Friday, May 18, 2012
The campaign encouraging drivers and passengers to buckle up begins on Monday and will last two weeks.
Seatbelt laws have been on the books in California since 1986, yet there are still a few people that risk a ticket—or worse—by not buckling up. The odds of getting a seatbelt ticket will go up next week, as the Sheriff’s Department will be joining law-enforcement agencies across the state in a crackdown on violators. The Click it or Ticket campaign starts on Monday and will last until June 3, although deputies issue tickets all year. The cost of a first-time ticket starts at $142, according to the Sheriff’s Department. “Too many drivers and passengers on the road at night are not wearing their seatbelts, and it all too often ends in tragedy,” Sheriff Bill Gore said in a statement. “Our goal is to save more lives, so deputies will be out …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Witness to 2010 SUV plunge off Carlsbad cliff sought $256,000 from Chargers great in April.
Updated at 9 a.m. May 18, 2012 Six days before killing himself, Junior Seau was being represented in a downtown San Diego courtroom by an attorney fending off a personal-injury lawsuit. According to court documents, Murray Lea sought $256,000 from Seau as compensatory damages in connection with Seau’s 2010 SUV plunge off a Carlsbad cliff. Lea says he was close enough to the car he could have grabbed the door handle, but injured himself jumping away. He listed a San Marcos address in the lawsuit, but now says he is homeless—living out of a van on Coast Highway and fearing for his life as a result of publicity about the case. “I’m suing a dead legend for a quarter-million dollars,” Lea noted Thursday afternoon from his car in Carlsbad. But …
There have been reports of at least two incidents in the past week.
The Sheriff’s Department is warning the community about a scam targeting elderly residents. The Sheriff's Elder Abuse Unit has learned of at least two recent scams, according to a news release. First a man called the Sheriff’s Department claiming to be the relative of an elderly woman. He said he couldn’t reach his relative via phone, and wanted the deputies to go check on her. When deputies arrived at her house, she told them she didn’t know the man—but admitted that in the past, she’d fallen for his phone scam and wired him money. Deputies called that man back and learned that he had used the Sheriff’s Department to try and re-establish contact with her so he could continue the financial abuse. The second scam involved an elderly man who…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The parents of Luke Lipscomb appear before the City Council Tuesday, unhappy with the progress of the investigation and the city’s response.
Six months have passed since 17-year-old Luke Lipscomb died after being shot in a Poway home. His grieving parents addressed the City Council Tuesday night, asking that authorities prosecute crimes that were committed the night he was shot. Appearing before the council during the public-comment period, Lisa Lipscomb spoke as her husband Anthony stood by her side. The couple sent a letter to Sheriff Bill Gore last month—copied to the city of Poway—focusing on enforcing the laws that were broken on Nov. 4, the night their son was shot while allegedly smoking marijuana with two other teens. Lisa Lipscomb told the council that while she appreciates their response and condolences, the concerns in the letter were not addressed. “In your response…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A cash register and thousands of dollars worth of jewelry were among items stolen from vehicles around Poway.
Items of note from the press board at the Poway Sheriff Station. Monday, May 7 A 51-year-old male was arrested for suspicion of DUI at 11:28 p.m. on Scripps Poway Parkway at state Route 67. Vandalism was reported at Poway High School. Damage was estimated at $10,000. A 37-year-old female was arrested for suspicion of felony shoplifting from Walmart on Community Road. Items valued at $23 were recovered. A 55-year-old female was arrested for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance and being drunk in public at 7:30 p.m. in the 13300 block of Carriage Road. A 19-year-old male was cited and released for misdemeanor shoplifting from Walmart on Community Road. One item valued at $39.98 was recovered. Tuesday, May 8 A bicycle …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Small fire off near Slaughterhouse Canyon Road forced closure of one lane about 11 a.m.
