Enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but celebrate responsibly, wear your seatbelt and designate a sober driver to get you safely home.
Vicente Rodriguez, 45, was booked into county jail in Vista.
Authorities believe the man may be connected to other prowling incidents in Cardiff in recent months.
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.
The accused thief was tracked down by detectives and arrested on suspicion of grand theft and other charges, police said.
Riverside County Fire Department paramedics reached the location within a few minutes and pronounced the motorist dead at the scene.
A man has been charged by federal prosecutors with distributing fentanyl that caused another person's death in Carlsbad.
Christian Dwight Davis, 31, drove a U-Haul rental van into a crowd on a sidewalk outside an Encinitas bar, injuring three people.
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.
Eric Monte Burns, 29, is accused in the Aug. 15 crash that killed Brad Allen Catcott, 68, of Solana Beach.
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 store in a vehicle with an unspecified amount of cash and cigarettes, authorities said.
See a helicopter overhead? Police are seeking Edgar Cruz who walked away from his home at 3200 Mission Cove Way, police said.
The driver intentionally injured three people before crashing into a roadside tree and the front of the bar, authorities said.
John Martinez-Gutierrez, 20, pleaded guilty to an attempted murder count for plowing a vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians.
The 79-year-old man died at the scene.
Joseph A. Padilla, 53, was arrested last week at San Diego International Airport and is expected to appear in a federal courtroom in Boston.
Benjamin Laubbacher, 50, admitted to committing six robberies between Jan. 22 and Feb. 5, 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The defendant admitted to a murder count filed against him in connection with the Nov. 23, 2020, death of Lisa Thorborg.
One person was killed and two others were seriously injured when a motorcycle crashed into a bicycle in Carlsbad, authorities said.
Sheriff's stations and substations have scheduled family-friendly community events across San Diego County to take a stand against crime.