A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.
A Carlsbad woman was charged with vehicular manslaughter in a crash involving a Toyota 4-Runner and an electric bicycle, police said.
Henry Cowen, 44, was convicted by a Vista jury of first-degree murder for the death of 43-year-old Sabrina Lukosky.
John Ryan, 64, took funds from 12 of his clients, including Gregg Juarez, an art dealer who lived in North County until his death in 2018.
Rick Goulding heads the Oceanside Area office, which serves North County, including the city of Encinitas.
A big rig was involved in the Monday collision.
Animal services officials are looking into ranch near Rancho Santa Fe where 40 to 50 horses are purportedly receiving substandard care.
Dena Vindiola was sentenced to a one-year probation term for stealing an Encinitas woman's dog while delivering packages.
The collapse came in the wake of the area’s most recent atmospheric river.
San Diego Fire Department arrived at the scene of the crash at Del Mar Heights Road and Carmel Canyon Road to find one person trapped.
The 28-year-old was killed when his car went off the road and hit a tree, the CHP said.
The 22-year-old Oceanside woman, allegedly driving under the influence, struck a man who was changing a tire on SR-78.
For more than 40 years, Professor Michael J. Buono was part of the campus community.
No injuries were reported in the incident near Lomas Santa Fe Executive Golf Course, officials said.
Police have taken one man into custody in connection with the shooting.
The non-injury blaze broke out in a bedroom early Thursday, officials said.
The 33-year-old's death is under investigation, officials said.
Stick-up suspect sought, stolen-property viewing planned, sidewalk vendor crackdown & more police news this week from San Diego County.
The captain will go to federal prison for accepting elaborate bribes of money, travel and prostitutes from a foreign defense contractor.
Several of the firearms were in violation of state and federal firearms laws, police reported.
Police are still looking for the driver who killed a 23-year-old man in an Encinitas intersection on New Year's Day.
Officials identified the two, 19 and 20, shot Wednesday afternoon near Palomar College in San Marcos.
East County murder-suicide, fatal shooting near Palomar College, body found near airport & more police news this week from San Diego County.
A 19-year-old male died, while an injured man, 20, was found in a nearby car in San Marcos, authorities said.
Police are seeking the public's help to find a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian, authorities said.
Jail overdose, DUI crackdown, stepdad murder conviction, high-rise fire and other police news this week from San Diego County.
Prosecutors presented jurors with a farcically botched murder plot behind the death of a co-founder of Butterfly Farms in Encinitas.
Deputy Chief Josh Gordon now leads the Fire and Marine Safety Departments in Encinitas and Fire Departments in Solana Beach and Del Mar.
With chilly nights and early sunsets, San Diego area fire departments are offering tips on Christmas tree, fireplace, and candle safety.
Neurosurgeon sentenced, soccer star jailed for smuggling try, mini-mart worker shot and other police news this week from San Diego County.
Prosecutors contend Thomas Merriman, co-founder of Encinitas-based nonprofit Butterfly Farms, was drugged and murdered by Jade Sasha Janks.
The solo-vehicle wreck was reported Sunday night near the I-15 interchange, the CHP said.
California Highway Patrol investigators took 30-year-old Trevor Daniel Johnson into custody at Camp Pendleton.
The watery pursuit lasted for the better part of an hour before the man finally emerged from the North County estuary and surrendered.