Fatal Hit-and-Runs; Deadly Beating: La Mesa, S.D. Co. Crime Log

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

VA Doctor Sentenced To Probation For Sexually Assaulting Patients

• The Oceanside physician could face prison if he violates his probation terms.

La Mesa Store Owner Charged For Reporter Altercation, Lewd Acts

• Peter Carzis, owner of Peter's Men's Apparel, was caught on video cursing, shoving media members questioning him on other alleged crimes.

'Pill Mill' Doctor Pleads Guilty To Opioid Scheme

• The San Diego physician wrote fake prescriptions for dead or jailed patients, with medication then illegally distributed, prosecutors said.

Man Jailed For Fatal Hit-And-Run Near Singing Hills Golf Course

• The La Mesa cyclist was killed after being struck by the Julian driver on Dehesa Road, officials said.

Palm Tree Topples, Injuring Worker At University City Hotel

• The accident, involving a 40-foot fishtail palm, was at the Embassy Suites on La Jolla Village Drive, officials said.

Suspect Arrested After Boy Fatally Beaten In Rancho Bernardo

• Angel Marceo Ramirez, 19, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of fatally beating a teen and leaving him to die.

Pedestrian Killed In Hit-and-Run Near I-805

• The victim was struck on Claremont Mesa Boulevard, then run over by two other vehicles, which also did not stop, police said.

Inmate Nabbed After Failing To Return To Halfway House

• The 53-year-old, serving time for vehicle theft and grand theft, was arrested near Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

Fatal Crash Reported On Route 76 In Oceanside

• The crash was reported at 9:21 p.m. on South Mission Road at state Route 76, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Elderly Pedestrian Crossing Mira Mesa Blvd. Killed By Vehicle

• The 86-year-old man was walking in the crosswalk against a red light, officials said.

Fifth-Grader Reports Abduction Attempt In Oceanside

• "As she got closer, the man opened the passenger-side door of the SUV and grabbed her right arm," Detective J.R. Ferrer said.

Fire Spreads Through South Bay Home

• The blaze also damaged two vehicles.

1 Killed In Fiery Crash Off I-8 In La Mesa

• The driver was pronounced dead at the scene after a vehicle crashed into a pole, then became fully engulfed in flames.

Pedestrian Killed Crossing Street In North County

• The accident was Monday at Washington Avenue and Grape Street in Escondido.

Woman Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter In Rancho Penasquitos Crash

• Accused of driving drunk when she hit Nang Arm, 37, in 2019, motorist Evelin Nunez, 21, faces possible nine years in prison.

Fire Damages East County Mobile Home

• The home was unoccupied at the time of Wednesday evening's blaze, officials said.

Semi Truck's Crash Into Pole Knocks Out Power For 500 Customers

• The driver took a turn too tight, shearing a fire hydrant and slamming into a power pole, police said.

Suspicious Death In East Village: Police

• Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead, with trauma to his body, in a San Diego apartment.

Authorities ID Homicide Victim Found In Southcrest Neighborhood

• Authorities publicly identified a 20-year-old man who was found dead of an apparent homicide in a parked car.