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Sunday, May 13
A small brush fire Sunday morning forced closure of one lane of southbound state Route 67 between Ramona and Santee, said Cal Fire and the California Highway Patrol. The fire was reported about 10:50 a.m. off the southbound side of state Route 67 near Slaughterhouse Canyon Road, east of the Sycamore Canyon County Open Space Preserve, according to the CHP. By 11 a.m., the blaze had spread to a roughly 20-foot-square area and two spot fires had popped up. Some bystanders tried to put them out with fire extinguishers, the CHP reported on its website. Officials closed the highway’s right lane north of Slaughterhouse Canyon Road about 11:15 a.m., according to the CHP. Capt. Mike Mohler of Cal Fire said fire engines were stopped on the …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Pregnant teen was killed in Escondido, prosecutors allege. Jesse Juan Lopez held in case.
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Saturday, May 12
A 22-year-old Poway man accused of aiding the escape of a friend who allegedly killed his pregnant girlfriend in Escondido must stand trial on a charge of accessory to murder and gang allegations, a judge ruled Friday. Jesse Juan Lopez of Poway was arrested April 24 in the deaths two weeks earlier of 18-year-old Viridiana Rodriguez and her 4 1/2-month-old fetus, according to Escondido police Lt. Mike Loarie. The main suspect in the case is Rodriguez’s boyfriend, 21-year-old construction worker Ruben Anthony Cepeda, who remains at large and faces two counts of murder. The unborn child was presumed to be his, authorities said. Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe said Cepeda and Lopez—both gang members—were moving into an apartment in …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The medical examiner has taken possession of the body.
Mine rescuers working late Tuesday night were able to successfully remove a body from a mud cave in the Anza-Borrego desert, a sheriff’s spokeswoman told Patch Wednesday. The body was reported found Saturday in an area of unstable caverns, beneath a 60-foot shaft. The family of missing hiker Guillermo Pino reported the find. The medical examiner has taken possession of the body. An examination will be performed and an identification released soon. Pino, 26, went missing in the area, known as Arroyo Tapiado, while hiking with his family on Easter Sunday, April 8. Authorities suspended the search for him by April 17 due to the difficulty of the search in the rugged, unstable terrain. No information was available from authorities early …
Parked vehicles are an easy target for thieves. Numerous vehicle burglaries were reported in Poway over the last two weeks.
Tuesday, April 24 An electronic notebook was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 13700 block of Buford Way. Two items worth $50 each were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 12800 block of Pinefield Road. A subject stop in the 12900 block of Poway Road led to the arrest of a 42-year-old male for felony possession of a controlled substance at 7:50 a.m. Two items with a combined value of $850 were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 17200 block of Saint Andrews Drive. Two electronic notebooks valued at $1,000 each were reported stolen from a building in the 13200 block of Danielson Street. Electronic components valued at $410 were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 12800 block of Firbrook Lane. A stolen car was recovered in the …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Employment will increase by 271 positions despite the decrease in dollars, according to a staff report.
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Tuesday, May 8
San Diego County will spend nearly 2 percent less in the fiscal year starting July 1, according to a budget presented to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday by the county's chief administrative officer. Walter Ekard presented the $4.77 billion spending plan to the board, which will begin its budget deliberations June 11. The spending plan represents a 1.9 percent reduction in spending compared to this year's budget of about $4.86 billion, Ekard said. Supervisor Dianne Jacob was upbeat. "This is a smaller budget this year than we've ever had," she said, "and we're doing more with less, and it's because of the creativeness and the innovation and the charge that everyone has at every level to try to do the best that we can to try to provide the …
"Da Moose"
7:52 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2012
I looked up the lawsuit yes there's 15 suits ,I'm 50 old,haven't had a ticket since i was 19 look that up 3 were for art that I did and people don't want to pay the last $200 or $300 and think I'll just let it go.EVER DONE WORK FOR SOMEONE AND THAY DIDN'T PAY YOU? 5 of the lawsuits are against landlords who tryed to burn me ,EVER BEEN BURNED BY A LANDLORD? AND 7 OF THE SUITS ARE FOR MY NEIGHBORS … more ›