Crime & Safety

SWAT Standoff; Fatal Crash; Missing Man; Deadly Home Invasion; Taylor Swift Concert Crasher: 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.

Missing 4S Ranch Man With Dementia Found Safe: Update

  • Michael Becker, 80, walked away from his home in the 4S Ranch area on Thursday. He suffers from dementia.

Fatal Escondido Crash: Police Seek Help Identifying Woman Struck And Killed By Car

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  • Authorities were not immediately able to identify the victim. She was only described as "elderly."

Nearly All SDPD Officers Wearing Body Cameras

  • A report shows that the number of complaints from citizens has dropped since the San Diego Police Department began using the cameras.

Gunman Riding Bicycle Shoots At Motorist In Lakeside

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  • Police said the motorist attempted to chase "suspicious subjects" out of the mobile home park. A bullet hit the vehicle, but not the driver.

Bystander, Lifeguards Rescue Drowning Woman In La Jolla

  • The woman, who can't swim, had difficulty breathing after she was brought to shore. She was taken to a hospital.

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Shooting Gun At Oceanside Apartment

  • Robert Bredeweg, 63, was ordered held on $100,000 bail. He faces 11 years and four months in state prison if convicted, the prosecutor said.

Taylor Swift Concert Crasher Pleads Guilty

  • Christian Ewing, 27, pleaded guilty to assault and violently resisting an officer. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 9.

Deadly Lemon Grove Home Invasion: Police Seek Suspect Still At Large

  • Authorities are seeking one of two gun-wielding men who entered the house early Tuesday morning. The other suspect died at the scene.

Man Arrested In Fatal Spring Valley Hit-And-Run

  • Andrew Thouzen of El Cajon was booked into jail on suspicion of hit-and-run causing death. The victim died at the scene.

One Suspect Killed, Resident Wounded In Lemon Grove Break-In

  • The home invasion turned into a shootout, which left a resident wounded, one of two intruders dead and the other at large.

Guilty: Fallbrook Woman Convicted Of Murdering Son-In-Law

  • After deliberating for three days, a jury found 65-year-old Cynthia Cdebaca guilty.

Coaster Train Hits SUV In Del Mar

  • The collision was shortly before 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The driver of the SUV was hospitalized with serious injuries.

Man Arrested After Shooting Gun Inside Oceanside Apartment, SWAT Standoff

  • Police said Robert Bredeweg, 63, may have been despondent over a family issue when he began shooting. No one was injured.

Rancho Bernardo Store Robbed At Gunpoint

  • Two gun-wielding men demanded cash from a clerk at the Circle K on Rancho Bernardo Road near Bernardo Center Drive around 2:15 a.m. Monday.

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