by The Editors on June 13, 2009
Gang members from Long Beach and Oceanside were reportedly having a partying at the Marriott Resident Inn at 2000 Faraday Ave. early Saturday morning June 13, 2009 when shots were fired during a fight, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
One of the fighters then pulled out a handgun and fired into the front of the hotel, police said. . . Police dispatchers received several 911 calls reporting the shooting, and arriving officers found a large crowd running and driving away. . . Police interviewed several witnesses, but no arrests have been made.
Why do gang members from everywhere else have to come to Carlsbad to shoot their guns?
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on March 31, 2009
Two skateboarders and a photographer were trying to get a little work done on Oak Ave. across from the Carlsbad Village Inn this afternoon around 2 PM and had barely gotten their lighting set-up before they were literally swarmed by Carlsbad Police Officers: three cars and a motorcycle responded to this crime (man-on-man coverage?).
The polite and cooperative skateboarders were told to put their hands behind their backs, told to spread their legs and then each of them were patted down, told to sit with their hands in their laps and then asked for their IDs. We do not believe any of the officers even saw either of the guys actually rolling on their skateboards.
While we’re happy that Carlsbadistan’s finest are so quick on the response, we kind of wish that conscientious, working skateboarders were given a little less vigorous treatment. Maybe simply being asked to leave by one officer would have been more appropriate. But then, that’s just us, and we probably know too much about Carlsbadistan’s importance in skateboarding history to really understand the reality of skateboarding behind a crime in our city.
by The Editors on March 17, 2009
The Carlsbad Police Department’s Gypsy Hunter, Detective Patty Parra, spent the past four months looking for a pair of men who were preying on elderly women, and now that hard work has paid off according to a story on CBS8.com.
Handcuffed in court, police say 35-year-old Sonny Mitchell is a traveling gypsy who preys upon elderly women. Detectives say Mitchell and his accomplice trick senior drivers into pulling over, then after setting fires in their trunks, the scammers would allegedly convince the seniors that their cars needed immediate repair for their own safety.
Thanks to Parra’s work Mitchell is being held on $500,000 bail and his accomplice who was found in Reno, Nevada is in the process of being extradited.
[Link: CBS8.com]
by The Editors on March 17, 2009
A woman was robbed outside of Macys at the Westfield Plaza Camino Real this afternoon at 5:40 PM according to a story in the North County Times.
About 5:40 p.m., a man allegedly approached a woman, knocked her down and grabbed her purse, the dispatcher said. . . . He fled east from the shopping center in a white newer model extended cab pickup truck driven by another man. The vehicle was seen heading east from the shopping mall, located on El Camino Real. . . The first suspect was described by the dispatcher as a black man with dreadlocks, wearing a gray hooded-sweatshirt. . . The driver was described as Latino.
We always stay away from that mall after dark, but this was in broad daylight. Hopefully the Carlsbad Police Department gets these guys. They’ve been doing pretty well with arrests lately.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on March 11, 2009
The driver of a brown Toyota Corolla with a male and female as passengers took Carlsbad Police on a chase through Barrio Carlsbad this afternoon just after 2 PM (March 11, 2009). The chase ended in the 3300 block of Madison St. when the Corolla collided head-on with a Carlsbad Police car. As a result of the crash one neighbor’s red Ford Ranger truck ended up on its in his front yard.
“The police car crashed into the car they were chasing,” said one neighbor. “I didn’t even hear any sirens or anything then a guy came running through my neighbors yard and right through mine. The police drew their guns on him and he laid down saying something about being on parole. .”
The driver was taken away by police, the male passenger who had outstanding warrants was taken in for processing, and the female was being held at the scene.
Here’s what San Diego 6 had to say about the accident. Or the San Diego Union Tribune.
by The Editors on February 25, 2009
The Oceanhouse Restaurant was the ender for one man during a police chase yesterday afternoon February 24, 2009. Two men suspected of stealing a flat screen TV on Los Robles were spotted on Carlsbad Village Drive and ran when police pulled them over, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Police said the 27-year-old burglar got into a blue Ford Explorer driven by a 20-year-old man. Officers spotted the vehicle heading north on Carlsbad Boulevard and eventually pulled the vehicle over in a parking lot on nearby Carlsbad Village Drive where the men ran, police said. . . . One of the men was caught in the Ocean House Restaurant, police said. The second man ran north into southern Oceanside and was arrested on Coast Highway near Morse Street, police said.
Nice work, again.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on February 23, 2009
Police arrested a 20-year-old man Sunday February 22, 2008 at 9:25 AM in on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the 18-year-old man who was shot in the head early Saturday morning, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Police made an arrest in the case Sunday around 9:25 p.m. during a traffic stop on southbound Intestate 5 near Cannon Road after witnesses identified the shooter, Williams said. . . . He is being held without bail in Vista jail. He also is facing charges of assault with a firearm, participating in a street gang and violating probation, police said.
Carlsbad Police, getting it done.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on February 22, 2009
An 18-year-old man was shot in the head “near a party” in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to a story in the North County Times.
Officers responded to the 2300 block of Pio Pico Drive shortly after 12:25 a.m. and found numerous possible witnesses. Police later learned the victim had been taken by companions to a local hospital. They said the shooting took place in the street. . . . Detectives early Saturday morning were interviewing witnesses and examining the scene. No information about any suspects was provided in the statement.
The name of the victim was not revealed because police suspect the shooting may be “gang-related.”
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on January 30, 2009
One of Carlsbad’s finest late-night drinking establishments hosted a fight in the early hours of Thursday morning and a 29-year-old man was found in front of the Golden Tee Cocktail Lounge at 1065 Carlsbad Village Drive with two stab wounds, according to a story in the North County Times.
The extent of the injuries were unknown but were not expected to be life-threatening, Thomas said. . . . The victim was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital for treatment, he said. . . . Meanwhile, police are looking for two men seen leaving the area south on Interstate 5 in a silver Infinity G35 sedan, Thomas said. . . .Both men are white and between 25 and 35 years old. One is approximately 6 feet tall and 190 pounds; the other is approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and 180 pounds.
Bummer. Anyone with info is encouraged to call the Carslbad Police Department at (760) 931-2197.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on January 26, 2009
One of our Twitter friends alerted us to this early Sunday morning. Apparently, “A man suspected of drunken driving ran into a lagoon, refused to surrender and tried to drown a police dog before he was arrested, police said yesterday.” according to a story in the San Diego Union–Tribune.
Lavar Toosweet McKiernan, 34, was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence, felony evading causing injuries, and attempting to harm a police dog, said Carlsbad police Lt. Marc Reno.. . . The motorist drove away with Alexander in pursuit, Reno said. He rear-ended a vehicle and hit a telephone pole before leaving the car and running into the Buena Vista Lagoon, about half a mile from where the chase began.
Alcohol is such a wonderful thing, huh?
[Link: San Diego Union-Triubne]
Gang members from Long Beach and Oceanside were reportedly having a partying at the Marriott Resident Inn at 2000 Faraday Ave. early Saturday morning June 13, 2009 when shots were fired during a fight, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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