Mountain Lion Attack; Train Fatality: La Mesa, S.D. Crime Log

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

Scruffy Stranger Grabs Teen In Apparent O-Side Abduction Attempt

• The 16-year-old girl was walking on Mesa Drive in Oceanside on her way to school when jumped, officials said.

Robbery Suspect Leads South Bay Police Chase

• After a holdup at California Coast Credit Union, the suspect fled in a car, ran a red light and smashed into another vehicle, police said.

Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train In Carlsbad

• Though the engineer sounded his horn, the pedestrian jumped in front of the train, an official said.

Death Sentence Upheld For Imperial Beach Child Strangler

• California's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Scott Erskine, who molested and strangled 2 young boys in 1993.

2 Men Face Federal Charges In Lemon Grove Drug Lab Case

• Two men who allegedly were running an illegal hash oil lab inside an East County warehouse were charged by federal prosecutors on Friday.

Gang Members Guilty Of Murdering Pendleton Marine

• It took a jury less than two hours to convict two men of murdering a 19-year-old Camp Pendleton marine.

Mountain Lion Suspected Of Injuring Boy, 4, Killed

• The child was with a group in the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve when attacked Monday, officials said.

Synagogue Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty: 113 Federal Charges

• John T. Earnest, 19, is being prosecuted in federal and state court for Poway rampage that killed one and injured others, plus mosque arson.

Man Fatally Stabbed In San Diego's East Village Neighborhood

• Homicide investigators are looking for the suspect who is presumed to have fled the scene near Market Street and 11th Avenue.

Man Dies In Trailer Fire

• The blaze was reported Tuesday morning near Pala.

Point Loma Apartment Complex Fire Injures 1, Displaces 8

• A woman was seriously hurt and 8 people were displaced when a two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex in Point Loma on Friday.

La Mesa Police To Give Away Auto Anti-Theft Devices

• In an effort to combat auto theft, La Mesa Police will give away free "THE CLUB" steering wheel locks on Saturday, June 8, plus one LoJack.