John Locher
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AP
San Diego County political leaders roundly condemned Wednesday's fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during a speech in Utah, saying political violence is never acceptable.
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Randy Ferris, 65, and Walter Jones, 61, were among nine transients struck by the out-of-control Volvo station wagon in the 1500 block of B Street shortly after 9 a.m. Monday. -
More than $2.44 billion was spent on public safety in Fiscal Year 2020, according to SANDAG's report, with roughly one out of every three general fund dollars dedicated to law enforcement for all incorporated cities with individual police departments. -
Authorities Wednesday publicly identified one of three homeless men who were killed when a station wagon with a suspected drugged driver behind the wheel jumped a curb in an East Village tunnel.
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California is one of just four states without a way to decertify police officers, alongside Hawaii, New Jersey and Rhode Island. -
The agency says Alejandro Flores-Bañuelos was on Highway 86 in Salton City during a period of limited visibility Monday when he was hit by a vehicle passing through. -
San Diego County has prioritized corrections officers for COVID-19 vaccines while thousands of inmates haven’t been offered doses. -
Eleven people were arrested after protesters clashed with Los Angeles police officers during a march to mark the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death. -
A two-year prison sentence was handed down Friday for a former San Diego County sheriff's captain who pleaded guilty to running an illegal arms-trafficking operation in which he bought and resold guns available only to law enforcement. -
KPBS Midday EditionProtesters gathered outside the San Diego Police Department headquarters Wednesday night after video surfaced that appears to show an officer pointing his gun at a young boy during a traffic stop in Hillcrest this week. -
Overall, violent crimes were up slightly in San Diego and other cities in the county during the pandemic year, but some other large metro areas fared far worse.
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