Crime & Safety
Deadly Shooting; Officer Assaulted; Missing Woman; Brush Fires; Police Pursuits; Wanted Robber: San Diego County Police Log
A look at a few of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around Imperial Beach and across San Diego County.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the county this week.
Argument Ends In Deadly Shooting In Burlington Coat Factory Parking Lot In La Mesa
- Police officers attempted to revive the wounded man Thursday evening, but he died at the scene.
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- A sheriff's helicopter and police K9s are assisting La Mesa police in the area of El Cajon Boulevard and Baltimore Drive.
Masked Gunman Robs Conroy’s Flowers In La Mesa, Escapes Police In Stolen Car
- The robber and his partner remained at large as of Thursday afternoon. They are considered armed and dangerous.
Wanted Man Arrested Following High-Speed Chase In East County
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- A wanted man in a stolen car led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase Wednesday night from Santee to La Mesa.
San Diego-Area Firefighters Help Battle Detwiler Fire
- Crews from Chula Vista, Lakeside, National City, San Diego and Santee are among those working to extinguish the Detwiler Fire near Yosemite.
Brush Fire Breaks Out In Bonsall
- The two-acre blaze sparked Wednesday off Old River Road, near Little Gopher Canyon Road in Bonsall.
- Firefighters are extinguishing a roughly quarter-acre grass fire Tuesday afternoon off Telford and Barbara Ann lanes in Ramona.
WANTED: FBI Seeking Bank Robber; Man Accused Of Robbing 2 Banks In East County San Diego
- PHOTOS: Do you know this man? He allegedly robbed Cal Coast Credit Union in La Mesa and First Citizens Bank in El Cajon.
At-Risk Elderly Woman Missing In San Diego
- Police said Claudia Jerome, 70, has recently been showing signs of dementia and may suffer seizures without her medication.
Man Punches Officer In Face At El Cajon KFC
- The incident happened around 10 a.m. in the parking lot of a KFC restaurant at 724 Fletcher Parkway.
Elevated Fire Restrictions In Place For Cleveland National Forest
- The elevated fire restrictions are due to recent wildfires, prevailing high temperatures and ongoing combustion threat levels.
Motorist Drives Into Traffic Controller Before Start Of San Diego Comic-Con
- The victim suffered minor injuries in the crash, police said.
Man Armed With Pistol Robs Pacific Beach Domino's
- The robber fled the area with an undisclosed amount of cash.
San Diego County To Spend $1.1M On Sheriff's Body-Worn Cameras
- The cameras will initially be deployed at sheriff's stations in Alpine and Ramona, with full implementation in about four or five months.
Imperial Beach, Bay Area Counties Sue Oil And Gas Companies For Sea Level Rise
- The suits allege the companies are responsible for about 20% of all industrial carbon dioxide and methane pollution between 1965 and 2015.
Officials Investigate Lemon Grove House Fire
- Crews from Heartland Fire and Rescue and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department responded to the blaze in the 2200 block of Bonita Street.
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