John Ryan, 64, was arrested in Palm Springs on suspicion of crimes that include elder abuse, grand theft and identity theft.
The checkpoint is slated to begin at 6 p.m. Friday and end at 2 a.m. Saturday.
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.
Eduardo Arriola, 29, will face life imprisonment without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced for the July 20, 2018, killing.
John Jason Gutierrez Martinez of Spokane, Washington, was arrested on suspicion of assault and attempted murder, police said.
Authorities found a man dead in a truck in the area of Villa Cardiff Drive and Birmingham Drive, near Interstate 5.
The pursuit started in Carlsbad, went into Encinitas and eventually ended in Escondido.
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Authorities are investigating the crash at the intersection of El Camino Real and Camino Vida Roble to determine what caused it.
James Burton McGrew, pleaded guilty to assaulting multiple police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Brandon Cabrera, 18, of Carlsbad was arrested on suspicion of sexually battering multiple women over the past year at the mall.
The motorcyclist was taken to Palomar Medical Center.
A man who got out of a vehicle to cross a street and get a flower was struck and killed by another vehicle in San Diego's North County.
"The explosions occurred in open areas and parking lots with no obvious target or motivation," officials said.
Rogelio Ramirez, 22, was booked into county jail on suspicion of intentionally sparking six fires in Vista and Oceanside.
Douglas Payne, 51, of Carlsbad, is accused of hitting the 65-year-old victim on southbound Interstate 5, north of Cannon Road.
Authorities are searching for a man who attempted to walk away with a 5-year-old girl at Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas.
A Carlsbad resident is facing charges in connection with an I-5 crash that killed a 65-year-old man, the CHP said.
One person was killed when a SUV crashed on Interstate 5 in Oceanside near Camp Pendleton.
A sheriff's helicopter was used to broadcast details of the search to neighborhood residents Sunday afternoon.
The California Highway Patrol took 24-year-old Thomas William Spoden of San Diego into custody outside the Walmart Supercenter in Oceanside.
There were no injuries when a vehicle went onto railroad tracks and was struck by a train in the Camp Pendleton area.
A vehicle struck a pedestrian Thursday, gravely injuring her, in a neighborhood near Lake San Marcos.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
John Kristensen, 34, was found dead in a house in the 4300 block of Rainbow Vista Drive near Old Highway 395, authorities said.
Investigators believe there could be more victims.
The crash on Interstate 5 near Batiquitos Lagoon left one man dead and another under arrest and hospitalized in grave condition.
Swimmers, surfers and other beach water users were warned Sunday to avoid going into the water at all San Diego County beaches and bays.
The motorcyclist died at the scene from his injuries.
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