A woman riding an electric scooter suffered major injuries after being struck by an SUV in Vista, authorities said.
A businessman and a bystander were wounded in a shooting behind Ironsmith Coffee Roasters in Encinitas.
John Martinez-Gutierrez pleaded guilty to an attempted murder count last month for striking multiple people with his vehicle.
Authorities said a woman was killed in Vista and deputies are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.
Eric Monte Burns, 29, is accused in the Aug. 15 crash that killed Brad Allen Catcott, 68, of Solana Beach.
The victim, a 30-year-old man, was rushed to a hospital where he later died, Carlsbad police said.
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.
Johnathan Ryan McGuire of Oceanside pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court to one count of threats in interstate commerce.
Richard Lee Ramirez, 53, has been charged with taking millions of dollars from investors in what federal prosecutors say was a Ponzi scheme.
A man with a pocket knife left the Encinitas store in a vehicle with an unspecified amount of cash and cigarettes, authorities said.
A man died when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a pickup and guardrail in Valley Center, authorities said.
Michael Anthony Carmichael, 21, of Oceanside pleaded guilty to two felony counts of impersonating an officer and evading arrest.
The Vista man pleaded guilty to taking more than $300,000 in unemployment benefits intended for those who'd lost work during the pandemic.
Two men were arrested in connection with the burglary at a Vista school that was caught on surveillance video, authorities said.
The checkpoint is slated to begin at 6 p.m. Friday and end at 2 a.m. Saturday.
John Martinez-Gutierrez, 20, pleaded guilty to an attempted murder count for plowing a vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians.
A man is suspected of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend's son in Vista and holding him captive for hours before releasing him unharmed.
The 79-year-old man died at the scene.
A suspected burglar was arrested after he tried to escape from sheriff's deputies in Vista and was eventually captured in nearby San Marcos.
Kapri Raven Coleman, 28, is slated to be sentenced early next year to 18 years in state prison for the July 14, 2021, crash.
Victor Diaz was booked on suspicion of several felony charges including burglary and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
A young man who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a 68-year-old woman on a Carlsbad hiking trail when he was 17 years old was sentenced.
A man was found dead in a Guajome Regional Park pond.
Joseph A. Padilla, 53, was arrested last week at San Diego International Airport and is expected to appear in a federal courtroom in Boston.
If any guns are found to be stolen, the original owners will be contacted. All remaining weapons will be destroyed, officials said.
Rosendo Ceballos was arrested and booked for multiple charges including domestic violence, resisting arrest and making criminal threats.
An armed man was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary and robbery after he entered a home while the family was still inside.
Benjamin Laubbacher, 50, admitted to committing six robberies between Jan. 22 and Feb. 5, 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Paramedics took the victim to a hospital for treatment of wounds of undisclosed severity.
Adam Daniel Barooshian was convicted of second-degree murder for the New Year's Day 2019 crash that killed Christopher Williams.
The defendant admitted to a murder count filed against him in connection with the Nov. 23, 2020, death of Lisa Thorborg.
The man suspected in the shooting death of an Oceanside woman was arrested in Mexico and brought back in custody to San Diego County.
The motorcycle collided with an empty horse trailer being hauled by a pickup truck in Oceanside.