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Anthony Ray Selected As Interim Sheriff of San Diego County
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously chose Anthony Ray to serve as the interim sheriff of San Diego County.
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Board of Supervisors Advances 3 Candidates for Interim Sheriff
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors advanced three candidates Tuesday who will be considered next week as interim sheriff.
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San Diego County Pays Nearly $3 Million to Settle Jail Suicide Lawsuit
San Diego County has agreed to pay millions of dollars to a family whose loved one took his own life in jail. The death and lawsuit that followed have also spurred serious changes in how the jail treats people with mental illness.
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San Diego County Pays Nearly $3 Million to Settle Jail Suicide Lawsuit
San Diego County has agreed to pay millions of dollars to a family whose loved one took his own life in jail. NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas has the story.
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Undersheriff Announces Run for Sheriff, Discusses Controversial Fentanyl Video
Sheriff Bill Gore has said that he will not be running for re-election in 2022 and Undersheriff Kelly Martinez says she wants the job.
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County OKs Gore's Exploration of Private Companies for Jail Medical Services
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to look into two separate ideas for providing inmates with medical services — one using the county’s health agency and another using private companies — though the decision will ultimately be made by Sheriff Bill Gore, an advocate for privatization.
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Sup. Fletcher, Sheriff Gore Clash Over Inmate Health Care
NBC 7’s Omari Fleming breaks down opposing plans for inmate health care.
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Fletcher, Gore Clash on Outsourcing Proposal for Jail Health Care
Supervisor Nathan Fletcher today joined community activists and county workers to announce a proposal to have the Health and Human Services Agency administer medical and behavioral health services in jails, and prevent Sheriff Bill Gore from privatizing services.
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Ex-SDSO Capt. Arrested on Gun Trafficking Charges, Jeweler and SDSO Lt Plead Guilty
Five people including a San Diego County Sheriff’s captain, an SDSO lieutenant and a known San Diego jeweler were indicted Friday for the operation of an illegal firearm trafficking business, which was at times run from the SDSO substation in Rancho San Diego, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced
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Government Secrets: Why and How A Special Agent-Turned-Whistleblower Uncovered Controversial Border Surveillance Tactics
Special Agent Wesley Petonak, 34, was sitting at his desk in November 2018 when he came across a PowerPoint presentation file that alarmed him. A nine-year veteran at San Diego’s Homeland Security Investigations office, Petonak knew firsthand the importance of intelligence gathering for successful immigration enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border. But the PowerPoint was different. Nine of the slides...
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Booming Explosion During House Fire Rattles Neighbors in Lemon Grove
Neighbors said they felt and heard an explosion come from a house that was on fire Wednesday in Lemon Grove.
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Sheriff's Department Spends $53 million in Overtime in 2018
San Diego County’s Sheriff’s Department spent more than $53 million in overtime pay last year.
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Local Law Enforcement Teams up With Surveillance Company
As home security cameras become more common in San Diego, law enforcement agencies are hoping to utilize these devices in a new, optional program to keep neighborhoods safe. NBC 7’s Mari Payton brings us this story.
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Armed Woman Threatens Parishioners
Witnesses say a woman carrying her baby boy pointed a gun at the congregation and her son. The threat happened Sunday at Mount Everest Academy in Clairemont. The suspect is Anna Conkey. NBC 7’s Danica McAdam has more.
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Timeline: What Led to Ex-NFL Player Kellen Winslow Jr's Prison Sentencing?
Kellen Winslow Jr. was arrested in 2018 after allegedly attempting to break into an Encinitas home. The event led to two years-long trials for the former NFL tight-end who was accused by five women of sexual assault and rape. Here’s what happened before Kellen Winslow Jr. was sentenced to 14 years in prison for rape and sexual assault on March 3, 2021.
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$1.5M in Fentanyl Found in Couple's Car in South San Diego
Authorities busted a couple in San Diego County earlier this week with a hefty haul of drugs stashed inside their car: $1.5 million-worth of powdered fentanyl.
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Vandals Spray Graffiti On and Inside Several Cars in El Cajon
East County neighbors are on high alert after several of them had their vehicles severely damaged, for no apparent reason other than to cause trouble.
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ACLU: ICE Uses License Plate Readers to Track Immigrants
San Diego is among the most populated metro areas in the United States where immigration officers can access license plate records obtained by local police departments, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records show.
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Potrero House Fire Kills One Person
Crews responded to a deadly house fire in Potrero that they say could’ve spread if not for recent rain. NBC 7’s Danny Freeman has more.
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Crews Rescue Man Who Fell Through Ice on Local Lake
Video captured a dramatic rescue of a man who fell through the ice at Big Laguna Lake. NBC 7’s Danny Freeman has more.