by The Editors on December 19, 2008
A Carlsbadistan news tipper’s report that the Chevron Station on Avenida Encinas (in the Ralph’s shopping center) had its ATM forceably removed Friday December 19, 2008 at approximately 4:15 AM in a smash and grab robbery was confirmed by a spokesman for the Carlsbad Police Department.
According to the news tip an employee at the station said, “There was about $15,000 worth of damage for a haul of about $80 and they didn’t touch the register.”
Wonder if it was the same people who made off with $32,000 from a Chula Vista ATM on Thursday morning.
by The Editors on December 19, 2008
Just after 5 PM last night a man on a bicycle punched a shopper in the Albertson’s parking lot on Carlsbad Village Drive then rode away with a bag of groceries according to a story in the North County Times.
The robber was described as white, with brown hair, 5 feet 11 inches tall, and in his mid-20s to mid-30s. He was wearing a blue jacket and a beanie at the time of the robbery and he was last seen riding away on his bike with only one shoe, police said.
The shoeless food bandit?
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on November 30, 2008
Brennan Nichols, 25, and Samuel Robles, 25, were both stabbed early Saturday morning in the 2700 block of Roosevelt Street.
About 12:55 a.m., officers responded to a the scene of the fight, which involved roughly 10 people, on the 2700 block of Roosevelt Street. . . . Witnesses of the fight said several white men ran from the area in various directions.
Apparently, the men had a little post-Thanksgiving steam to release. Police are still investigating, and three more arrests have been made.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on November 19, 2008
Barbara Novelich, 67, the Tamarack Beach Resort employee who was assaulted and had her car stolen during a robbery at the hotel early on the morning of November 16, 2008, was found dead Monday on the boat that was her home, according to a story in the North County Times.
On Monday at about 11 a.m., a friend checking on Barbara Novelich found her dead on a bed on the small sailboat where she had lived alone for a few years, according to the friend, 47-year-old Michelle Gill. . . It was unclear Tuesday whether Novelich died as a result of the injuries she suffered in the robbery.
Our thoughts are with Novelich’s family and friends.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on November 16, 2008
Today, at 4:10 AM a white man in his early 20s, wearing shorts and a dark T-shirt robbed the Tamarack Beach Resort, punched a women in the face, and fled in her car according to a story on 10 News.com.
The woman was in the back office of the Tamarack Beach Resort at 3200 Carlsbad Blvd. at about 4:10 a.m. when she heard the robber come into the room, Lt. Jay Eppel said. . . . When the victim, in her 60s, turned in the direction of the noise, the robber punched her in the face and forced her to the floor, Eppel said.
The man took cash and fled in the woman’s 1998 Saturn SLR2 plate number 4BPV789.
[Link: 10News]
by The Editors on November 7, 2008
Yesterday, November 6, 2008, while a group of moms and kids were playing in Carlsbadistan’s Pine Avenue Park a 20-something Hispanic man “in big baggy shorts and a white tank” ran through the park with a large handbag, accompanied by a friend on a bike.
We called 911 and the Carlsbad police were on it,” reported Carlsbadistan News Tipper witness. “Three different outfits (2 cars and a motorcycle) were circling the park and a very nice female officer came to get the story. . . .The guys were caught, handbag recovered with no missing pieces and it was business as usual all within the hour–very impressive work by the Carlsbad Police. But, scary to know this happened at a busy park in the middle of the day.”
This is a great reminder to everyone to keep their eyes open. Special thanks to the Good Samaritans involved with this arrest and to the News Tipper who sent it in.
by The Editors on November 4, 2008
A 76-year-old man and his 77-year-old wife were beaten by a 53-year-old neighbor last night in a fight that started over a Prop 8 election signage, according to a story in the San Diego Union Tribune.
The resident of Sandcastle Drive was jailed on suspicion of elder abuse and battery causing great bodily injury, police Lt. Neil Gallucci said.
The dispute allegedly began when the neighbor placed a No on 8 sign in front a Yes on 8 sign the couple had placed on their lawn. The couple confronted the neighbor and that’s when the younger man reportedly struck the other couple in the “face and head.”
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on November 2, 2008
According to a report released this week by the San Diego Association of Governments, crime in North County is on the run. Violent crime in Carlsbadistan is down 46 percent and property crime was down 6 percent, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The agency found that property crime across the county dropped in the first half of 2008 compared with the same period last year. Most North County cities mirrored the regional crime trends.
But just wait. With all the hard economic times experts say crime is bound to rebound.
Carlsbad Police Department spokeswoman Lynn Diamond said she was worried that people would become complacent about locking doors and windows because of the region’s continued drop in crime. She agreed with SANDAG that the poor economy could cause an increase in crime.
So remember: lock your doors. There are going to be some desperate holiday shoppers this season.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on October 22, 2008
Eddie Maldonado took a wrong turn in his Honda Accord around 9 PM on Monday night and ended up stuck on the railroad tracks at Grand Ave. in the Village just before a train was approaching, according to a story in the North County Times.
Shortly after 9 p.m., a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train hit a Honda Civic stuck on the tracks at Grand Avenue, said Cpl. Mark Cook of the sheriff’s rail enforcement team. . . .Carlsbad police officials identified the driver as Eddie Maldonado. They did not have his age or city of residence available.
Maldonado was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving and if that (coupled with having his car hit by a train) wasn’t enough he was also charged with trespassing for driving onto the tracks. The wreck kept both Grand Ave. and Carlsbad Village Drive closed for nearly two hours.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on October 6, 2008
A man was stabbed twice on Friday night October 3, 2008 near the corner of Harding and Magnolia Streets and Carlsbad police say they “believe it was gang-related,” according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The victim suffered a 3-inch cut to his arm and a 3-inch cut to his stomach. He was taken to Mercy Hospital by helicopter, where he was reported in stable condition, said Carlsbad police Sgt. Keith Blackburn.
A 24-year-old man who was running from the scene with a knife was arrested. That must have been the helicopter we twittered about at 11:06 PM.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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