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…

The mayor of Imperial Beach—the southernmost beach city in California bordering Mexico—is asking President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency regarding sewage water from Tijuana, Mexico, contaminating water along the city’s beaches and infecting thousands of people. Mayor Paloma Aguirre wrote the president a letter last week—which has not been made public yet—urging…

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A janitor who set up a hidden camera inside a bathroom at the Imperial Beach school where he worked was sentenced May 5 to one year in county jail and three years of probation. Freddy Mogollan, 39, must also register as a sex offender for filming victims inside a women’s restroom at Bayside…

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.—Bacteria, viruses, and chemicals from ocean pollution flowing from the Tijuana River is becoming airborne and blowing inland in Imperial Beach, according to research released Mar. 2 by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California–San Diego (UCSD). The study found that this coastal water pollution—largely untreated sewage runoff as a…

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A janitor who set up a hidden camera inside a bathroom at the Imperial Beach school where he worked pleaded guilty Feb. 15 to felony and misdemeanor counts. Freddy Mogollan, 39, admitted Wednesday to filming victims inside a women’s restroom at Bayside STEAM Academy. Mogollan is also facing a lawsuit filed last week…

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.—Two people drowned Nov. 26 when a panga boat capsized off the coast of Imperial Beach, authorities said. At least 10 people were reported to be on the boat, with seven people rescued or reaching the shore. The U.S. Coast Guard, San Diego County lifeguards, sheriff’s deputies, and the U.S. Border Patrol were…