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Carlsbad woman, 70, gave scam artists $1 million-plus in gold, precious metals: DA
The victim sent wire transfers totaling around $1,335,000 to a San Marcos precious-metal business, then turned her purchases, mostly gold, over to the con artists, prosecutors said
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Mount Miguel High student, 18, raped girl in Spring Valley school bathroom: Deputies
The victim was on campus for after-school program when the suspect allegedly attacked her about 4 p.m. last Thursday
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Shootings in La Jolla, Chula Vista could be linked to Mexican cartels: SDSU professor
The expert says that, although drug cartel violence in Tijuana appears to have penetrated the border, it’s a far cry from the violence seen in Mexico.
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‘Burglary tourism': Foreign organized crime groups are targeting San Diego homes: DA
South American organized crime groups have been burglarizing some of San Diego’s most affluent neighborhoods. It’s known as “burglary tourism.” They apply for tourist visas online and rely on what investigators consider a “weak vetting system” to get approved and enter the U.S.
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Cracking down on ‘burglary tourism' across the US and San Diego County
Some South American countries enrolled in the VISA Waiver Program are using it for “crime tourism,” NBC 7’s Dave Summers reports.
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Ex-Marine sentenced for firebombing Planned Parenthood in Orange County
Chance Brannon also admitted he made plans for additional attacks on a second Planned Parenthood clinic, a Southern California Edison substation and an LGBTQ pride night celebration at Dodger Stadium, according to prosecutors.
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Man arrested in San Diego accused of attacking, sexually assaulting women near Venice Canals
The district attorney called the attacks the “most heinous sexual assaults” he has ever seen.
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Pregnant wife faces man charged in crash that killed construction worker in Valley Center
A 77-year-old driver accused of taking off after hitting a man who was directing traffic in Valley Center pleaded not guilty on Monday.
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Washington man pleads guilty to groping woman on San Diego to Seattle flight
A Washington state man has pleaded guilty to groping a woman during an Alaska Airlines flight from San Diego to Seattle last year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington said in a news release that 25-year-old Desmond Bostick pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to assault with intent to commit a felony. Prosecutors...
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San Diego police release sketch of man impersonating officer who tried to lure kids
The man, who appeared to be in his late 20s, approached the minors, ages 9 and 12, at Keiller Park on Woodrow Avenue about 10 a.m. March 11, reports NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada.
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Sex offender with machete who broke into Escondido home ends up with knife in neck: EPD
Three of the victims and the suspect all suffered various non-life-threatening injuries, reports NBC 7’s Dave Summers.
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Hit-and-run killer of flagman directing traffic in Valley Center in custody: CHP
The suspect, a 77-year-old man, faces multiple felony counts, including vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
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Sex offender with machete who broke into Escondido home ends up with knife in neck: EPD
Three of the victims and the suspect all suffered various non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
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GirlsDoPorn ‘actor' who was in 71 videos, falsely assured victims, pleads guilty
The website’s operators engaged in a years-long sex trafficking conspiracy in which women were coerced and tricked into appearing in porn videos under false pretenses.
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San Diego police release sketch of man impersonating officer who tried to lure kids
The man, who appeared to be in his late 20s, approached the minors, ages 9 and 12, at Keiller Park on Woodrow Avenue about 10 a.m. March 11.
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Man in Lemon Grove tried to lure middle-schoolers with money: Deputies
UPDATE: After an investigation, detectives found no attempt to lure children was made.
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Crime Stoppers hopes public, dead man's tattoos could solve decades-old desert killing
The man’s left forearm bore tattoos of a wolf howling at a red moon and what appeared to be ornate lettering spelling out “Life” or “Wife”
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SUV's dark rims helped convict Off Road Warehouse bookeeper for arson: DA
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that after Off Road Warehouse’s owner decided to sell the business, an audit revealed $744,621 went missing during suspect’s time as bookkeeper.
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7 children contacted by police, 46 arrested during sex sting in San Diego, National City
Charges include human trafficking of a minor and assault with a deadly weapon, officials said
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San Marcos peeping suspect was ‘dependent adult'; will not be prosecuted
Investigators said a man they had sought in connection to a suspected Peeping Tom incident in North County last Thursday was a “dependent adult” and will not be prosecuted. Somebody who recognized the man contacted sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday in the San Marcos Sheriff’s Station, according to law enforcement. “Detectives were informed the man is a person with autism...