San Diego County Sheriff's Department

San Diego County Sheriffs announced that they were suspending the search for a missing person at-risk who walked away from a care facility in Vista after learning that he walked away on his own from his care facility and might be with friends in Oceanside. Police were looking for Berhane Piong, 36, who walked away from a care facility at…

Seven men were arrested this week during a prostitution sting in Encinitas, authorities reported Wednesday.

The parents who fought off a would-be kidnapper in a Costco parking lot over the weekend say the encounter has them uneasy and looking over their shoulders at all times.

A North County couple who experienced every parent’s worst nightmare — a kidnapping attempt of their young child — tells NBC 7 what the harrowing encounter was like.

A 37-year-old man was arrested Saturday after authorities said he attempted to kidnap a toddler from inside a car at a Costco parking lot.

A former San Diego County sheriff’s captain pleaded guilty Tuesday to running a longstanding illegal arms trafficking operation, in which he bought and resold guns available only to law enforcement for both financial and professional gain. Marco Garmo, 52, the former captain of the sheriff’s Rancho San Diego station, illegally purchased and resold “off roster” firearms, which may be...

A former captain with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department admitted selling illegal firearms to potential donors to his anticipated run for sheriff.

A 19-year-old man was killed in a rollover crash Monday evening in San Marcos, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

Authorities in Spring Valley are investigating after a man was killed late Friday night.

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COVID-19 is spreading among San Diego County Sheriff’s Department employees, with one new case a day and 40 new infections over the past four weeks, the sheriff’s department confirmed. In the past five months, 68 employees out of more than 4,200 who work for the department have tested positive, SDSO told NBC 7. Of those who tested positive, 57 have…

The Del Mar City Council has passed a resolution to use $22,000 in COVID reserve funds to ask the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to increase enforcement when it comes to people wearing face masks in public.

As Del Mar creates a plan to increase enforcement on face masks some locals, including a retail worker, welcome the plan saying its hard to enforce the rule on customers and help is needed. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports.

The city of Del Mar is asking the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to step up enforcement around the use of face masks as the pandemic wears on. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a measure Tuesday to increase enforcement against egregious public health order violators and business who remain open in defiance of closure orders Many times, enforcement requires a partnership with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. The department has been trying to get compliance by education, but a spokesperson says they are prepared...

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said they are ready to enorce the county’s public health order. NBC 7’s Amber Frias reports.

The reminders are there every step you take and everywhere you look: Wear a face mask, wash your hands, and stand six feet apart.

A San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputy faces 15 charges, including luring a minor for sex and showing or sending harmful material to seduce a minor, reports NBC 7’s Bridget Naso.

The former San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputy who is facing a murder charge for fatally shooting a man in May plead not guilty.

A woman was killed after she was shot in Bonita during a fight between several women in an apartment complex parking lot on Saturday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.