Crime & Safety

$20 Million Theft Ring; Army Veteran Missing; Rape Reported At CSUSM; 71 DUI Arrests: San Diego County Police Log

A look at a few of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around La Mesa and Mount Helix 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.

Rape Reported At Cal State San Marcos

A woman reported she was raped in student housing over Labor Day weekend.

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Man Dies 2 Days After Oceanside Crash

William Tiernan, 85, was airlifted to a San Diego hospital following the crash Tuesday morning.

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Army Veteran Reported Missing; Car Found Abandoned In San Diego

A friend received a text message from Julia Jacobson's cell phone last Saturday stating that she was in the Palm Springs area, police said.

2 Injured In Strip Mall Crash In Lemon Grove

A car plowed into the front of T's Nails in the 7100 block of Broadway in Lemon Grove.

Another Teen Suspect In Custody After Fatal Shooting At Oceanside Park

The 16-year-old Oceanside resident's name was not released because he is a minor.

Alleged Attempted Kidnapper Pleads Not Guilty

Edgar Gutierrez of Escondido was ordered held on $1 million bail.

22 Indicted In $20 Million Theft Ring At High-End Shopping Malls

Law enforcement agencies found $30,000 in cash and bags of new clothes during searches of homes in Lemon Grove, Chula Vista and San Diego.

71 DUI Arrests, 1 Fatality Over Labor Day Weekend In San Diego County

Auto accidents claimed 30 lives across California.

431 Suicides In San Diego County In 2016: Report

"We hope we can turn the tide and that the number of suicides begins to drop until we have no suicides in San Diego County."

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