Crime
Vigilantes, task forces and nonprofits crusade against San Diego’s illicit sex economy
REGION — After 18 months of allegedly exchanging messages online with a 14-year-old child, a Leucadia bagel store owner agreed to meet the youth in...
Tips sought on whereabouts of sex-trafficking fugitive
REGION — The FBI reached out to the public this week for help in tracking down a man who faces federal charges for allegedly operating...
Escondido, Oceanside, Carlsbad police send rape kits to independent lab for testing
REGION — More than 2,000 rape kits from a dozen local law enforcement agencies — including police departments in Escondido, Oceanside and Carlsbad — have...
Activists submit demands for Carlsbad Police reform
CARLSBAD — Ignited by a local tasing incident and nationwide protests against police brutality, activist groups have begun demanding specific reforms for the Carlsbad Police...
Police searching for teenage girl missing from Carmel Valley home
CARMEL VALLEY — Authorities asked the public today to keep an eye out for a 14-year-old girl who went missing after she walked away from...