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Escondido police to conduct DUI patrols this week

Coast News wire servicesFebruary 11, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — The Escondido Police Department will be on high alert searching for people driving under the influence this week. Officers will be on patrol...

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Transit safety operation nets 15 arrests along Sprinter rail line

Coast News wire servicesFebruary 6, 2026February 9, 2026

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OCEANSIDE — Authorities today announced 15 arrests during a transit operation aimed at improving public safety along the North County Transit Sprinter rail line. The...

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Man, woman found shot to death in possible murder-suicide in Escondido

Coast News wire servicesFebruary 5, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — The shootings of a man and woman who were found dead Tuesday in vehicles in Escondido were under investigation as a suspected case...

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Escondido safety enforcement nets 78 citations

Coast News wire servicesJanuary 27, 2026January 27, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — Officers with the Escondido Police Department cited 78 drivers and motorcyclists for a variety of violations, officials said this week. The safety enforcement...

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Motorcyclist dies in collision with semi truck in Escondido

Leo PlaceJanuary 23, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a flatbed semi truck in western Escondido on Thursday morning, the Escondido Police Department reported. The...

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Community mourns man, 23, killed in San Marcos motorcycle crash

Leo PlaceJanuary 20, 2026January 20, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — The North County community is mourning the loss of a 23-year-old man killed in a motorcycle collision in San Marcos last week. Around...

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Sheriff locates, arrests Valley Center assault suspect

Leo PlaceJanuary 14, 2026January 14, 2026

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VALLEY CENTER — Law enforcement has arrested a man suspected of assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism, and child abuse following numerous tips from members...

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At least 6 vehicles involved in I-15 crash, multiple lanes closed

Coast News wire servicesJanuary 13, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — A six-vehicle collision prompted slow-moving traffic on Interstate 15 near the Escondido area today. The crash was reported around 5:48 a.m. Tuesday on...

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Grand jury indicts 21 for allegedly conspiring to engage in street racing

Coast News wire servicesJanuary 12, 2026

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REGION — A San Diego County grand jury has indicted 21 people for allegedly conspiring to engage in street racing on public roads. The alleged...

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Sheriffs seek help identifying Valley Center assault suspect

Samantha NelsonJanuary 9, 2026

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VALLEY CENTER — San Diego County sheriff’s investigators are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man suspected of assault with a deadly...

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Escondido drywall company to pay $790K for wage violations

Coast News wire servicesJanuary 7, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — An Escondido drywall construction contractor will pay $790,000 in back wages, damages and penalties after it was found the company failed to pay...

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Woman rescued in flooding emergency at Lake Hodges

Coast News wire servicesJanuary 2, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — San Diego County fire and emergency personnel rescued a woman on New Year’s Day who was swept into a creek by heavy rainwaters...

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Federal, state officials clash over suspect in fatal Escondido hit-and-run

Samantha NelsonDecember 4, 2025

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ESCONDIDO — A man accused in a fatal Thanksgiving Eve hit-and-run that killed an 11-year-old boy — and now at the center of an immigration...

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Man arrested in hit-and-run death of 11-year-old Escondido boy

Samantha NelsonDecember 1, 2025December 1, 2025

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ESCONDIDO — Police have arrested an Escondido man in connection with the death of an 11-year-old boy who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run collision...

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Eleven-year-old boy killed in Escondido hit-and-run

Samantha NelsonNovember 28, 2025December 1, 2025

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ESCONDIDO — An 11-year-old boy was struck and fatally injured by a suspected hit-and-run driver the night before Thanksgiving. The collision occurred around 5 p.m....