Crime

A 37-year-old man who Carlsbad Police say “failed a field sobriety test” crashed his car into the jetty at end of the Tamarack Beach Parking lot on Wednesday night September 15, 2010, according to story on SignOnSanDiego.

The officers were on a call at 11:37 p.m. when a Ford Explorer came speeding into the parking lot at the end of Tamarack Avenue, said Carlsbad police Lt. Matt Magro. . . The SUV sped past them and headed toward the jetty at the south end of the lot without slowing, Magro said. It then hit the embankment and went up and over the rocks stopping just feet from the water.

Kind of hard to believe we missed getting a photo of this unnamed off-roader.

[Link: Sign On San Diego]

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A “boy” who was arrested for allegedly trying to steal alcohol from the Vons on El Camino Real Monday escaped from Carlsbad Police custody even though he was wearing handcuffs, according to a story on NBC San Diego.

The boy fought with officers during the arrest, hurting both officers and ultimately broke free, Williams said.. . . The suspect was wearing handcuffs when he fled the scene. Williams said the youth was hit in the nose during the fight and may have been bleeding when he left the parking lot.

If the kid in the straw hat look familiar please call the Carlsbad Police at (760) 931-2197

[Link: NBC San Diego]

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David Joseph Costello, 41, the North County Transit bus driver who was arrested for allegedly driving his bus under the influence after one of his passengers called 911 on June 1, 2010, was officially charged today on “drunken driving and public intoxication charges” according to a story on San Diego 6.

Costello was arrested after failing a series of sobriety tests, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Yancey. Authorities said the defendant’s blood-alcohol level was measured at .25 percent at the time of his arrest. The threshold for drunken driving is .08 percent. . . A North County bus rider was praised as a hero for calling 911 when she suspected the bus driver was intoxicated.

None of this should come as any kind of surprise to Costello’s friends as he has reportedly been cited “nine times since 2006 for alcohol-related offenses in North County.” But he was still able to drive a NCTD bus. Don’t blame NCTD, however. No, no. Costello didn’t work for them. He worked for First Transit the private, Cincinnati, Ohio-based transportation company that operates the buses for the North County Transit District.

Guess we can chalk this up as one more win for the “private sector.”

[Link: San Diego 6]

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A man dressed in black and wearing a black ski masked robbed a man and woman at at gunpoint at 1 AM this morning in the Koko Beach restaurant parking at the corner of Carlsbad Blvd. and Grand, according to a story in the North County Times.

At the demand of the robber, who had a handgun, the couple showed their cell phones and car keys. The thief took the man’s phone and keys to his Honda —- and then fled on foot heading north on Carlsbad Boulevard, Carlsbad police Sgt. G.E. Beason said.

Luckily, no one was hurt.

[Link: North County Times]

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The Carlsbad Police Department’s SWAT team arrived at a La Golondrina Street residents at just before 9 AM on Thursday, July 8, 2010 after neighbors had reported a man shouting threats, according to a story on 10News.com.

As the SWAT officers took up positions around the home, police continued trying to negotiate the resident’s peaceful surrender by telephone. . . About 10:10 a.m., the man walked out a back door and was taken into custody without incident. Officers then went through the home, discovering he had been inside by himself, Lt. Kelly Cain said.

Police said the 50-year-old man appeared to be having some “mental health issues.” We’d say.

[Link: 10News.com]

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The people in dark masks, hooded sweatshirts “claimed to be armed” while robbing the Carlsbad Citi bank at 1810 Marron Rd. on Thursday, July 1, 2010, according to a story in The Coast News.

Carlsbad Police responded to the scene and located a vehicle, abandoned with the motor still running, behind the Marshall’s Store, which is located in the same shopping center. It was discovered that this vehicle had been reported as stolen from the Los Angeles area. The surrounding area was searched by a police K-9 and other officers, however the suspects were not located.

We haven’t had a bank robbery since March and it was at the same bank. In fact, the Citibank on Marron Rd has been robbed at least three times in the past three years. Seems to be a favorite with the bad guys.

[Link: The Coast News]

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A man and woman wearing black sweatshirts, blue jeans and masks used a semi-automatic pistol to rob the Holiday Inn on Palomar Airport Rd at approximately 11:30 PM Monday, June 7, 2010 according to a story in the North County Times.

A desk clerk called police about 11:30 p.m. Monday to report that the duo had just robbed the Palomar Airport Road business, Carlsbad police Sgt. Chris Boyd said. The clerk told investigators that the robbers demanded cash, then ordered her onto the floor while they fled, Boyd said.

Freeway close businesses seems to get the brunt of these robberies lately. Luckily, no one was hurt.

[Link: North County Times]

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A man walking home from the BJ’s Restaurant on Paseo del Norte was punched and robbed of his wallet Friday morning May 21, 2010 around 1 AM, according to a story in the North County Times.

. . . two men got out of a silver or gray Ford SUV and approached him near the intersection of Palomar Airport Road and Paseo Del Norte, according to police. They said one of the men hit the victim in the face and took his wallet. . . The men were described as about 20 years old, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and Latino, police said.

We’re glad the man wasn’t hurt more seriously.

[Link: North County Times]

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