Crime
Oceanside hires private security firm Gatekeepers to patrol harbor
OCEANSIDE — The city has hired Gatekeepers Security Services to patrol the harbor overnight. At its Dec. 21 meeting, the City Council approved a two-year...
Janks takes stand in murder trial: ‘I wasn’t trying to dump his body’
VISTA — A Solana Beach woman accused of killing her former stepfather testified that she found him dead in her car after bringing him home...
Janks trial continues with more testimony, DNA, autopsy findings
VISTA — The trial of a Solana Beach woman accused of murdering her former stepfather around New Year’s of 2021 continued this week at the...
Murder trial to begin Jan. 23 in San Marcos stabbing death
SAN MARCOS — A murder trial has been set for Jan. 23 in the case of a man who allegedly stabbed his former classmate to...
Court dates in swim instructor’s child sex abuse case pushed to January
VISTA — The next court dates in the case of a swim instructor charged with molesting two children in San Marcos and Rancho Santa Fe...
Murder trial begins for woman accused of killing Butterfly Farms owner
VISTA — A Solana Beach interior designer murdered her former stepfather by drugging, strangling and suffocating him with a plastic bag after she discovered nude...
Weekly Crime Reports: Over $100K in valuables stolen from Solana Beach home
SOLANA BEACH — A residential burglary resulting in more than $100,000 in stolen cash and valuables was reported last Wednesday in Solana Beach. The female...