by The Editors on April 23, 2008
A ski mask-wearing bandit wielding a “small sword” robbed a man at the ATM of the Washington Mutual Bank Branch at 699 Grand Ave. at 6:30 AM yesterday in the VIllage of Carlsbadistan.
The victim withdrew $100 from the Washington Mutual Bank branch at 699 Grand shortly before 6:30 a.m. and was accosted by the robber, said Carlsbad police Lt. Jay Eppel. . . .The man demanded the cash as he threatened the victim with the sword, and the victim complied, Eppel said.
The robber was described as white, about 30 to 40 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing a dark-colored hooded sweat shirt and baggy jeans.
The robber ran away and the robbery victim was not injured.
[Link: 10news.com and The San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on April 4, 2008
Obviously not the brightest criminals, two masked men “smashed doors at Sears at Westfield Plaza Camino Real before the store opened Friday and stole jewelry from several display cases” according to a story on SignOnSanDiego.com.
Carlsbad police Lt. Matt Magro said the men, shown on store surveillance camera tapes, were wearing all-black clothing and ski masks when the robbery occurred shortly before 6 a.m. . . .Magro said the men emptied several display cases. The exact loss was still being determined, but he said it was in the thousands of dollars.
Yeah, if they were lucky. Probably hundreds, right? If they’d been after tools, or a Ty Pennington Style Orange Foliage Design Vase Collection they would have been in the right place.
[Link: SignOnSanDiego.com]
by The Editors on March 31, 2008
Special Carlsbadistan thanks going out to who ever dumped their prized used oil collection into a storm drain this afternoon.
A city employee working on a sewer project in the area of Chinquapin Avenue and Long Place first reported a pollutant running from a storm drain at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon, Carlsbad Public Works Department Supervisor Don Wasko said. . . . A few gallons of what looks like used motor oil have so far drained into the lagoon, Wasko said, with much of it being absorbed by special filters that clean-up crews have put in place.
Luckily, if the person was dumb enough to get caught, they’ll be paying for the Agua Hedionda Lagoon clean up. It’s possible.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on March 12, 2008
A man described by police as a bearded “light-skinned black man, about 6 feet 2 inches tall and 130 to 140 pounds. . . was wearing a dark blue baseball cap, a gray T-shirt over a light blue T-shirt and blue jeans,” when he robbed the Union Bank of California at 7140 Avenida Encinas at 6:07 p.m. last night (Tuesday March 12, 2008). He reportedly:
handed a teller a note demanding money, Lt. Matt Margo said. The teller gave the man an undisclosed amount of cash, and he left on foot. Police checked the area but were unable to locate the robber.
This is the 11th Carlsbad bank robbery we have counted in the past 10 months.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on March 6, 2008
A Hispanic man in his 20s robbed a 25-year-old Carlsbad resident in Holiday Park last night (March 5, 2008) at about 8:30 PM. When the man showed that he had no money, the Hispanic man stabbed him the stomach.
The man told police he was walking in the park when someone approached and demanded money, Margo said . . . The victim said he pulled out his wallet to show he had no money, and the assailant reacted by producing a large kitchen knife and stabbing him in the stomach before fleeing on foot, Margo said.
We sincerely hope there is more to this story.
[Link: Fox 6]
by The Editors on February 28, 2008
A 22-year-old man and his 17-year-old passenger took California Highway Patrol on a little tour of Southern California yesterday at speeds up to 120 MPH according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Sadly, their I-5 joyride ended when the BMW crashed into the center divide near Los Flores Drive in Carlsbadistan.
A woman driving a Saturn suffered minor injuries in the wreck on southbound Interstate 5 near Las Flores Drive, the California Highway Patrol said. . . Officers had spotted a reckless driver on Interstate 5 in Irvine and attempted to stop him. The man in the BMW kept driving and reached speeds of 120 mph, the CHP said.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on February 8, 2008
On Thursday evening, February 7, 2008 a “white man about 25 years old and 180 pounds, with dark hair and a thin goatee” rolled his longboard skateboard into the Bank of America in the 7700 Block of El Camino Real and handed the teller a note and a bag.
The note advised the teller that the suspect had a gun, though no gun was seen, Blackburn said.. . . The teller complied with the suspect’s orders to put money in the bag; the suspect then took off north through the parking lot, the sergeant said.
Looks like bank robbery is still rocking in Carlsbadistan.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on January 17, 2008
We mourned the loss of frequent Carlsbadistan visitor Ike Turner when he was found dead in his bed on December 12, 2007. And we were even more bummed to find that the San Marcos Medical Examiner’s office reported on January 15, 2008 that Turner died of an apparent “accidental cocaine overdose.” Let’s just say this, anyone who is still doing blow at 76 is seriously living on the edge. And that’s apparently where Ike liked it. Rock on.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on December 26, 2007
Paul Iraci, 24, and Christopher Davis, 22, apparently were involved in a fight early Christmas morning in front of the 7-Eleven on Oak Avenue. Both were discovered when a car apparently driven by the man who stabbed them crashed into a closed business near the Carlsbad Inn.
The vehicle was gone when police arrived, but a security guard for the business told officers he saw an injured man walk to the nearby parking lot of Cessy’s Taco Shop, where police found Iraci laying in a pool of blood, according to a press release. . . The second victim, Davis, was identified when he reported to a hospital on Camp Pendleton for treatment of stab wounds, Lowe said.
Police are still searching for at least one suspect. Have a holly jolly Christmas.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on December 23, 2007
Today we got an email from a Carlsbadistan reader who was at the corner of Palomar Airport Rd, and the Costco parking lot on Thursday night December 20, 2007 at about 8 PM.
Two police cars sat in the middle of the intersection blocking traffic with their lights of for about 4 minutes, then a dark colored truck flew by heading toward the beach, followed by 10 police cars in hot pursuit, the two cars in the intersection squealed as they turned and followed. . . I didn’t see anything in the news on it at night so I figured they must have caught the guy before he got to the freeway and started a real chase.
We’re sorry, but we skipped putting the story up on Friday, so here it is: The truck was a Dodge Ram that undercover police had been “keeping an eye on” according to a story in the North County Times. The truck was involved in a group of 14 robberies in North County over the past six months. While they were tailing the truck the occupants robbed a Domnio’s Pizza at 805 W. San Marcos Blvd.
Law enforcement officers from several agencies pursued the vehicle for about 10 minutes until it crashed near Las Flores Drive and Interstate 5 in Carlsbad, Wager said.
Four Oceanside residents (all suspected gang members) were arrested including: Devon Phillips, 23, and three juveniles, ages 15, 16 and 17. So that’s the story and thanks for keeping us on our game.
[Link: North County Times]
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