Bodies Found; Fatal Fall: La Mesa & Nearby Police Log

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from across San Diego County this week.

26 Charged In Raids Targeting Street Gangs, Mexican Mafia

• Hundreds of federal agents and local law enforcement officers conducted dozens of raids across San Diego County.

Trial Set For Man Charged In Condo Fire That Killed Two Children

• Henry Lopez, 38, of Rancho Bernardo, is charged in the deaths last Oct. 28 of 7-year-old Isabella Lopez and 10-year-old Cristos Lopez.

DUI Suspect Accused In Fatal Freeway Wreck Pleads Not Guilty

• Rene Ruiz, 27, faces 15 years to life in prison plus five years if convicted in the deadly crash.

Man In Wheelchair Suffers Injuries In El Cajon Hit-And-Run Crash

• Police searched Friday for the driver of a car who fled the scene in El Cajon after striking a 58-year-old man in a wheelchair.

2 Men Stabbed In Separate Fights At Same San Diego Location

• Two people were stabbed within three hours Thursday evening in separate fights in the Teralta West neighborhood.

Suspect Sought By Police In Attempted Perfume Shop Robbery

• A man wielding a screwdriver attempted to rob a perfume shop in San Ysidro Thursday but was unable to open its register.

Woman Hospitalized With Major Injuries After I-8 Crash

• A man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving following a multi-car crash in the College area that injured one woman, officials said.

Driver Seriously Injured In Crash Into San Diego City Water Truck

• A motorist suffered serious injuries Thursday in a crash at a Bay Terraces intersection, authorities reported.

Parolee Who Fatally Shot Man Over $30 Drug Debt Sentenced To Life

• Richard James Gunner, 25, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to first-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Brandon DeGuzman.

Man Flashes Gun, Robs Yogurtland In San Diego

• Police searched Thursday morning for a man suspected of robbing a Yogurtland shop in the Rolando neighborhood of San Diego.

Alleged Domestic Threat Leads To Police Standoff In San Ysidro

• A man who allegedly threatened his wife with a straight-edged razor at their San Ysidro home Thursday holed up inside by himself.

Decomposed Body Found In Oceanside

• A badly decomposed body was found Thursday in a brushy open area in Oceanside, authorities said.

Body Found Below Sunset Cliffs

• A person was found dead Wednesday on a rocky stretch of ocean shoreline in the Sunset Cliffs area.

Trial Date Set For Transient Charged In Poway Fatal Stabbing

• A trial date was set for Kevin Miles Talbott, 31, who is accused in the Jan. 14 death of Zubayr Phahez.

Caltrans Worker Killed In Fall From San Diego Freeway Overpass

• A worker was fatally injured Wednesday when he fell several stories from an overpass on SR-163 in the Kearny Mesa area, officials said.

Authorities ID Man Killed In Campo Crash

• Jonathan Jaroslav Shuster, a 20-year-old Campo resident, died when his car crashed into a tree on the Campo Indian Reservation.

Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Trapped In Burning SUV On SR-163

• Two fast-acting good Samaritans rescued a woman who wound up trapped in a burning car Tuesday following a five-vehicle pileup on SR-163.

DUI Suspect Flees Scene Of Fatal Freeway Wreck On SR-94

• A DUI suspect got into a crash on state Route 94 near Rancho San Diego Monday, fatally injuring one of his two passengers, authorities said.

Man Shot By Deputy Outside Ice Cube Concert Pleads Not Guilty

• Daniel Elizarraras, 22, was arraigned in his hospital room at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla.

Image via Patch