Crime & Safety

Deadly Big Rig Pileup; Toddler Drowns In Pool; Missing Child Found: Fire Damages Restaurant: 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.

Deputy-Involved Shooting Reported In Downtown San Diego

Police have advised the pubic to stay clear of the area around 2000 2nd Ave. in downtown San Diego due to the investigation.

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Missing Oceanside Child Found

Derick, 3, had been last seen around 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the 1400 block of W Higgins Street.

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Toddler Drowned In La Mesa Pool ID'd

Jack Ferguson, 2, was found drowned Tuesday morning in the pool at his parent's home in La Mesa.

Mom, Daughter Killed In East County Big Rig Pileup

Nancy Bauerlein, 57, and her daughter, Jennifer Thompson-Campbell, 29, lost their lives in a freeway pileup in La Mesa.

Missing San Diego Woman Found In Mexico

Crystal Chappell, 40, was last seen Sunday leaving the Octapharma Plasma Center in the Sports Arena area of San Diego.

Men Accused In Encinitas Attempted Kidnapping Plead Not Guilty

Christopher White, 27, and Jeremiah Owens, 28, are accused of attempting to kidnap a 15-year-old girl July 26 in Encinitas.

Crash Closes Northbound I-15 In North County

TRAFFIC ALERT: A sig-alert is estimated to be in effect for at least two hours, according to the CHP.

Toddler Drowns In La Mesa Pool

The boy's parents told police they put their son to bed Monday night and found him in the pool Tuesday morning.

Fire Causes $30K In Damage At Wong's Golden Palace In La Mesa

Westbound University was shut down between Harbinson and Massachusetts avenues due to the restaurant fire.

Brush Fire Burning Near I-15, SR-78 In Escondido

One lane of the eastbound SR-78 connector ramp to SB I-15 was initially closed due to the fire.

11 Arrested In North County Warrant Sweep

The sweep targeted the North County Transit District's Sprinter and adjacent property in Oceanside and Vista.

2 Killed, 4 Injured In Big Rig Crash On SR-125 In La Mesa

The big rig drifted across lanes in both directions of State Route 125 and crashed at eastbound Interstate 8.

Chained Escondido Boy's Father Deported To Mexico

U.S. immigration officials have deported the father of a boy found malnourished and chained at a relative's home in Mexico City.

Man Sentenced For 2014 Bomb Threat At Escondido Charter High School

Fernando Morales, now 20, of Miami, posed as a local teen when he said Escondido Charter High School would be "shot up" in 2014.

Woman Hit While Running Across Freeway In Lemon Grove

The accident occurred on the westbound side of State Route 94, near Massachusetts Avenue in Lemon Grove.

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