Crime & Safety
Driver Plunges To Death; Fatal Shooting: San Diego Co. Police Log
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents from across San Diego County.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from across San Diego County this week.
San Diego Teacher Allegedly Shows Students Porn
- A Horace Mann Middle School teacher who reportedly showed a sixth-grade class pornography has been placed on leave, officials said.
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- A jury deliberated more than two days before finding Joshua Matthew Palmer of San Diego guilty in the death of 21-year-old Shauna Haynes.
Coast Guard Seizes Drugs Off Oceanside Coast
- Officials seized 1,446 pounds of marijuana and arrested two people aboard a boat off the coast of Oceanside.
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- The body of 25-year-old Erik Ramsey was discovered on a sidewalk near Dubuque and McNeil streets in Oceanside, police said.
Former Coronado Dentist Pleads Guilty To Unlicensed Dentistry
- Robert Mansueto, 65, used a fake name to lure patients to Mexico, where he performed dental implant surgery on them.
- The deadly collision happened Tuesday night on westbound state Route 94 near 25th Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Authorities ID Man Who Plunged Off Bridge After Hitting Deer
- Martin Remigius Lapisch, 44, of Chula Vista, hit and killed a deer on an overpass near Sweetwater Reservoir, then plunged off the bridge.
- The woman, who was dragged by the Garda armored truck, was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Man Killed In Ramona Shooting ID'd
- Ivan Nivinskus, 20, of Ramona, was fatally shot by an unknown assailant last weekend in front of a Ramona home.
Car Falls Into Sinkhole In El Cajon
- Officers on scene were able to rescue the driver as the vehicle became submerged, officials said.
Driver Plunges To Death Off East County Bridge
- The man ended up falling over the wall on the overpass, plummeting roughly 50 feet to his death, authorities said.
Jury Deadlocks Again In Navy Commander's Sexual Assault Case
- John Michael Neuhart II, who is still in the Navy, did not testify in the retrial after taking the witness stand in his first trial.
- The unexpected landing took place in the 15000 block of Penasquitos Drive.
San Diego Sheriff To Review Rebecca Zahau's Death
- Rebecca Zahau, 32, was found dead at a Coronado mansion in 2011.
Authorities Search For Suspect In Deadly Ramona Shooting
- Paramedics from Cal Fire treated the victim but were unable to save his life, sheriff's homicide Lt. Michael Blevins said.
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