Tag: San Diego

SEE IT: Southwest Airlines passenger punches flight attendant as plane lands in San Diego

Unruly passengers

Port of San Diego Harbor Police arrested a 28-year-old Southwest Arline passenger on Sunday after she allegedly punched an airline attendant repeatedly, reportedly causing facial injures and breaking out two teeth. In a statement, Southwest said that the passenger, identified as Vyvianna Quinonez, “repeatedly ignored standard inflight instructions” and became “verbally and physically abusive” as …

Robbery

April 1, 2021

Home invasion victim takes suspect’s gun, fatally shoots him

A San Diego man disarmed a potential robber Tuesday night and turned the gun on the suspect, fatally shooting him when the suspect ran at him, police said. The dead man’s family, however, told Fox 5 San Diego that the two men knew each other and that the 62-year-old robbery victim “pulled out a gun …

Child Abuse

August 19, 2020

Child sexual abuse victim confronts her rapist nearly 30 years after the crimes

Beth R. waited nearly 30 years to confront the man who sexually abused her from the time she was 11 years old until she was 16, and she did so bravely, reading her 11-page victim impact statement in full during the sentencing hearing for Charles LeRoy Rutledge in San Diego.

December 8, 2019

SEE IT: San Diego man practiced mass shooting in videos posted online

San Diego police arrested a man this week after a brief investigation sparked by a call about “very distressing YouTube videos threatening firearm violence linked to San Diego.” The tipster said that an online chat user had “gone off the deep end,” warning that “he will open fire on federal agents or police,” NBC San …

UPDATE: Mother, father, 3 children dead in apparent murder-suicide stemming from bitter divorce

Family Crime

November 16, 2019

UPDATE: Mother, father, 3 children dead in apparent murder-suicide stemming from bitter divorce

Five members of a San Diego family are dead — including three young children — after an apparent murder-suicide sparked by a rancorous divorce. San Diego police said an estranged husband shot and killed his wife and three of their children Saturday morning and wounded a fourth child, who is listed in critical condition after …

FAMILY SHOOTING: 5 dead, including 3 children; 11-year-old in surgery

Murder

November 16, 2019

FAMILY SHOOTING: 5 dead, including 3 children; 11-year-old in surgery

An 11-year-old boy is in surgery and five members of his family — including three other children — are dead after a shooting in San Diego Saturday morning, police said. San Diego Police Lt. Matt Dobbs said that the suspect is believed to be among the dead, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Dobbs said …

Toddler dies, three other kids infected with E. coli after visiting petting zoo at county fair: Reports

Unsolved

June 29, 2019

Toddler dies, three other kids infected with E. coli after visiting petting zoo at county fair: Reports

Officials in California say four children between the ages of 2 and 13 contracted E. coli after coming into contact with animals at a petting zoo. A 2-year-old boy has since died as a result. While an ongoing investigation will seek to determine the source or sources, initial reports indicate all of the infected patients …

Physician performs CPR on dying synagogue shooting victim before realizing she is his wife: Reports

Hate Crimes

April 28, 2019

Physician performs CPR on dying synagogue shooting victim before realizing she is his wife: Reports

In the chaotic aftermath of Saturday’s deadly mass shooting at the Chabad of Poway in California, a local doctor was among those inside the San Diego-area synagogue. According to Fox News, he heard the gunshots and was soon met by parishioners who asked him to help treat the victims. How do you protect your children …

UPDATE: 1 dead, 3 injured and 19-year-old suspect in custody after synagogue shooting; mayor calls it ‘a hate crime’

Hate Crimes

April 27, 2019

UPDATE: 1 dead, 3 injured and 19-year-old suspect in custody after synagogue shooting; mayor calls it ‘a hate crime’

According to updates following a reported shooting at a California synagogue, officials have released additional details about the crime, victims and suspected gunman. As CrimeOnline previously reported, multiple people were among those shot at the Chabad of Poway late Friday morning. According to NBC News, one victim has been pronounced dead as a result of …

92-year-old man fatally shoots adult son after enduring months of ‘extreme psychological abuse’: Defense

Family Crime

November 17, 2018

92-year-old man fatally shoots adult son after enduring months of ‘extreme psychological abuse’: Defense

Authorities in California say a nonagenarian was arrested this week on suspicion of fatally shooting his son. According to Fox News, Richard Landis Peck, 92, walked out of the San Diego home he shared with Robert Landis Peck on Wednesday evening and contacted police to confess killing the 51-year-old man. Upon their arrival, officers reportedly …

Arson

September 9, 2018

Possibly homeless man sets residence ablaze before ‘some kind of struggle’ with officers: Police

Authorities in California say a man has been arrested after setting a residential structure on fire Sunday morning. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, the suspect’s name was not immediately released, but officials say he might be homeless. Police were initially called to the scene in the Mission Hills community of San Diego after …

21-year-old woman found dead in her bedroom after night out with friends, cops suspect murder

Unsolved

June 17, 2018

21-year-old woman found dead in her bedroom after night out with friends, cops suspect murder

Authorities in California say they believe a woman found dead inside her bedroom last week was the victim of a homicide. According to KSWB, authorities arrived at the 21-year-old woman’s home in the urban neighborhood of City Heights in San Diego at about 5 p.m. Saturday. Police officers were dispatched to the scene in response …