🌱 How Rancho San Diego deputies helped bust a suspected drug house nearby
Rancho San Diego, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Rancho San Diego! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Rancho San Diego deputies helped bust a suspected drug house nearby
- How a Rancho San Diego deputy used tech to nab a carjacking suspect
- Sheriff’s Station in Rancho San Diego seeks tips in 2025 homicide case
Today's riddle: Why did the 9V battery get kicked out of church? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 85 and low of 61 degrees.
- Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 3 Arrested During Spring Valley Crime Suppression Operation (patch.com) — Deputies from the Rancho San Diego Sheriff’s Station helped lead a crime suppression operation at a Spring Valley home, resulting in three arrests and the seizure of suspected meth, stolen IDs, and credit cards. While the bust happened just outside Rancho San Diego, it highlights active enforcement by your local station in nearby neighborhoods. 
• Lakeside Carjacking Arrest Tracked Through License Plate Reader Alert (santeepulse.com) — A Rancho San Diego Sheriff’s Station deputy used a license plate reader alert to track a carjacked SUV into Spring Valley, where a suspect was arrested without injuries reported. The case shows how local deputies are using this technology to follow stolen vehicles moving between Lakeside, Spring Valley, and nearby East County communities.
• Sheriffs arrest two people in connection with Spring Valley man's 2025 death (timesofsandiego.com) — Deputies from the Rancho San Diego Sheriff’s Station helped respond to a medical call where a Spring Valley man was later pronounced dead, and investigators now say his 2025 death was a homicide. Two San Diego men have since been arrested on suspicion of murder and burglary, and detectives are asking anyone in East County with information to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Mann 100th Birthday →
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
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Clue: The Play →
Theatre for Young Professionals, 7960 University Ave Suite 240, La Mesa
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Summer Teaching Institute 2026
California State University San Marcos KEL 2413
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Environmental Sustainability Commission →
City of La Mesa City Manager's Conference Room - 8130 Allison Avenue La Mesa CA 91942
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Advocate Health
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
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Navigating the Road to Academic Internships
California State University San Marcos VIRTUAL LOCATION
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Oceanside Community Foundation →
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
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Harmony set up for retirement (Thursday)
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
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Nail Your Interview
California State University San Marcos VIRTUAL LOCATION
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Community Police Oversight Board Meeting →
City of La Mesa - La Mesa Police Department Community Room 8085 University Avenue La Mesa CA 91942
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Jeilvon Austin's Bday
North San Diego County NAACP 605 San Diego St, Oceanside, CA 92058 -
VANC Board Meeting
Veterans Association of North County 1617 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058
10:00 am
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🗞 Nearby News
El Cajon
- El Cajon residents along Jamacha Road welcome city's safety improvements after years of crashes (10news.com)
- North Island Credit Union Foundation Awards Grant To El Cajon Teacher For Innovative STEAM Project - (thevistapress.com)
- Reallocation of Crews at Downtown Station Would Impact Services, El Cajon, CA, Firefighters Warn (firehouse.com)
Spring Valley
- East County Crime Roundup: Arson Arrest, Carjacking Case and Spring Valley Arrests (santeepulse.com)
- San Diego boy waited months for a Big Brother, as thousands more still wait (cbs8.com)
- County Offices to Close on Juneteenth Holiday (countynewscenter.com)
Ok Rancho San Diego! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they were holding an AA Meeting (Thank you Francie H. for sending it in!)
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