Crime & Safety
Body Found In Burning Car; High School Threats; Missing Boater Found; SWAT Standoff: 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.
Teen Charged With Criminal Threats Following Coronado High School Lockdown
- A 16-year old student was charged with criminal threats, after a social media post prompted a lockdown Thursday at Coronado High School.
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- The person allegedly responsible for the online threat was later arrested off-campus.
- The victim was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where he later died. A suspect description was not immediately available.
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- An Oceanside police officer discovered millions of dollars' worth of meth and cocaine hidden inside 44-year-old Ricardo Lujan's car.
Ramona High School Officials Refute Shooting Threat Rumor
- Although sheriff's deputies did not believe there was a credible threat, they planned to ramp up their presence on the Hanson Lane campus.
- Russell Taylor was serving a sentence in San Quentin State Prison when he was booked on suspicion of murdering Dewan Emerson of San Diego.
Missing Boater Found At San Diego Hospital
- The Orange County man was presumed missing after his small motorboat was found in Mission Bay.
- The body was found after the fire was extinguished. The incident is being investigated as a suspicious death.
Woman Fatally Struck By Freight Train In Encinitas
- The woman's significant other found her badly injured near the railroad tracks. She died at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
22 Vehicles Vandalized In La Mesa
- Residents in the area are encouraged to check their vehicles and contact the La Mesa Police Department if they discover damage.
Coast Guard, Lifeguards Search Mission Bay For Missing Orange County Man
- San Diego lifeguards on Tuesday found a diving mask, swim fins and ID belonging to Garrett Ferguson, 36, of Huntington Beach.
Police Seek Information In Oceanside Strong-Arm Robbery
- The robbery took place Jan. 23 in the east parking lot of the Best Western hotel on Oceanside Boulevard.
- How 27-year-old Shane Comet of Oceanside died has not yet been determined, according to the Medical Examiner's office.
2 Arrested In San Diego Metro PCS Robbery
- It is not yet clear if the arrests will put an end to the monthlong spree of heists at San Diego-area Metro PCS storefronts.
Toddler Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash In Fallbrook
- The 3-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries, California Highway Patrol officials said Tuesday.
Sprinter Train Hits Car In Vista
- No one was injured in the collision.
Injured Hiker Airlifted Off Cowles Mountain
- The hiker was airlifted to a landing zone at Mast Boulevard and state Route 52 in Santee.
- The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in La Jolla received a bomb threat by email Tuesday morning.
Suspect Arrested In Santee SWAT Standoff
- The suspect was taken into custody shortly before 3 p.m. Monday. The nature of the disturbance was not clear.
Decomposed Body Found In San Diego Bay
- The body was discovered near Glorietta Bay, south of Coronado, shortly before 5 p.m. Monday.
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