Crime & Safety
Double Murder-Suicide; Driver Hits Pedestrian; Dog Killed In Condo Fire: 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.
Driver Hits Pedestrian In Carlsbad
- The 51-year-old woman was transported to Scripps Medical Center in La Jolla with life-threatening injuries.
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- Fire officials urge San Diegans to avoid flood prone areas, if possible, and stay out of flooded areas and places where water is flowing.
Former Escondido Animal-Rights Activist Sentenced To 21 Months In Federal Prison
- Nicole Kissane pleaded guilty a year ago to freeing mink from farms across the country and vandalizing a fur store in Kearny Mesa
Spring Valley Shooting: Police Confirm Double Murder-Suicide
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- The shooting deaths at an apartment complex near Sweetwater Lane Community Park last week were a double murder and a suicide.
Car Crashes Into El Cajon Home
- No one inside the house was injured, nor was the driver, sheriff's officials said.
- The driver was backing out of the driveway when he took a wrong turn.
Dog Killed, Condo Destroyed In Oceanside Fire
- The cause of the move-in day fire is unknown.
- Police said the car went through the signal without turning, hit a curb and concrete retaining wall and went airborne.
UPDATE: Three Dead in Fatal Spring Valley Shooting
- The gunfire in the 1100 block of Jamacha Lane in Spring Valley was reported shortly after 1 p.m.
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