A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents from around Poway and across San Diego County.
Teamwork between deputies, dispatchers and the local citizens resulted in the rapid arrest, officials said.
As deputies tried in vain to persuade the suspect to give himself up, gunshots sounded inside the home, according to sheriff's officials.
The solo-vehicle crash happened around 5 p.m. at 12630 Monte Vista Road, officials said.
Alfredo Lemus Jr. 31, was charged with murder in the Nov. 16, 2016, overdose death of 26-year-old Richard Summerfruit, who died in Poway.
John Collins was accused of misappropriating more than $345,000 in public funds.
The man was killed in a chain-reaction crash that injured several other people and blocked rush-hour traffic.
Authorities have closed Community Road north of Metate Lane and south of Civic Center Drive.
Do you recognize this woman? She is wanted on suspicion of identity theft in San Diego and Riverside counties.
At least one person received minor injuries in the crash.
Do you know this woman? She is wanted for making purchases using stolen cards at Target in Poway and Rite Aid stores in San Diego.
The 17-year-old female reportedly ran away Friday morning.
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The fire gutted the recreational vehicle but caused no other damage or injuries, officials said.
A Ramona man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of stealing tip jars from a half-dozen Poway businesses.
The incident happened at the 7-Eleven store in the 12000 block Pomerado Road.
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around Poway and across San Diego County.
The checkpoint was conducted between 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday.
The driver apparently drove through a cone barrier set up for the checkpoint, made a U-turn before heading westbound on Poway Road.
The checkpoint will take place Friday night through Saturday morning at an undisclosed location within Poway city limits.
The man was identified as Henry Cook, 55, of Poway, according to the coroner's office.
The system of cameras offer live video of some of the region's most fire-prone areas, including Mount Woodson near Poway.
The so-called "hit lists" targeting students and staffers at Meadowbrook Middle School were discovered Thursday and Friday, officials said.
BREAKING: Authorities are investigating another threat to Meadowbrook Middle School in Poway.
BREAKING: Authorities are investigating a threat to Meadowbrook Middle School in Poway.
The incident happened on Intestate 15 at Sabre Springs, near Poway, according to Caltrans. (BREAKING)
Rose Heames, 84, was in a patient-transport van that rolled backward down a driveway at Sunshine Care on Monte Vista Road.
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