by The Editors on February 4, 2010
On the morning of February 4, 2010 at approximately 3 AM a Lexus driving northbound on Garfield slammed into this Isuzu Rodeo in the 3400 block (and knocked it up almost completely off the street and onto the grass). The Lexus then left the scene. Nice, huh?
A couple things: If you know someone with a Lexus who oddly enough damaged the entire right side of their car recently (or you just noticed that your Lexus is damaged). Please call the Carlsbadistan Police Department and let them know. Secondly, if you’re going to drink, don’t drive. And if you’re going to drink and drive please do it somewhere else. Garfield has had enough wrecked cars lately thanks to your stupidity.
by The Editors on January 28, 2010
When man at Zales Jewelers in the Carlsbad Premium Outlet Mall asked to see an engagement ring on Wednesday, January 28, 2010 he had a little more than a proposal on his mind, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
A man . . . grabbed one of them and ran, Carlsbad police said. . . The robber took the ring from Zales Jewelers in the Carlsbad Premium Outlets mall, on Paseo Del Norte near Palomar Airport Road, after an employee removed the item from a display case for closer inspection, police said.
The man was described as “black, in his early 20s, about 6 feet five inches tall and well-dressed.” He was seen jumping into the passenger side of a silver compact sedan. There’s a marriage that starting off on the wrong foot. . .
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on January 27, 2010
Four young men in a white Hyundai who refused to pull over on northbound Interstate 5 tonight (January 27, 2010) at approximately 8:35 PM exited at Tamarack, ditched the car and tried to make a run for it near the corner of Tamarack and Pio Pico. Carlsbad Police and the San Diego County Sheriff’s helicopter responded.
According to a witness, the young men jumped from the car while it was still rolling. “I was sitting, waiting at the light when they came off the freeway and their car kind of spun out in the intersection. Then they all jumped out and ran,” the man said. “The car continued on and kind of bumped into mine.”
One suspect was apprehended on the scene and the Sheriff’s helicopter was still circling overhead at 8:50 PM apparently searching for three more suspects. Some allegedly stolen clothing was reportedly found in the trunk of the car.
by The Editors on January 18, 2010
A boat that was very likely headed for Ponto Landing with 24 illegal immigrants onboard tipped over in the surf at Torrey Pines State Beach early in the morning on Saturday, January 16, 2010, killing one man, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Sixteen passengers were rescued Saturday from the 58-degree water or found along the shoreline. The search continued until sundown for the remaining people believed to have fled. . . .“This is our worst nightmare,” said Lauren Mack, spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “We’ve been warning about this dangerous activity, and unfortunately now we have our first fatality.”
While one man died it is believed that six or seven of the illegals escaped into freedom in the land of opportunity.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on January 14, 2010
Last night around 8 PM (January 13, 2010) two men used a small handgun to rob the Carlsbad Discount Store in the Albertson’s Shopping Center at 1005 Carlsbad Village Dr, according to a story on 10News.com.
The men entered Carlsbad Discount Store at 1005 Carlsbad Village Drive shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday and walked around for a few minutes before exiting, according to the Carlsbad Police Department. . . They re-entered a few minutes later, approached a clerk, drew black semi-automatic handguns, demanded money and put it in a bag from the store, police said. Police described one of the gunman as black, about 25, 5 feet 9 inches and 150 pounds. The other was white, about 25, 5 feet 8 inches and 180 pounds, with a shaved head, tattoos on his neck and severe acne.
[Link: 10News.com]
by The Editors on December 16, 2009
As if Carlsbadistan’s Plaza Camino Real needed any more pejorative nicknames, last night (December 15, 2009) two women robbed a 24-year-old woman in the parking lot, according to story in the North County Times.
The 24-year-old victim had left Plaza Camino Real Mall on the northeast side about 9:30 p.m. when a late model Ford Mustang with silver rims approached her, Lt. Bruce May said. . . The passenger got out, asked the shopper for a cigarette, then grabbed her purse, May said. The victim ran after the robber and struggled with her for the purse through the open car door. . . As they fought, the driver moved the car, running over the victim’s foot, May said.
The robbers were described only as Latina woman and a white woman, both in their early 20s.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on November 27, 2009
Family and friends of Carlsbad High School graduate Kenneth Andrew Gram, 22, will gather tonight (November 27, 2009) at Moonlight Beach, in Encinitas for an “informal celebration and vigil for peace” from 7 – 10 PM.
Gram was visiting friends in Annapolis, Maryland last week when his body was discovered by police on a sidewalk at 2:20 AM Wednesday, November 18, 2009 with multiple stab wounds to his neck and upper back, according to a story in the Baltimore Sun.
The North County Times reports that Gram was walking alone at the time of the attack.
At about 2 a.m. on Nov. 18, one day before he was supposed to come home, Kenneth got into a argument with his girlfriend and decided to walk by himself to a nearby diner, his father said. . . . Police found Kenneth’s body shortly afterwards about two blocks from a housing project . . . He still carried his cell phone and his money. John Lee, the Annapolis detective handling the case, said the investigation is ongoing.
Gram’s sister Danielle is the co-founder of the Carlsbad-based Kids for Peace.
[Links: Baltimore Sun and North County Times]
by The Editors on November 10, 2009
California Highway Patrol used a spiked strip across lanes of I-5 at 6:00 AM today (Nov. 10, 2009) near Palomar Airport Road to end a car chase according to a story on San Diego 6.
A sheriff’s deputy on his way to work spotted a group of thieves stealing the cash machine at the CVS at 26851 Trabuco Road [in Mission Viejo] about 5 a.m., said Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
A chase ensued that continued through several Orange County neighborhoods made it to the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 and finally ended in Carlsbad where two men surrendered and two others escaped on foot. The truck the men were driving had been reported stolen earlier in San Diego.
Wonder if it is the same guys who grabbed the Avenida Encinas Chevron Station on December 19, 2009 and the Carlsbadistan Costco ATM on December 26, 2008?
[Link: San Diego 6]
by The Editors on November 4, 2009
It appears Ponto Landing is getting a little too much heat from the Boarder Patrol so now the boats are landing a little further south at Beacon’s, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Agents with the Customs and Border Protection’s Marine Interdiction Unit spotted the 15-foot panga about 4:50 a.m. about one mile offshore and followed it until it reached the beach, officials said. . . Nineteen men and 2 women, all Mexican nationals, were taken into custody and handed over to the Border Patrol, Border Patrol Agent Mark Endicott said.
It’s good to know the US Border Parol has a Marine Interdiction Unit. That should help them catch them before they get to Carlsbadistan.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on November 2, 2009
Lately, as a way of protecting the motorists of Carlsbadistan, the Carlsbad Police Department has been ticketing potential day laborers using “anti-solicitation” laws.
What do day laborer’s have to do with traffic problems? According to a story in the North County Times, police say that stopping to pick up a day laborer can cause traffic snarls.
It’s dangerous for drivers to stop on busy roads to pick up the workers, Carlsbad police Capt. Neil Gallucci said.
If it’s that dangerous, why not ticket the people who are driving the cars that stop to pick up the workers? Oh, right. That’s because that’s what the police are doing to catch the day laborers for solicitation. . .
[Link: North County Times]
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