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Escondido police officer granted diversion in fatal on-duty crash

Coast News wire servicesNovember 9, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — An Escondido police officer charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a fatal on-duty crash last year was granted misdemeanor diversion Friday. The case...

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Pedestrian fatally struck by two vehicles in Escondido

Coast News wire servicesNovember 9, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — A 60-year-old man died after he was struck by two vehicles Saturday night in Escondido, and police were still looking for one of...

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Escondido police awarded $352K grant for traffic safety programs

Coast News wire servicesOctober 9, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — The Escondido Police Department has been awarded a $352,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support enforcement and education programs...

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Escondido police to hold DUI checkpoint on Friday

Coast News wire servicesSeptember 23, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — The Escondido Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint from 5 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed...

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Escondido police issues 72 citations in pedestrian, bike safety operation

Coast News wire servicesSeptember 22, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — Police issued more than 70 citations for various infractions committed by drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians during a citywide safety operation in Escondido, police...

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Pedestrian struck, killed on Centre City Parkway in Escondido

Coast News wire servicesSeptember 22, 2026

September 22, 20260515

ESCONDIDO — A 47-year-old man was killed after he stepped into the path of an oncoming vehicle in Escondido, authorities said today. The crash occurred...

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Vehicle hits bicyclist in Escondido, flees scene

Coast News wire servicesSeptember 8, 2026September 8, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — Escondido police are seeking the public’s help Tuesday in locating a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a bicyclist over the weekend. The vehicle...

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Escondido approves annual police military equipment report

Samantha NelsonSeptember 8, 2026

September 8, 20260439

ESCONDIDO — The city has once again approved the Police Department’s military equipment inventory report, complying with a statewide mandate now in its fifth year....

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Escondido man arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure

Coast News wire servicesSeptember 3, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — Officers arrested a 19-year-old Escondido resident after he allegedly exposed himself to a pedestrian from his vehicle, authorities said. Police responded around 8:49...

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Officials clear homeless encampment in Escondido area

Coast News wire servicesAugust 4, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — Law enforcement officers cleared a large homeless encampment in the Escondido area last week, arresting five people and towing six vehicles, authorities said....

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Scores of drivers ticketed during Escondido traffic-violation crackdown

Coast News wire servicesJuly 20, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — Scores of motorists traveling through Escondido on Monday received traffic citations during a 10-hour enforcement operation targeting some of the city’s most common...

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Escondido officer leads medal haul at Police & Fire Games

Noah PerkinsJuly 1, 2026

July 1, 20260847

ESCONDIDO — North County first responders produced several medal-winning performances during the 59th annual United States Police & Fire Championships, highlighted by a dominant cycling...

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Family sues Escondido police officer charged in fatal e-bike pursuit

Samantha NelsonJune 30, 2026

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ESCONDIDO — The family of a man fatally struck by an Escondido police officer during an e-bike pursuit last summer has filed a federal wrongful...

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EPD officer pleads not guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter

Coast News wire servicesJune 4, 2026

June 4, 20260481

VISTA — An Escondido police officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge stemming from a fatal crash that occurred last year....

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Suspect jailed in fatal Escondido hit-and-run

Coast News wire servicesJune 3, 2026

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VISTA — A man suspected of fleeing after the vehicle he was driving fatally struck a pedestrian in Escondido last week has been arrested, authorities...