Chases And Standoffs; Crashes: 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.

Arrests Made On Execution-Style Killings Of San Diego Teens

• Three men were jailed Friday evening on suspicion of murdering three teenagers, including two from San Diego.

Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman Pleads Not Guilty

• An ex-con accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a woman in San Diego pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges.

San Diego Police Officer Shoots, Wounds Man Inside Apartment

• A San Diego police officer shot and wounded a 23- year-old man inside a Midway District apartment, police said Friday.

Suspect Hits Scooter Rider In Chase From LA To San Diego County

• The nearly three-hour pursuit started in Culver City and ended in Oceanside.

Fire Damages Carlsbad Apartment Complex

• A fire damaged a Carlsbad apartment complex Thursday morning, but no one was hurt.

1 Injured In La Jolla House Fire

• A late-afternoon house fire in La Jolla left one person injured Wednesday, authorities said.

Ex-South Bay PTA Head Arrested For Alleged Embezzlement

• The former president of the Imperial Beach Charter School PTA was taken into custody Wednesday morning, officials said.

Thieves Steal Man's Backpack, Wallet At Gunpoint In South Bay

• Two men robbed a pedestrian at gunpoint Wednesday morning in San Ysidro, police said.

Driver Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After San Diego Crash

• A driver suspected of racing on Interstate 805 was hospitalized after causing a crash Tuesday that shut down the freeway.

3 Wounded In East County New Year's Eve Stabbing

• The stabbing in El Cajon sent three people to the hospital, police said.

New Year's DUI Arrests, Fatalities Down This Year In San Diego

• In San Diego County, there were 59 DUI arrests over the holiday weekend last year compared to 46 this year.

Pendleton Marine Faces Possible Murder Charge In Fatal DUI Case

• A Camp Pendleton-based Marine and repeat drunken driving suspect was behind bars Wednesday, facing a potential murder charge.

Border Agents Use Tear Gas To Block Migrants Climbing Fence

• About 150 migrants attempted to climb over or crawl under the U.S.-Mexico border fence into California on New Year's Day, officials said.

Sinkhole Displaces 2 Residents In Spring Valley Mobile Home Park

• A sinkhole at Sweetwater Lodge trailer park has displaced two residents in one of the mobile homes, officials said.

1 Hospitalized After Crash On SR-67

• A two-vehicle crash early Monday on State Route 67 in Lakeside sent one person to the hospital, a CHP dispatcher said.

Car Drives Wrong Way On I-5 Through Port Of Entry

• A car that drove through the Port of Entry in San Ysidro crashed and injured two people Monday, authorities said.

Box Found Outside San Diego Fire Station Proves Harmless

• The 15-by-15 inch box was taped up and had the words "caution" and "dangerous" written on it.

Man Killed In Rancho Bernardo Crash Identified

• Authorities have released the name of a biker who was killed in a crash with a pickup truck in Rancho Bernardo.

Firefighters Battle Small Brush Fire In Oceanside

• Crews from both the Oceanside and Carlsbad fire departments responded to the scene.

Police Make Arrest In Mt. Hope Sexual Assault

• A man suspected of abducting a woman in San Diego, sexually assaulting her and leaving her on a sidewalk has been arrested, police said.

Man Suffers Major Injuries After Hit-And-Run In San Diego

• The victim was taken to a hospital with a skull fracture and bleeding of the brain.

2 Arrested In Pacific Beach Homicide

• Police arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of a 44-year-old man at a home in Pacific Beach, officials said.

Fire Causes Closures On I-5 Near Downtown San Diego

• Authorities shut down lanes of Interstate 5 in Downtown San Diego as firefighters battled a small fire that broke out in palm trees.

Man Robs Mission Beach Subway

• A man robbed a Subway sandwich shop in Mission Beach, police said.

Early Morning Fire Scorches Vista Home

• A fire badly damaged a home in a Vista neighborhood, a fire official said.

Domestic Violence Suspect Arrested After Standoff In Carlsbad

• A report of domestic violence triggered an hours-long standoff in a Carlsbad neighborhood Friday night into Saturday morning, police said.

2 Shot, 1 Dead In Vista

• Two people were shot at a Vista home, one of them fatally, sheriff's deputies said.

Police Chase, Arrest 6 On Suspicion Of Robbing Teen Of Cell Phone

• Two adults and four juveniles were jailed on suspicion of robbing a 14-year-old boy of his cell phone in the Point Loma Heights area.

Man Fatally Struck By Train In Encinitas

• A man was killed after being hit by an Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train in Encinitas, sheriff's deputies said.

Suspected DUI Drivers, Felon With Gun, Arrested At Checkpoint

• Four people were arrested at a DUI checkpoint in Imperial Beach, authorities said.

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