Author Archives for Ben Cheeks
October 8, 2016 8:00 am
Published by Ben Cheeks
Nearly two weeks after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by an El Cajon police officer, street protests and demonstrations have faded but scrutiny of the city’s police force and its relations with the diverse East County city remain.
An analysis of officer-involved shootings by local agencies...
October 8, 2016 8:00 am
Published by Ben Cheeks
At least 376 people have been fatally shot by law enforcement in San Diego County since 1980, according to a running tally kept by The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The “at least” is important here — it’s difficult to know how many people are killed by law enforcement because reporting to official data...
October 7, 2016 10:45 pm
Published by Ben Cheeks
The death of a 34-year-old woman found wounded Tuesday night in her home in Santee has been ruled a homicide, a sheriff’s lieutenant said Friday.
Leticia Arroyo suffered trauma to her upper body and died before medics got to the two-story townhome on Mission Greens Road, south of Mission Gorge...
October 7, 2016 10:45 pm
Published by Ben Cheeks
The death of a 34-year-old woman found wounded Tuesday night in her home in Santee has been ruled a homicide, a sheriff’s lieutenant said Friday.
Leticia Arroyo suffered trauma to her upper body and died before medics got to the two-story townhome on Mission Greens Road, south of Mission Gorge...
October 7, 2016 10:10 pm
Published by Ben Cheeks
Two teenage boys were seriously injured when a vehicle struck them at an intersection in Oceanside Friday night, police said.
Witnesses told police the two teens, about 15 to 17 years old, crossed River Road against a red light. They walked into the path of a Subaru vehicle headed north on Vandergrift...
October 7, 2016 10:10 pm
Published by Ben Cheeks
Two teenage boys were seriously injured when a vehicle struck them at an intersection in Oceanside Friday night, police said.
Witnesses told police the two teens, about 15 to 17 years old, crossed River Road against a red light. They walked into the path of a Subaru vehicle headed north on Vandergrift...
October 7, 2016 5:55 pm
Published by Ben Cheeks
Unfounded social media posts seemingly inspired by a nationwide creepy clown craze threatened to kill teachers and kidnap students at an El Cajon middle school Friday, police and school officials said.
The threats against Montgomery Middle School appeared on Instagram on Thursday, posted by someone...
October 7, 2016 5:55 pm
Published by Ben Cheeks
Menacing threats against Montgomery Middle School teachers and students appeared on Instagram Thursday, posted by someone with the username “elcajonclown,” a school district official said.
The unfounded posts, seemingly inspired by nationwide reports of run-ins with creepy clowns, threatened to...
October 7, 2016 5:40 pm
Published by Ben Cheeks
Sheriff's officials are hoping the public can help identify a man seen on tape beating and kicking a San Marcos store clerk unconscious late last month.
The victim was injured — including bleeding inside his skull — in the 8:15 p.m. attack on Sept. 28, in a Chevron gas station and convenience...
October 7, 2016 5:40 pm
Published by Ben Cheeks
A man was arrested Friday on suspicion of beating and kicking a San Marcos store clerk unconscious late last month during an attack that was caught on tape.
Sheriff’s deputies spotted Frederick Cato, 32, driving away from a Walmart on Leucadia Boulevard west of El Camino Real about 4:30 p.m. They...