La Mesa Police Department

It’s been over five months since an active duty Navy sailor was shot to death. Cornelius Donte Brown’s family is still trying to get justice for their son. NBC 7’s Amber Frias reports.

For Adrienne and Norman Brown, the last five months have been a nightmare. “I can’t sleep, my hair has thinned, I’m losing weight,” said Adrienne Mills. “It’s just horrible. It’s horrible.” Their only son, 22-year-old, Cornelius Donte Brown was killed after answering the door in his La Mesa apartment on April 24. “I was told you know that they...

A man is in custody after carjacking an 82-year-old driver’s car in La Mesa on Thursday, police confirmed.

NBC 7’s Mark Mullen has the details.

The preliminary hearing for former La Mesa Police Department Officer Matt Dages finished Wednesday with the court ruling there was enough evidence allowing Dages to stand trial for filing a false police report in the arrest of Amaurie Johnson.

Former La Mesa Police Department Officer Matt Dages faces a charge of falsifying a police report in the arrest of Amaurie Johnson, reports NBC 7’s Rory Devine.

Witnesses to the controversial arrest of a Black man at a trolley stop in La Mesa last year testified as prosecutors began laying out their evidence against the fired police officer charged with falsifying a police report.

La Mesa City manager appointed a new La Mesa Chief of Police on Thursday after Chief Walt Vasquez announced his retirement in August 2020.

A motorcyclist died Wednesday night after being involved in a crash in La Mesa, police confirmed.

A Spring Valley man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that left an 18-year-old unresponsive in the roadway. The teen later died from his injuries.

La Mesa police are asking for the public’s help in locating a possible vehicle of interest in connection to the suspicious death of a man who was found unresponsive last month.

Former La Mesa Police Department Officer Matt Dages pleaded not guilty to falsifying police records in connection to the arrest of Amaurie Johnson.

The former La Mesa police officer accused of falsifying a report in connection to a controversial arrest is set to be arraigned. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has more information.

The former La Mesa police officer who was involved in the controversial arrest of a young, Black man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge of falsifying a police report.

A former La Mesa police officer who was fired and criminally charged in connection with a controversial arrest near the Grossmont trolley station is seeking to regain his job, court filings show.

A third-party recruiting firm has been hired by the City of La Mesa to help search for its next police chief after its leader announced his retirement last year.

A man was arrested Wednesday in La Mesa for allegedly attempting to rape a woman in an assault reported by several witnesses who heard the victim yelling for help.

The La Mesa Police Department lacked leadership, communication skills and training when it handled the civil unrest and looting during the summer of 2020, a report from a Chicago consulting firm concluded.

A consulting firm released a report on its findings on the La Mesa Police Department’s response to last summer’s protest and riot. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has details for you.

Officials have identified a La Mesa woman who died on New Year’s Eve after she was hit by a car while jogging in her neighborhood.