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Drunk Driving and Other Alcohol and Drug Arrests during Thanksgiving Weekend
Posted on: 3rd Dec, 2013Alcohol figured prominently in numerous arrests over the holiday weekend, beginning on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. That day has become known as “Blackout Wednesday”, a reflection of the fact that it is a big party night for college students, and … Continue reading
Court Rules on Challenges to DUI Breath Alcohol Tests
Posted on: 26th Nov, 2013Lawyers defending DUI cases have for decades been challenging the results obtained using Breathalyzers and similar devices that claim to be able to measure the alcohol content in a person’s blood. Those tests are used by law enforcement to prove, … Continue reading
Taxi Driver Alleges Attack with Didgeridoo
Posted on: 19th Nov, 2013A sailor has been arrested and charged for allegedly attacking a taxi cab with – get this – an Australian wind instrument. Here are the details, according to the taxi driver. The driver says that the adventure began last Sunday … Continue reading
Reports Say Gun Crimes Down, Meth Use Up in San Diego
Posted on: 13th Nov, 2013It seems as if there is always another side to the coin, no matter how promising a particular piece of news may be. For those concerned about crime – in other words, for most of us – a recent report … Continue reading
Drug Smuggling Tunnel Discovered in San Diego
Posted on: 5th Nov, 2013Federal authorities said last week they discovered a tunnel between Tijuana, Mexico, and southern San Diego that was in the process of being used to smuggle drugs into the United States. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, … Continue reading
Former San Diego Mayor Pleads Guilty to Battery and False Imprisonment
Posted on: 23rd Oct, 2013In our blog of July 23, 2013 (Details Released on Sexual Harassment Claims against Mayor Filner), we reported on a number of sexual harassment claims that had been alleged against then San Diego Mayor Bob Filner. A lot has happened … Continue reading
Smartphones and the Fourth Amendment
Posted on: 15th Oct, 2013After many decades of decisions regarding the constitutional limits of warrantless searches conducted by law enforcement, the computer age has created a new frontier on the subject. The smartphone, in particular the information stored inside, has become the focus of … Continue reading
Fatal Crash Leads to Charges against Stanford Student
Posted on: 8th Oct, 2013A crash in South San Francisco has left one person dead, and several injured. Police say that the driver of one of the vehicles involved was driving the wrong way on Highway 101 when his Infiniti struck a taxicab head-on. … Continue reading
San Diego Fraud Investigation Leads to More than 50 Indictments
Posted on: 1st Oct, 2013It is not all that uncommon to see news reports of massive indictments and/or arrests. By and large, we expect the subject of these reports to be alleged illegal drug trafficking, along with allegations of other offenses that often go … Continue reading
North County San Diego Drug Bust Leads to 65 Arrests
Posted on: 23rd Sep, 2013A yearlong North County undercover drug probe yielded a huge haul of drugs and weapons, as well as the arrest of dozens of suspects last week. The probe was called “Operation Mountain Snow”, and it involved law enforcement personnel from … Continue reading
San Diego School Principal Arrested on Drug, Gun Charges
Posted on: 16th Sep, 2013A San Diego elementary school principal has been arrested and charged with possession of drugs and a stolen gun. The arrest took place Saturday evening, September 7, after police say they discovered marijuana and a loaded pistol in a car … Continue reading
Sentencing Postponed in El Cajon DUI Manslaughter Case
Posted on: 9th Sep, 2013On January 3, 2013, at about 1:00 a.m., a tragic car accident occurred on Route 52. April Thompson was traveling west in the eastbound lane of the highway in her Chevrolet truck when she struck a Volkswagen Beetle head-on. The … Continue reading
Guilty Verdict in Interstate Stalking Case
Posted on: 3rd Sep, 2013A San Diego federal jury has found a Michigan man guilty of two counts of stalking a woman from Santee. Incidents involving stalking are not really that rare, but this is one of the most unusual we’ve ever seen. It … Continue reading
San Diego Border Crossings Yield Drug Busts
Posted on: 28th Aug, 2013Attempts to bring illegal drugs across the border from Mexico are common in our area, and we’ve reported in the past about busts that are notable for one reason or the other. Sometimes the notoriety has to do with the … Continue reading
Vandalism Charged at Chula Vista Police Station
Posted on: 20th Aug, 2013It was just an ordinary day last week at the Chula Vista police department on Fourth Avenue. Jason Rodriguez had been arrested on Wednesday on a drug charge, and taken to the station. We haven’t learned the specifics of the … Continue reading
