CHULA VISTA, Calif.—Thieves stole an ATM out of a convenience store in Chula Vista June 5 by smashing the shop’s front window with a truck, pulling out the cash machine, and loading it on the back of the pickup, police said. The theft happened at 4:07 a.m. at the Chevron gas station on Melrose Avenue…

A Chula Vista restaurant’s liquor license was suspended May 19 after state officials said a 20-year-old man was served alcohol at the business just before he died in a solo vehicle crash. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said 20-year-old Jonathan Ortiz Zaragoza was “repeatedly served alcohol” at Las Tres Cantinas without his ID ever…

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—Two brothers were in custody March 9 in connection with the violent death of a man in an industrial area near Otay Valley Regional Park in Chula Vista. Patrol officers responding to a report of a disturbance in the 2700 block of Faivre Street shortly after 11:30 p.m. Monday found Joseph Valenzuela, 22,…

SAN DIEGO—A Chula Vista man who blew up two ATMs in an attempt to steal the money inside was sentenced Jan. 27 to more than 11 years in federal prison. Chad Engel, 50, pleaded guilty to federal charges last year for his role in an explosion that damaged one ATM at a California Coast Credit…

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—An investigation was underway Friday, Jan. 27, after a Chula Vista woman was struck by two vehicles and died at the scene. Shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, Chula Vista Police (CVPD) received a call about a woman who was struck by two cars while walking in the road in the 1100 block of…

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A Chula Vista woman was seriously injured and taken to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident. Just after 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 18, a Community Service Officer from Chula Vista Police Department witnessed a vehicle hit the woman in the intersection of F Street and Garrett Avenue….

Chula Vista will hold a special election next year after voters elected the late Simon Silva for city attorney, who died from cancer in September, two months before the Nov. 8 election. The San Diego Registrar of Voters estimated a city-wide election would cost $2 million and a mail-in ballot election would cost $1.5 million….

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A 21-year-old man died when his motorcycle collided with a Metropolitan Transit System bus, police said Oct. 5. The incident happened just before 10:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the intersection of Third and Orange avenues, according to a Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) news release. Motorists who witnessed the collision told police they…

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—The male driver and female passenger of a Nissan Rogue were killed Oct. 1 when their vehicle crashed into a wall while exiting the Interstate 805 off-ramp on East Palomar Street, police said. At approximately 9:53 a.m., the Chula Vista Police Department received several calls regarding a single-vehicle crash into a wall near…

SAN DIEGO—A Chula Vista man who distributed more than 100 pounds of fentanyl and other drugs was sentenced Dec. 1 to nearly six years in federal prison. Ernesto Renteria, 45, pleaded guilty earlier this year to four counts related to possessing drugs with the intent to distribute and received a 71-month term on Wednesday. According…