by The Editors on September 21, 2007
Wednesday night at approximately 11:00 PM a man walking on Acacia Street near Coast Highway was robbed by two men in a car who jumped out and confronted the man. The man handed over his wallet and the car sped away.
Officers saw a vehicle similar to the one used in the crime about five blocks away, heading east on Oak Avenue. Officers found two men hiding in an apartment complex on Lincoln Street. They said they found a revolver, a shotgun and ammunition nearby. . . Police said the victim identified the suspects, who were booked into the Vista Detention Facility.
This infraction will not stand. Not in Carlsbadistan. Great work by the Carlsbad police. Thank you.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on September 18, 2007
Yesterday (September 17) at 12:50 PM the Citibank at 1810 Marron Road was robbed by a young man with a note “demanding money,” according to a story in the North County Times. Apparently, it’s that easy.
The suspect, who is believed to be in his twenties, was seen leaving the area in a white Toyota truck, police said. He was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap. A second suspect was seen in the Toyota but police didn’t have many details about his appearance, officers said.
That “hat and glasses” disguise seems extremely popular. This is the fourth Carlsbad bank robbery we’ve linked to since May.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 8, 2007
Apparently someone threatened two Carlsbad schools on Friday and that required sending officers and dogs to two of Carlsbad’s schools.
Police were checking the campuses at Carlsbad High School and Valley Middle School at midday today, in response to a reported threat. . . Students at both schools were taking their lunch breaks on a normal schedule as police K-9 officers searched classrooms. Neither school was put into a lock-down situation.
According to the North County Times story, no future details were available.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on August 31, 2007
According to the North County Times, a liquor store was robbed in “the 2700 block of State street” last night at 8:57 PM. We’re going to hazard a wild guess and say that it was most probably the Fiesta Liquor and Deli at 2700 State St.
The gunmen [was there more than one?] fled with cash, authorities said. No other information was available Thursday night.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on August 21, 2007
When a man driving a Saab tried to elude police on a high speed chase down I-5 by exiting the freeway at Cannon road, he ended up slamming into the back of a Mercedes-Benz, which collided with a truck in front of it.
The Mercedes was pushed into the back of a truck which briefly caught fire. At least two other vehicles also collided after the chain-reaction crash, the CHP said.
The woman driving the Mercedes was taken to the hospital and the two children in the back seat were uninjured. The man driving the Saab was reported unhappy about his arrest:
He was shot with a Taser gun and was taken by helicopter to the hospital.
Every time a Saab driver gets Tasered we smile a little.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on August 19, 2007
Even after we warned everyone about the DUI trap, there were still six people who drove right into the Carlsbad Police Department’s checkpoint Friday night August 17 on Palomar Airport Road at El Camino and were arrested for driving under the influence (not too bad considering they checked 2000 cars). Police also nabbed two on felonies. If you see someone swerving around, call the police.
A new multiple-agency program is asking people with cell phones to be vigilant, look for swerving cars and other tell-tale signs of impaired motorists — then to call 9-1-1 when they spot a drunk driver, said Lynn Diamond of the Carlsbad Police Department.
Then again, The San Diego Police would rather you not dial 911 unless it is more serious.
Sgt. Kerry Tom, Watch Commander of the San Diego Police Department said that, although the idea is a good one, “people should steer away from using the 9-1-1 system unless it’s a life-threatening emergency.”
Apparently, drunk driving isn’t that big a deal downtown. . .
[Link: 10News]
by The Editors on August 17, 2007
The Carlsbad Police Department is setting up a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Palomar Airport Rd east of El Camino Real today. So, if you’re planning on dining at restaurant row and your license isn’t exactly up-to-date you might want to figure out an alternative route home. Then again, if driving drunk is one of your problems, we’re guessing you’re not the kind of person who plans ahead, which is great. Drive right into the check-point and get arrested. We don’t need you on the streets.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 30, 2007
A 17-year-old Carlsbad boy appears to have purposefully driven his car into a light post on the corner of El Camino Real and Poinsettia Lane late Sunday night July 29, 2007 hoping to kill himself.
The young male behind the wheel apparently drove into the light pole at high speed, police Lt. Don Rawson reported. The boy was the only occupant in the vehicle. . . “Subsequent investigation showed the crash to be intentional and the collision a completed suicide,” Rawson wrote in a statement.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on July 26, 2007
San Diego’s NBC 7/39 recently ran a story on areas of San Diego where a person is most likely to experience an aggravated assault. Well, lucky us. According to their reports Carlsbadistan has had nine more assaults this year compared to last. They didn’t give the total, but at least we’re not leading the county.
The area with the most increases in assaults is Poway. The city has had 18 more assaults through May compared with last year. Vista’s overall crime rate is down 20 percent, but the city has seen 15 more assaults this year. Carlsbad has had nine more assaults so far this year
[Link: NBCsandiego.com]
by The Editors on July 26, 2007
Two masked Latino men who robbed Yanagi Restaurant on El Camino Real and Alga and then hit the Marriot Residence Inn on the 2000 block of Faraday Tuesday night July 24 are being sought by police. The suspects are described as approximately 25 year olds, 5-foot-11 to 6-feet tall, and weighing 160 to 170 pounds. They reportedly escaped in a “gray or silver” SUV and made it to Vista where they robbed a Mexican restaurant.
At least it wasn’t another Carlsbad bank, huh?
[Link: North County Times]
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