A San Marcos man admitted in court to robbing an Escondido smoke shop and committing three carjackings; his sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 7, 2026.

A passerby found an apparent artillery shell in Torrey Highlands on Tuesday; Marines and a bomb squad removed the device and took it to Miramar for disposal.

A Point Loma man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he drove his Jeep into a San Diego police officer responding to a domestic‑violence call. Sentencing is expected to be about 12 years.

A man federal officials say had been removed from the U.S. four times pleaded guilty to felony hit‑and‑run in the death of 11‑year‑old Aiden Torres De Paz; he faces about two to three years.

Forty-two people were arrested in Riverside County after a yearlong investigation called Operation Volcano. Authorities say investigators identified hundreds of suspected distributors of child sexual abuse material.

Escondido police released an edited video showing officers firing into an SUV after a high‑speed I‑15 chase last August. The release arrives while the California DOJ continues an AB1506 review.

Opening statements began May 11 in the San Diego trial over the 1990 Scripps Ranch killing. Prosecutors pointed to DNA and statements that they say link the defendant to the slaying.

Four people were stabbed near Cassidy Street Beach in south Oceanside early Monday; a man was arrested nearby and one victim is in critical condition.

An adult was critically injured in a stabbing Sunday night on Bear Valley Parkway near Citrus Avenue in Escondido. Detectives remained at the scene as police investigated.

A suspected drunk driver rammed a Chula Vista patrol car at Olympic Parkway and Santa Venetia, injuring an officer and two others.

Border Patrol arrested two men with prior child‑sex convictions in separate San Diego‑area operations; both are being processed for removal.

Padres pitching prospect Humberto Cruz pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor human‑smuggling charge and faces probable deportation and visa penalties that could stall his career. The 19‑year‑old was a top‑five club prospect and had been rehabbing elbow surgery.

A single-vehicle crash on Shirey Road in Escondido ignited a small brush fire and destroyed a car. Crews contained the flames and investigators are probing the fatal wreck.