Crime and Public Safety

A high surf warning has been issued in Southern California, and lifeguards urge caution along shorelines.

Evacuations warnings have been issued for parts of an Oceanside neighborhood bordering the base.

The family of a man who was fatally struck while being chased on his e-bike by an Escondido police officer last August has filed a wrongful death and excessive force lawsuit against the city of Escondido and the officer.

Christopher Ryan Trudell, 43, was taken into custody Sunday in the death of 78-year-old Marytrese Comer, sheriff’s officials said.

The victim had a plastic bag over his head for at least eight minutes during the 2023 incident, a prosecutor said.

A sticky substance was put on some 200 door locks at the school in San Diego’s San Carlos neighborhood, causing an estimated $70,000 in damage, officials said.

The evacuation area was north of SR-76, including the airport and the residential neighborhood to its north.

The fire was reported about 9:20 a.m. in the area of Sorrento Valley Drive just east of Interstate 5, San Diego police said.

An 8-day-old baby delivered after her mother was fatally shot died in the hospital on Sunday, police said.

The Commission on Police Practices still lacks many of the powers voters approved nearly six years ago.