District Attorney Summer Stephan
Tips to keep seniors safe from scams
By District Attorney Summer Stephan Every year in San Diego County, senior citizens are scammed out of millions of dollars by bad actors who prey...
One Safe Place opens to families, crime victims in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS — A new family justice center finally opened its doors in San Marcos this week, helping to fill a gap in crucial services...
North County resource center offering services for crime victims unveiled
SAN MARCOS — A new resource center supporting local crime victims was recently unveiled in San Marcos, where officials say free support services will be...
One Safe Place to open in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS — A family justice center for victims of child abuse, domestic violence and human trafficking will soon have a dedicated facility in North...
DA: Homeless more likely to be crime victims, perpetrators in county
REGION — The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced a strategy this week to prevent the homeless from being involved with crime, following the...
New law requiring Narcan in rehab facilities partially penned by SD DA office
REGION — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law today a bill, supported by San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, that will require licensed alcohol...
Desmond to seek more local control in housing sexually violent predators
REGION — A proposal by Supervisor Jim Desmond aims to stop the placement of sexually violent predators in San Diego County until local jurisdictions are...
DA Summer Stephan announces re-election campaign
REGION — San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that she will seek re-election. According to her campaign, Stephan has raised around $240,000...
Poway synagogue shooter pleads guilty to all charges, life sentence expected
POWAY — A young man who carried out a hate-motivated shooting at the Chabad of Poway that killed one woman and injured three other people...
San Diego DA announces milestone in county rape kit testing project
REGION — More than 2,000 rape kits from a dozen San Diego County law enforcement agencies have been tested following their delivery to an independent...
Investigators seek additional victims of alleged loan shark
SAN MARCOS — Authorities put out a call today for any additional alleged victims of a 35-year-old man accused of running a loan-sharking scheme primarily...
Commentary: Pay your bills, not scammers
Paying bills online is very common, but unfortunately, even something as mundane as paying a utility bill can become a rollercoaster ride now that scammers...