Crime and Public Safety

Andy Williams, now 40, was 15 when he killed two classmates and injured 13 people.

The shooting occurred around 2:15 p.m. Monday on Genesee Avenue and Mount Etna Drive.

Hector Manuel Herrera Jr. was fatally injured about 9:15 p.m. Friday in a collision on Iris Avenue.

The plumbing backs up all too often. The electrical wiring doesn’t support the 21st-century technology that deputies need to do their jobs. Some of the cell doors inside the Vista Detention Facility don’t even lock, meaning whole modules can no longer be used. San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez is making her best case for spending $950 million or more to replace the 1970s-era jail, saying it was designed and constructed during an era when people in custody did not receive mental health treatment and many other services. “The Vista Detention Facility is at the end of its life,” the […]

The San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center is one of 80 fusion centers nationwide, each a hub for information gathering, analysis and dissemination.

Travis Hughes, 48, was arrested last year on suspicion of violation of parole, making criminal threats, and providing false identification to a peace officer

Three cars derailed under a Harbor Drive bridge June 6, damaging a bridge pillar, which forced a weeklong closure.

Horses, geese and two dozen dogs were among the animals county officials took. A dead dog was found inside the home.

Officers already at the Islamic Center of San Diego spotted the “suspicious” vehicle Thursday.

The fatal crash occurred Linda Vista Road near Goshen Street around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday