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‘Burglary tourism': Foreign organized crime groups are targeting San Diego homes: DA
Organized crime groups from outside the country have been burglarizing some of San Diego’s most affluent neighborhoods. It’s known as “burglary tourism.”
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Cracking down on ‘burglary tourism' across the US and San Diego County
Some countries enrolled in the U.S.’s VISA Waiver Program are using it for “crime tourism,” San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan tells NBC 7’s Dave Summers.
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Deadly DUI numbers in San Diego County nearing all-time high: District Attorney
San Diego County’s deadly DUI numbers are nearing an all-time high, according to District Attorney Summer Stephan.
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San Diego County leaders announce anti-human trafficking school initiative
Local leaders point to local university studies in San Diego, that revealed human trafficking generates more than $810 million per year on the backs of the 8,000 victims. The average age is 16 years old.
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Push for human-trafficking education in classrooms
The FBI ranks San Diego among the 15 worst human-trafficking spots in the country, reports NBC 7’s Jackie Crea.
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Fentanyl deaths leveling off, but crisis not averted: San Diego County data
The fentanyl crisis has taken thousands of lives in San Diego County in the past few years, and though new numbers show the deaths appear to be leveling off, officials say the crisis is far from over.
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Stories From Heartbroken Parents Highlight Fentanyl Awareness Day Event
Fentanyl is described by San Diego’s District Attorney as a drug with no runway. It’s a cliff that DA Summer Stephan says has taken the lives of 70,000 people across the country — more than 800 of them were here in San Diego County in just one year.
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Stories From Heartbroken Parents Highlight Fentanyl Awareness Day Event
NBC 7’s Omari Fleming heard stories from heartbroken parents whose lost children are now the faces of the fentanyl crisis in San Diego.