by The Editors on October 2, 2007
Police chased a BMW through Carlsbadistan last night at speeds up to 70 MPH until the driver (Patrick Jackson of Pauma Valley) hit a parked car on Juniper Avenue. And just as the driver jumped from the car to run away he was mowed down by an on coming Carlsbad Police car.
Officers tried to pull over the driver on Grand Avenue about 9:20 p.m. for several traffic violations, Carlsbad police Sgt. Keith Blackburn said. The driver allegedly sped off at 70 mph, struck a parked car and stopped on Juniper Avenue. . . The driver, 33, from Pauma Valley, was treated at a hospital for a broken leg, then booked into jail on suspicion of drunken driving, hit-and-run, evading police and a parole hold.
We saw the flashing lights while driving by and didn’t investigate more thoroughly. For that we apologize.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on October 2, 2007
And another story from the “Carlsbad science companies we don’t understand” file:
Invitrogen Corporation, a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, announced today it has entered into a licensing agreement with Natural Selection, Inc. to make new microRNA sequences available to researchers. This agreement enables Invitrogen to provide the most comprehensive human and mouse microRNA arrays on the market.
Oddly, Natural Selection, Inc. (a sophisticated computational intelligence algorithms company) is heavily involved in the “defense” industry if you know what we mean. It’s all a mystery to us.
[Link: Bioresearch Online]
by The Editors on October 2, 2007
According to a story in the North County Times James Shannon, 61, died early morning October 1, 2007 when the limousine he was driving on northbound Interstate 805 toward Sorrento Valley Road crashed at about 3:11 AM.
The vehicle, which was traveling at an unknown speed, drifted for an unknown reason and sideswiped the steel guard rail, authorities said. . . . The vehicle then overturned, throwing the man out and causing fatal injuries, highway patrol officer Larry Landeros said. The limousine landed on its wheels and about 100 feet of the guard rail was damaged.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on October 1, 2007
They used to be called the Carlsbad Company Stores, but apparently they are now known as the Premium Outlets and yesterday they got robbed, according to the North County Times.
At about 6 p.m., an officer stopped a car for driving recklessly behind the outlet stores, according to Carlsbad police. After a short investigation the officer concluded that the occupants, two adults and one 17-year-old male, had burglarized the Osh Kosh store. Police say the suspects had taken $500 worth of clothing and were fleeing when they were stopped.
Sounds like baby needed the clothes.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on October 1, 2007
For the past 55 years if you wanted to stroll the streets of Carlsbad (or hang out in a public park) with an open container it was perfectly legal. Later this month, according to a Barbara Henry story in the North County Times, all that is going to change.
For the first time in Carlsbad’s 55-year history, the city will prohibit the possession of open containers of alcohol on sidewalks, streets and other public areas in the downtown, except in fenced “beer garden” areas at street festivals or other special events.
And guess who was behind this new ordinance? Carlsbad’s bar owners. Interesting, huh?
[Link: North County Times]
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