Category: Encinitas

2 Arrested in Countywide Crime Spree in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A man and a woman were in custody July 7 after a violent crime spree that spanned from Coastal North County to the South Bay, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Around 7 p.m. on July 5, a man called 911 to report he was the victim of a carjacking in the 800…


Former Amazon Delivery Driver Sentenced for Stealing Encinitas Woman’s Dog

VISTA, Calif.—A former Amazon delivery driver who stole an Encinitas woman’s dog while delivering packages was sentenced March 16 to a one-year probation term. Dena Vindiola, 37, was arrested last October, about three weeks after golden retriever Finn went missing from his owner’s Hollyridge Drive home. As part of her probation, Vindiola must abide by…


911 Call Led to Man’s Own Arrest; 28 Firearms, Drugs Seized in San Diego

ENCINITAS, Calif.—A 25-year-old man called the police saying that he found several dead people in his Encinitas apartment. However, there were no dead people in the residence, but the police arrested two people and seized weapons and drugs because of the call, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reported Jan. 20. Around 11 a.m. on…


World Junior Surfing Championships Kicks Off at Cardiff State Beach

ENCINITAS, Calif.—Surfing’s World Junior Championships hosted by Best Western began Jan. 9 at Seaside Reef off the shore of Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas. The event will run through Sunday. Surfing will not take place on days there is insufficient surf or inclement weather. The field of 24 women from nine nations and six continents…


World Junior Surfing Championships Kick Off at Cardiff State Beach

ENCINITAS, Calif.—Surfing’s World Junior Championships hosted by Best Western began Jan. 9 at Seaside Reef off the shore of Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas. The event will run through Sunday. Surfing will not take place on days there is insufficient surf or inclement weather. The field of 24 women from nine nations and six continents…


Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident in Encinitas

ENCINITAS, Calif.—A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Jan. 1 on Pacific Coast Highway in Encinitas, sheriff’s officials said. Just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s North Coastal station and Encinitas Fire Department personnel responded to a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian on Highway 101 at…


Nine People Injured After Pursuit, Traffic Collision in Encinitas

ENCINITAS, Calif.—A 19-year-old Thermal man was arrested on April 24 on suspicion of reckless evading of a police officer after a multi-vehicle crash following a high-speed chase with California Highway Patrol officers, authorities said. CHP officers from the Oceanside area were patrolling northbound Interstate 5 at Manchester Avenue at 8:22 a.m. when they saw a…