San Diego/ Community & Society
Published on October 18, 2019
Top San Diego news: Body clogs Tijuana River pumps; police investigate trolley beating; morePhoto: Sprachcaffe Düsseldorf/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in San Diego.

Body clogs Tijuana River pumps, causing 14.5M gallons of sewage-tainted water to spill into US

Federal officials said Tuesday that a body had clogged the pumps in the Tijuana River intended to prevent polluted water from flowing into the United States, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Read the full story on CBS47 Fresno.

Police investigating possible hate crime after teenage Syrian refugee beaten on trolley

Detectives are reviewing video footage that corroborates a teenage Syrian refugee's report of being attacked on a San Diego trolley by a man shouting epithets about the victim's ethnicity, a police spokesman said Thursday.

Read the full story on KPBS.

Migrant smuggling ring accused of recruiting San Diego high school students

Three men were charged with being members of a migrant smuggling ring recruiting San Diego high school students as drivers, the U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed.

Read the full story on NBC LA.

Domestic violence report leads to SWAT standoff in Point Loma Heights

A domestic violence suspect in his 70s holed up with at least one gun in a Point Loma Heights townhouse late Thursday afternoon when officers arrived in response to a reported disturbance there, prompting a SWAT standoff that stretched into the evening.

Read the full story on Times of San Diego.


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