Solana Beach financier under fire as investor lawsuits mount
SOLANA BEACH — For more than two decades, Deborah Freeman worked multiple jobs, flipped distressed properties and steadily built a real estate portfolio she hoped...
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Schools say classrooms aren’t locker rooms amid Santa Fe Christian lawsuit
SOLANA BEACH — Across North County campuses, public school officials say there is little ambiguity about where visiting student-athletes prepare for games: they either arrive...
Students sue Santa Fe Christian over alleged ‘secret’ recording
SOLANA BEACH — Three high school student-athletes have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Santa Fe Christian Schools, alleging the private school secretly recorded them...
Artificial intelligence answering non-emergency sheriff’s calls
REGION — Non-emergency calls to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office will be answered by an artificial intelligence processing system beginning this weekend, an effort...
Transit safety operation nets 15 arrests along Sprinter rail line
OCEANSIDE — Authorities today announced 15 arrests during a transit operation aimed at improving public safety along the North County Transit Sprinter rail line. The...
Sheriff plans extra DUI patrols in San Diego area on Super Bowl Sunday
ENCINITAS — Law enforcement personnel will have an increased presence on San Diego-area roadways this weekend to keep a strict watch for Super Bowl revelers...
Lawsuit alleges ICE detaining immigrants without due process in San Diego County
SAN DIEGO — Three immigrants detained in San Diego County filed a proposed class action lawsuit on Nov. 25, alleging they have been unlawfully detained...
Scams targeting elderly in San Diego County led to $130M in losses in a year
REGION — Scams targeting the elderly in San Diego County resulted in losses of more than $130 million over the course of a single year,...
Victims of fatal San Diego-area traffic accidents ID’d
REGION — Authorities today publicly identified six people who lost their lives in recent weeks to San Diego-area traffic accidents. The most recent of the...
Solana Beach man sentenced to 5 years for attempted assault
VISTA — A Solana Beach dog groomer was sentenced to five years in state prison last week after pleading guilty to the attempted sexual assault...
Bikers busted for lengthy freeway-takeover stunt
SOLANA BEACH — More than two dozen motorcyclists got their motorcycles confiscated after essentially taking over stretches of two freeways between Lincoln Park and Solana...
Man, woman sentenced for countywide crime spree
ENCINITAS — A man and woman who took part in a crime spree that included shootings and carjackings stretching from Imperial Beach to Encinitas were...
Increased DUI patrols throughout holiday weekend
REGION — Deputies will be out in force starting today and lasting through Sunday looking to pull over and arrest impaired drivers during the Thanksgiving...