Fatal Hit-and-Run; Drama-Class Stabbing: La Mesa, SD Police Log

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

San Diego Man Accused Of Stabbing Students Acting Out Movie Scene

• Jake Wascher, 21, graduate of Coronado School of Arts, was part of trio in drama program at Univerity of Hartford, CT, officials said.

Encinitas Man Faces Jail For Penn State Pledge's Hazing Death

• Three former Penn State frat brothers, one from SD, were sentenced to jail time in connection with the 2017 death of pledge Timothy Piazza.

Community Rallies For North Co. Family In Crash That Killed Son

• The family of five was traveling for spring break from San Marcos to Orange County when their van was hit on I-405 by a DUI suspect.

Hit-And-Run Driver Killed Woman Found On SR 78

• Investigators said the vehicle involved was a green 2017 or 2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan.

Sheriff Disputes Homicide Finding In Inmate's Death

• The San Diego County coroner ruled the 37-year-old died from homicide, the result of drugs, restraints and altercation with deputies.

Trump Helps San Diego-Based Navy SEAL Accused Of Murder

• Trump says a Navy SEAL accused of murdering an Iraqi war prisoner will be moved to a less restrictive confinement while he awaits trial.

Police Seek More Victims Of Accused Serial Rapist

• Juan Carlos Cordero, also known as "J.C.," is accused of sexually assaulting intoxicated women he met at clubs or online, officials said.

Man With Assault Rifle Shot Dead By Cops In San Ysidro: Police

• The man reportedly fired shots at a mobile home park, and aimed the gun at offficers, officials said.

Family Get-Together Ends In Double Stabbing

• Friends took the male victim to a hospital, and the woman was taken by paramedics, police said.

Escondido Man Dies In Valley Center Crash

• The 52-year-old's Chevy Silverado went off a roadway and overturned after hitting another car, the CHP siad.

Windows Broken On 25 Vehicles In San Diego

• The vandalized vehicles were in the areas of Date Street and 10th Avenue, police said.

Bomb Threat Clears East County Supermarket

• Deputies found nothing suspicious after a search of the Smart & Final store in Lakeside, officials said.

Escondido Man Who Fired Gun Near Del Mar Concert Sentenced

• Daniel Elizarraras, 22, pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm at a sold-out Ice Cube show at the fairgrounds, officials said.

Man Stabbed Breaking Up Fight In Pacific Beach: Police

• The victim was walking on Garnet Avenue when he noticed a fight between a man and a woman, officials said.

2 Seriously Hurt In Separate Mission Beach Scooter Crashes

• One man suffered severe head injuries, and the other man broke his neck, police said.

Trio Rob Local 7-Eleven At Gunpoint: Police

• The morning hold-up occurred on Clairemont Drive near Mission Bay Park, San Diego police said.

3 Students Hurt When School Bus Brakes To Avoid Crash

• The three were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries after the incident in Spring Valley, police said.

Body Found Near Sunset Cliffs

• An autopsy will determine cause of death, police said.

Ex-PTA Head Of Imperial Beach Charter School Sentenced

• Kaitlyn Faith Birchman was accused of embezzling roughly $14,000 from the organization, officials said.

Man Shot Outside South Bay Restaurant

• The victim told police he had an alercation with the suspect in the parking lot.

Missing Elderly Woman From East County Found Safe

• Conception "Connie" Bibo, 89, last was seen at her La Mesa home on Tuesday, and was found Wednesday in San Ysidro, officials said.