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Man, 86, dies in Carlsbad e-bike collision

Cameron AdamsAugust 21, 2026August 21, 2026

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CARLSBAD — An 86-year-old Oceanside man died following a vehicle collision with an e-bike in Carlsbad, according to the Carlsbad Police Department and San Diego...

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Man sentenced for Calavera Preserve sexual batteries on female hikers

Coast News wire servicesAugust 18, 2026

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VISTA — An Oceanside man who struck multiple women in the buttocks while biking past them at the Calavera Preserve in Carlsbad was sentenced today...

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Man, 23, suspected of weapons violation taken into custody

Coast News wire servicesAugust 14, 2026

August 14, 20260797

CARLSBAD — A 23-year-old man suspected of associating with documented street gang members and multiple weapons violations has been taken into custody, authorities announced Thursday....

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Victims of fatal San Diego-area traffic collisions identified

Coast News wire servicesAugust 6, 2026August 6, 2026

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SAN DIEGO — Authorities have publicly identified six people who died over the past week from injuries sustained in traffic collisions across San Diego County....

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Carlsbad photographer Robert Koester gets 40 years for sex crimes

Coast News wire servicesAugust 5, 2026

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CARLSBAD — A professional photographer previously sentenced in San Diego County to 25 years in state prison for sexually assaulting teenage girls during modeling sessions...

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Motorist arrested after alleged road-rage stabbing in Carlsbad

Coast News wire servicesAugust 4, 2026

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CARLSBAD — A 49-year-old man was arrested after allegedly assaulting two people and stabbing one of them following a traffic collision Sunday evening on a...

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Missing swimmer found dead on Carlsbad beach

Cameron AdamsJuly 27, 2026

July 27, 202601714

CARLSBAD — The body of a 53-year-old man who was last seen swimming in the ocean washed ashore this weekend near North Ponto Beach, according...

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Suspect charged in March stabbing near Carlsbad train tracks

Cameron AdamsJune 19, 2026

June 19, 20260909

CARLSBAD — A 21-year-old Oceanside man has been charged in connection with a March stabbing that left a victim with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Angel...

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Three arrested in connection with series of Jeep thefts in Carlsbad

Cameron AdamsJune 11, 2026June 11, 2026

June 11, 2026June 11, 20260401

CARLSBAD — Three arrests have been made in connection with a string of Jeep thefts following a coordinated countywide law enforcement effort, according to the...

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Carlsbad police to conduct DUI checkpoints on June 12

Cameron AdamsJune 10, 2026

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CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Police Department plans to conduct a series of driving under the influence checkpoints on Friday, June 12, according to a news...

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Carlsbad man pleads not guilty to federal hate crime in LA assault

Coast News wire servicesMay 19, 2026May 21, 2026

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CARLSBAD — A Carlsbad man was arrested Monday in connection with an alleged assault on a Jewish man near a synagogue in the Pico-Robertson area...

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Former Carlsbad dance teacher pleads not guilty to child sex abuse

Leo PlaceMay 14, 2026May 14, 2026

May 14, 2026May 14, 20260979

VISTA — A former dance teacher accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl while she was a student at a Carlsbad dance studio pleaded not...

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Sage Creek student assaulted after leaving campus, witnesses intervene

Jordan IngramMay 7, 2026May 8, 2026

May 7, 2026May 8, 202608151

CARLSBAD — A 17-year-old Sage Creek High School student was allegedly assaulted Monday afternoon by a man who witnesses said appeared to be a transient...

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Former students accuse Carlsbad dance instructor of sex abuse

Leo PlaceMay 1, 2026May 1, 2026

May 1, 2026May 1, 202605566

CARLSBAD — Police have arrested a former North County dance instructor after three former students came forward and alleged he sexually abused them at a...

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Authorities probe ‘suspicious’ death of Carlsbad skater Joanna Shields

Jordan IngramApril 24, 2026April 27, 2026

April 24, 2026April 27, 2026010737

CARLSBAD — New details from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office are clarifying early witness accounts in the death of a 37-year-old Carlsbad woman found earlier...