San Diego County Sheriff's Department

A man who pleaded guilty to his role in assisting former San Diego County sheriff’s Capt. Marco Garmo in a wide-ranging corruption scheme was sentenced Wednesday to just over one year in federal prison.

San Diego police are trying to figure out how two men got a hold of sheriff’s department uniforms and gear, including bullet-proof vests.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is more likely to pull over a Black driver than a white one, according to analysis of traffic stops by the ACLU of Southern California and Catalyst California, a racial justice advocacy group.

NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas takes a look at report showing racial dipartites in arrest data in San Diego County.

The pilot program plans to improve safety, but some are concerned over transparency an d accountability, NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports.

The sheriff’s office announced 61-year-old Richard Johnson died Thursday following an altercation with 31-year-old Mauricio Juarez. While investigators are still trying to understand what led to Johnson’s death, the community is left on edge and missing a friend.

NBC 7’s Brooke Martell spoke to residents in the area about the victim who some say they knew.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department announced they are working on a new pilot program involving a monitoring device which will be placed on a detainee’s wrist in order to record their vital signs.

Parents of Alena “Grace” Mitchem, 15, believe she was lured out of her home by someone she met online, NBC 7’s Mari Payton reports.

The parents of Alena “Grace” Mitchem, 15, believe she was lured out of her home by someone she met online

Alena “Grace” Mitchem left a note referencing that she was going to be picked up by an unidentified woman, her parents said.

“I fully believe someone has convinced her to take those items, someone who was older, someone she befriended and instructed her to take all these items,” Alena’s parents said.

A former El Cajon religious school teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting several young women and underage girls was sentenced Monday to more than 21 years in state prison.

A former East County teacher who sexually assaulted several young women and girls has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has more on the disturbing case.

Officials say San Diego County and other defendants have agreed to pay $1.35 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the mother of a Mexican citizen who died after sheriff’s deputies arrested him in 2018. The lawsuit filed by Dolores Rosales alleged deputies used excessive force when they took her son, Marco Antonio Nápoles-Rosales, into custody in 2018. The court...

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department warned the public Tuesday to beware of a recent telephone scam carried out by con artists threatening people with criminal sanctions over supposed missed court appearances.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers has the latest in the saga at Vista High School stemming from an alleged locker room assault involving football players.

Vista High’s principal announced Thursday the cancelation of Friday’s after-school activities and the cancelation of Friday’s varsity football game following the protests on campus.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers attended an evening protests outside of the school where students and parents called on school leaders to come down harder on students involved in the incident.

Deputies are investigating a locker room altercation, and a shooting threat made against the campus.