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.
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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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