbad police and fire departments. Community Emergency Response Teams get
Crime rate a mixed bag with fewer property crimes, more domestic violence in Carlsbad
Carlsbad — Police officials were applauding an overall decrease in reported crimes in 2009 compared to 2008, although violent crimes, mainly related to domestic abuse, increased. Overall crime decreased 15
Carlsbad police arrest suspect in 2001 rape-murder case
Carlsbad — It took DNA from a 2007 Los Angeles narcotics bust to solve a 2001 rape and murder case, but the suspect now is in a Vista jail, authorities
Car burglar interrupted by victim
CARLSBAD — A local resident who stumbled onto a vehicle break-in lead police to the suspect believed responsible for multiple residential burglaries in and around Carlsbad. The resident came upon 23-year-old
Carlsbad crash being investigated
CARLSBAD — A four-car collision trapped one person inside an overturned vehicle Monday morning. The accident occurred in the intersection of El Camino Real and College Boulevard, where a preliminary
Investment fraud suspects targeted Hispanic community
CARLSBAD — Local police nabbed their first suspects in a nine-year-old investment fraud case that has claimed 25 victims in San Diego County and parts of Southern California. Investigators think
Shelter resident roughed up homeless man in wheelchair, police say
CARLSBAD — A homeless man was arrested Tuesday morning for beating up a fellow resident of a men’s shelter and taking the wheelchair-bound victim’s cash, police said in a release.
Suspected drunk driver sets off five-car collision
CARLSBAD — A suspected drunk driver set off a five-vehicle collision after running a red light at El Camino Real and Tamarack Avenue Thursday afternoon, Carlsbad police reported. Juan Martinez
