A June incident where El Cajon police repeatedly declined to help a civilian crisis response team emphasizes the challenges tied to the department’s decision to stop responding to some crisis calls.
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Officers with the Chula Vista Police Department arrested Jaylen Devon Fleer, 27, on Wednesday following a nearly four-month-long investigation.
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KPBS Midday EditionA decade of city budget data show the San Diego Police Department has repeatedly failed to abide by the overtime budgets approved by the City Council. Now the council is trying to crack down.
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KPBS Midday EditionLeslie Furcron was injured after being shot in the forehead during a protest in front of the La Mesa Police Department headquarters May 30.
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Christopher Dougherty, 47, pleaded guilty earlier this year to securities fraud and grand theft charges for offering victims investment opportunities in companies he owned, then using some of their funds for his personal expenses, such as home remodeling, travel and college tuition, according to the state Department of Insurance.
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KPBS Midday EditionGina Champion-Cain, founder and former CEO of American National Investments, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission last summer with taking millions from investors and telling them the money would be used to support loans for people seeking California liquor licenses. Instead, she used the money for personal expenses, to fund her other businesses or to pay back other investors, prosecutors said.
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Chula Vista police fatally shot a 33-year-old man wanted on suspicion of attempted murder after he carjacked a driver and led officers on a pursuit that ended near Southwestern College, police said Tuesday.
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Chula Vista Police say their "Live 911" system allows officers to listen in to 911 calls in real time and makes for faster response times.
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The skydiver's parachute opened and he drifted off course before landing, where a San Diego County Sheriff's helicopter located him at about 11 a.m.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego Pride has worked to rethink its events, making them available for virtual audiences. Organizers say the online format has proven more inclusive, as scores more people are participating online than typically have attended the same events in years past.
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In two separate motions, the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee approved a proposed ordinance establishing rules for the city's acquisition and use of surveillance equipment and technology and to establish a Privacy Advisory Commission.
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