SAN DIEGO—Citing an increase in violent crime and staffing shortages, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) will exceed its overtime budget by an estimated $9.2 million by the end of the fiscal year, it was announced Feb. 27. SDPD Chief Dave Nisleit presented an update on the department’s budget at a meeting of the San…
Overtime Costs for San Diego Police Escalate Amidst Staffing and Crime Issues
San Diego Nanny Gets 25 Years in Prison for Baby’s Death
SAN DIEGO—A woman who inflicted fatal injuries on a month-old baby she was hired to care for in San Diego County was sentenced Feb. 28 to 25 years to life in state prison. Victoria Frances Fox, 40, pleaded guilty to a first-degree murder count for the August 2021 death of a baby boy identified in…
California Gov. Newsom Ends Use of COVID Emergency Powers
February 28, 2023
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Gov. Gavin Newsom ended his use of COVID emergency powers Feb. 28, three years after the virus first appeared in California. The milestone ended 1,090 days of operating under special powers that allowed Newsom to make unilateral decisions about the state’s response to the pandemic. “Throughout the pandemic, we’ve been guided by the science and…
Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies Foil Attempted Escape
February 28, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County jail inmate attempted to escape from the Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana Jan. 28, but quick-thinking deputies foiled the plan, authorities said. The inmate was dressed in civilian clothes in what’s called a “control area” of the jail, where visitors enter and exit, at about 6 a.m. or 7…
SoCalGas Says Relief’s on Way From Sky-High Bills
February 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) Feb. 28 announced that average residential bills will decrease by some 67 percent in March compared to January—the result of wholesale market prices for natural gas dropping for a second straight month. “SoCalGas estimates that average residential bills will drop from $300 for January usage to an estimated $100…
San Diego Zoo’s Mouse Sets Guinness World Record for Longest Lifespan
February 28, 2023
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A Pacific pocket mouse that lives at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park was recognized earlier this month by Guinness World Records as the “oldest living mouse in human care” at 9 years and 7 months old. The tiny mouse, affectionately called “Pat,” is named after famed actor Sir Patrick Stewart, according to San Diego…
Los Angeles to Lower Police Recruitment Standards, Identify Officers in ‘Right-Wing Extremist’ Groups
February 28, 2023
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wants to remove “obstacles” for police applicants who fail the recruitment process and discipline officers in “right-wing extremist” groups, as per a list of two-dozen provisions detailed in a planning document between her office and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The 3-page document titled “Los Angeles Police Department Metrics”—first…
While California Wearies of Snowstorms, Northeast Greets One
February 28, 2023
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RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif.—Jennifer Cobb and her husband planned on staying four days in their vacation rental in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains. But that stretched into a week as they were trapped by a relentless series of storms that has piled snow so high they can barely see out the windows. When they try to…
SD Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Not Guilty to Bringing Cocaine to Jail Facility
February 28, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who allegedly had cocaine in his car at a county jail pleaded not guilty Feb. 27 to a felony count of bringing drugs onto jail property. Allen Wereski, 48, was booked into jail earlier this month and suspended without pay, according to a statement from the San Diego…
Wells Fargo Banker Gets Nearly 3 Years in Prison for Role in Money Laundering Scheme
February 28, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A former Wells Fargo personal banker, who pleaded guilty to federal charges for his role in an international money laundering scheme, was sentenced Feb. 27 to nearly three years in federal prison. Leopoldo Lora Aguilera, 58, of Chula Vista, admitted to opening bank accounts under false names and wiring millions of dollars to Mexico,…
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