No other injuries were reported.
Rene Arzate-Garcia is described by prosecutors in court documents as "a high-ranking, hyper-violent Sinaloa Cartel lieutenant."
Pablo Johnson, 27, was found guilty by a San Diego jury of killing 61-year-old Michael Johnson at their Caminito Campana condo.
Alexander Tito Oroz's guilty plea was entered on the day his case was set to go to trial.
As the standoff got underway, officers evacuated the motel and closed a stretch of the thoroughfare fronting it.
Following the deadly impact, the motorist got out of the SUV and fled on foot to the north toward Mission Avenue, officials said.
Ziyah Jay Patterson, 31, was found guilty by a Vista jury last Friday for the Dec. 26, 2023, stabbing of 42-year-old Angela Marie Lanway.
The victim died at the scene.
Guillermo David Gonzalez, 25, was convicted by a jury for the Sept. 14, 2024, slayings of Junior Alastre, 23, and Osnaider Silveira, 28.
An unknown suspect fired shots at Big Oven Pizza in Kearny Mesa.
Investigators recovered five firearms and $20,000 in cash during the operation, sheriff's officials said.
One individual claimed Sudanese nationality and 19 claimed Mexican nationality, officials said.
Police evaluated 17 drivers, arresting 10 on suspicion of alcohol-related DUI and one on suspicion of drug-related DUI.
Ozzeno Diallo, 20, was arrested and booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of multiple weapons-related charges, officials said.
The man was inside a dumpster when it was dumped into a garbage truck.
A San Diego apartment building collapsed after catching fire Saturday.
Tourists were advised to shelter in place as violence broke out across western Mexico over the weekend. So far 73 are dead.
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A cause-of-death ruling in the case was pending.
Robert Early Madden, 37, was found guilty by a San Diego jury of first-degree murder.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Prosecutors said Wuendi Valenzuela Valenzeula led a trafficking operation originally ran by her brother, Jorge Valenzuela.
The roadway was shut down for the investigation and cleanup.
Witnesses reported three vehicles were involved in the crash and one was overturned.
The citations issued were for violations that commonly cause crashes, police said.
A woman in one of the involved vehicles told a witness her son was injured.
Five deputies and one officer discharged their weapons, striking the armed passenger, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Miguel Angel Valdez Ruiz, 36, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded not guilty.
The suspect was arrested while trying to start a fire inside his nearby apartment, police said.
All 14 people aboard claimed Mexican nationality, according to USCG officials.
Hector Santa Maria Toledo, 49, is suspected of flashing the underage victims while seated in a parked car near Orange Glen High School.
It is the policy of the sheriff's office not to release information about minors.
Yolanda Marodi, 54, is accused of killing her spouse of two years, Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca "Becky" Marodi.
The police pursuit shut down a stretch of Interstate 15 in San Diego.
A 27-year-old San Diego man who traveled to Virginia to have sex with a minor was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, reports say.
The suspect vehicle was described as a white Mercedes-Benz SUV, possibly a GLS or GLA model, with damage to the passenger-side headlight.
Officers will look for signs that drivers are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Targeted homes include a $1.15 million listing in Otay Mesa and a rental that saw $250,000 in damage in Oak Park, according to NBC 7.
The suspects spray-painted the machines, shattered their glass screens, and/or placed a sticky substance on the keypads.