Escondido police to purchase surveillance tower for large gatherings
ESCONDIDO – The Escondido City Council recently approved a resolution to allow the Escondido Police Department to purchase a portable security tower that will allow...
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Escondido police release bodycam footage of homeless man fatally shot by officer
In the April 21 incident, the officer was responding to 911 calls of a man reportedly hitting cars with a “metal pole.”...
Transient, officer involved in fatal Escondido shooting identified
Steven John Olson, 59, allegedly was hitting cars with a crowbar before he was approached and later shot by an officer on April 21....
Escondido Police Department creates standalone de-escalation policy
ESCONDIDO — Following incidents of police brutality across the nation over the past year that sparked widespread outrage and calls for police reform, the Escondido...
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...
Escondido Police Chief says department making progress on reform
ESCONDIDO – The Escondido Police Department alongside the City of Escondido says they have been working on improving their policies and procedures for the past...
North County uses different models of law enforcement accountability
REGION — Law enforcement operates by two models — one political, the other bureaucratic — which perform largely parallel functions, but differ in how they’re...
Growing police spending in North County
REGION — The three North County cities with their own police departments—Oceanside, Escondido and Carlsbad—have generally increased discretionary spending on police, while at the same...
Escondido police, city officials say they are working on reform
ESCONDIDO — A recent review of public records by the San Diego Union-Tribune shows that in the last 20 years, 217 people have died at...
Hundreds of Escondido residents comment on police budget
ESCONDIDO – Amid ongoing nationwide protests and a growing movement to defund the police, Escondido City Council received almost 400 public comments at its June...