San Diego
Woman awakes, flees from cops
CARLSBAD — A 58-year-old woman accused of drunkenly driving her vehicle at a police officer and leading Carlsbad authorities on a 4-minute pursuit was arrested early Monday morning. Bonnie Bass
Hung jury leads to mistrial in quadruple DUI murder case
VISTA — A judge on July 6 declared a mistrial in the case of a Palm Springs woman accused of killing two North County couples during a head-on collision. San
Gang member pleads guilty to melee stabbing
SOLANA BEACH — An Encinitas gang member will serve seven years in state prison for his role in a March 7 melee in Solana Beach that left two people seriously
San Diego sex offender gets life in prison for killing teenage girls
SAN DIEGO — Convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of two North County teenage girls, a San
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
