Crime & Safety
Remains Found; Bank Robbed: La Mesa, San Diego County Police Log
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from around La Mesa and across San Diego County.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – The following is a collection of police, fire and courtroom stories from this week across San Diego County.
Man Shot After Escondido Fireworks Show
- A man who was watching an Escondido fireworks show was shot by an unknown assailant and hospitalized, police said.
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- Two pedestrians were killed and a third was hospitalized Thursday when a man lost control of his SUV in San Diego.
Man Stabbed In Park In Hillcrest
- An argument between four men turned physical and left a man with knife wounds at a park in the Hillcrest area of San Diego, police said.
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- A resident was held at knifepoint when two robbery suspects forced their way into a San Diego home, authorities said.
Man Charged With Shooting Friend In Front Of San Diego Home
- Angelo Richardson faces 86 years to life in prison if convicted of killing 20-year-old Tyshawn Powell.
- Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher was acquitted in San Diego of murder and other charges stemming from various alleged war crimes.
Shots Fired Outside Rancho San Diego Movie Theater
- Shots were fired in the Edwards Cinema parking lot in Rancho San Diego when an argument broke out between a man and three juveniles.
- The San Diego County Sheriff's Department will be on the lookout for drivers who get behind the wheel while intoxicated on Independence Day.
Remains Found Near Mountain Center ID'd As Missing Oceanside Man
- John Sturkie, 55, was reported missing Jan. 5 in a remote area of the Black Mountain Truck trail in San Jacinto State Park, officials said.
Navy SEAL Found Not Guilty Of Murder
- Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, 40, was accused of fatally stabbing a wounded teenage ISIS fighter in the neck.
Remains Found Believed To Be Missing Oceanside Man
- John Sturkie, 55, was reported missing on Jan. 5, in a remote area of the Black Mountain Truck trail in San Jacinto State Park.
- A man armed with a pistol robbed a bank in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood, authorities said.
Evidence Of Hunter's Affairs Allowed In Corruption Case: Judge
- Prosecutors can introduce evidence of Rep. Duncan Hunter's alleged affairs in a case in which he is charged with misusing campaign funds.
Freight Train Derails, Hits Building In South Bay
- A cargo transport train hit a building Monday morning after derailing in National City.
Man And Woman Convicted In La Mesa Robbery Murder Trial
- Derrick Eli Henderson, 32, and Kathryn Luwana Williams, 26, are facing life imprisonment without parole.
Ex-San Diego Teacher Pleads Guilty To Lewd Act With Child
- A former teacher at a City Heights charter school pleaded guilty to committing a lewd act on a child.
Teenage Boy Shot Outside Escondido Movie Theater
- A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg outside a strip mall movie theater in Escondido, police said.
- Authorities need help identifying a man who fatally stabbed another man during a fight outside a Pacific Beach convenience store.
Speeding Motorist In Escondido Seriously Injured In Crash
- Authorities said a 20-year-old man will likely face DUI charges from a single-vehicle crash in Escondido that left him with head injuries.
1 Killed In Fatal Crash On Route 94 In Campo
- At least one person was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 94 in Campo, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Navy SEAL's Case For Alleged ISIS Murder Goes To Jury
- Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, 40, is accused of murdering a teenage ISIS fighter in Iraq.
Man Fatally Struck After Running In Front Of Car In San Diego
- A 79-year-old man was injured and later died when he "darted" in front of a car and was struck by the vehicle, police said.
- Firefighters are fighting a 28-acre brush fire east of the Lower Otay Reservoir.
Police ID Victim, Suspects In Paradise Hills Homicide
- A man shot to death in the Paradise Hills community of San Diego has been identified as 20-year-old Tyshawn Powell, police said.
- Three people were hospitalized when a car ran a red light and hit another car in Carlsbad, police said.
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