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San Marcos homicide victim identified; 29-year-old son suspected in killing

Coast News wire servicesJune 11, 2021

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SAN MARCOS — Authorities on Friday publicly identified the 68-year-old San Marcos woman found slain this week, allegedly by her 29-year-old son. Investigators discovered the

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Lawsuit alleges sexual abuse by former Diocese of San Diego priest

Coast News wire servicesJune 9, 2021June 9, 2021

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REGION — A man who alleges a former Catholic priest repeatedly molested him when he was a young boy, then continued to be active at

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No future agenda item planned for Escondido police oversight

Tigist LayneJune 2, 2021

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ESCONDIDO – After an officer-involved shooting back in April that resulted in the death of Steven John Olson, a 59-year-old homeless man, the city of

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Man pleads guilty to bicyclist’s death in Escondido, convicted on other counts

Coast News wire servicesMay 24, 2021

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ESCONDIDO — A man who fatally struck a bicyclist in Escondido, then fled the scene, faces at least 30 years in state prison when he

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Trial begins for driver accused of fatally striking bicyclist in Escondido

Coast News wire servicesMay 18, 2021

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VISTA — Opening statements are scheduled today in the trial of a man accused of fatally striking a bicyclist in Escondido, then fleeing the scene.

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Sheriff’s detectives recover stolen artifacts in Escondido, arrest two men

Coast News wire servicesMay 17, 2021

May 17, 20210511

ESCONDIDO — Sheriff’s detectives have recovered six Native American artifacts stolen from an exhibit at the Harrah’s Resort Southern California in Valley Center. The burglary

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Transient, officer involved in fatal Escondido shooting identified

Coast News wire servicesApril 29, 2021

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Steven John Olson, 59, allegedly was hitting cars with a crowbar before he was approached and later shot by an officer on April 21.

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Man acquitted in girl’s 1998 Escondido murder pleads guilty to meth possession

Coast News wire servicesApril 8, 2021

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A man who was previously convicted, then acquitted of a 12-year-old Escondido girl's 1998 killing, pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor count of methamphetamine possession

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Teenage girl accused in crash that killed homeless men in Escondido arraigned

Coast News wire servicesMarch 26, 2021March 29, 2021

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ESCONDIDO — A 13-year-old girl who allegedly crashed her mother’s pilfered SUV off an Escondido street while fleeing a traffic stop, killing two homeless men

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Juvenile who allegedly stole mother’s SUV arrested in double-fatal wreck

staffMarch 25, 2021March 25, 2021

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ESCONDIDO — A 13-year-old girl who allegedly crashed her mother’s pilfered SUV off an Escondido street while fleeing a traffic stop last winter, killing two