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Escondido girls admit to trying to kill friend
ESCONDIDO — Two teenage girls have pleaded guilty to a brutal stabbing and beating that nearly killed their friend. Karina Amador and Jovana Gudino, both 15, pleaded guilty to attempted murder a...
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City treasurer’s death ruled suicide
CARLSBAD — Co-workers and friends of Carlsbad City Treasurer Harold “Mac” McSherry, who committed suicide July 14, said the veteran tax attorney was dedicated to the city and his family, but str...
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Convicted felon sentenced to prison for attempted employee theft
CARLSBAD — A 25-year-old man who was arrested for trying to steal from his employer two months after being placed on probation for robbing and assaulting an elderly man was sentenced to two year...
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DUIs over holiday weekend down countywide
COAST CITIES — County law enforcement agencies arrested less motorists this Fourth of July weekend for driving impaired when compared to last year, a sheriff’s spokesperson said. Authorities m...
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Former Oceanside police officer on probation for threats
OCEANSIDE — A former Oceanside police officer was placed on probation June 30 for threatening his ex-wife with a loaded hand gun. Randy Judd, 50, received three years of probation relating to th...
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Mistrial in case of DUI deaths of 2 couples
VISTA — A judge declared a mistrial July 6 in the case of a woman accused of killing two North County couples during a head-on collision. San Diego Superior Court Judge Runston Maino made the d...
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Witness takes stand against friend in quadruple DUI murder trial
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VISTA — From the moment Anthony Boles was pulled from a horrific accident near Pala Casino, he has been adamant that he was not behind the wheel when the vehicle he was in slammed into a vehicle ki...
Wrongful-death suit relating to 2007 O’side police shooting dismissed
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OCEANSIDE — The use of deadly force by three Oceanside police officers in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man three years ago was “reasonable and justifiable,” a San Diego Superior Court judge ...
Parole agents missed violations by John Gardner prior to Dubois and King killings
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ESCONDIDO — “The defendant does not suffer from a psychotic order. He is simply a bad guy who is inordinately interested in young girls,” said Dr. Matthew Carroll in 2000 after evaluating John Gard...
Woman given 365 days in jail for fleeing fatal accident
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ESCONDIDO — A San Diego Superior Court judge on June 7 sentenced a 55-year-old woman to one year in jail and probation relating to a 2007 fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a teenager as she cr...
New gang injunction granted against O’side gang
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OCEANSIDE — A Superior Court judge on May 25 signed a permanent gang injunction against members of a multi-generational Latino gang. The civil injunction granted by Judge Aaron Katz targets 29 mem...
Man found guilty of molesting niece
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OCEANSIDE — A San Diego jury on May 26 convicted a 28-year-old man for molesting his niece while the girl was visiting her grandmother’s house in Oceanside. After nearly four full days of delibera...