ESCONDIDO — As her teenage friend begged for her life, Karina Amador confessed she grew more enraged and intensified her attack, a detective testified. The brutal assault, which left the then-14-ye...
Man held without bail for 2001 killing CARLSBAD — A Mexican man accused of killing and raping an 84-year-old woman in 2001 pleaded not guilty March 4 in a Vista courtroom. Prosecutors allege Alejandro Avalos Fernandez, 33, murdered G...
Delivery driver recounts beer heist VISTA — Two men accused of stealing beer from a delivery truck will have to stand trial for charges related to the theft, a Superior Court judge ruled Feb. 24. David Valdivia, 41, is charged wit...
Teens will have to answer for gang attack OCEANSIDE — Two gang members accused of participating in a group brawl, during which a man was stabbed, will have to stand trial on charges relating to the melee, a San Diego Superior Court judg...
Bail stands at $2 million for fatal hit and run ESCONDIDO — A San Diego Superior Court judge on Feb. 18 ordered that bail for a woman accused of covering up a fatal hit-and-run accident in Escondido for more than two years will remain at $2 m...
ESCONDIDO — San Diego County investors got more than they bargained for when they met Janet Reiswig in an upscale La Jolla office two years ago. “I was devastated when I realized what had happened...
SOLANA BEACH — Two men pleaded guilty Feb. 11 to vandalizing a vehicle during a retaliatory gang attack. Armando Palacios, 21, and Jesus Novoa Jr., 23, pleaded guilty to one count each of felony va...
OCEANSIDE — A 33-year-old man will have to stand trial for beating a Camp Pendleton Marine’s wife during a Halloween party last year; however, a judge dismissed his co-defendant’s case Feb. 10. Aft...
DEL MAR — A Vista jury on Feb. 8 found a 73-year-old man partially to blame for a fall at the Del Mar racetrack in which he broke his hip. After more than seven hours of deliberation, jurors found ...
VISTA — A Superior Court judge on Feb. 9 ruled that a Vista-based prosecutor violated discovery obligations relating to a pawnshop receipt in a bicycle theft case. Despite turning over a pawn tick...
ESCONDIDO — Two men accused of an armed attack and attempted robbery on a Marine and his brother got more than they bargained for when they picked the fight, a judge said Feb. 4. Moments before or...