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Former SeaWorld manager gets prison for fraud

September 23, 2016 3:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Former SeaWorld manager gets prison for fraud

A former SeaWorld San Diego manager who admitted to an embezzlement scheme was sentenced in federal court Friday to 30 months in prison. Wilfred David Joseph Jobin-Reyes, known as Sebastian Jobin, was also ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restit...


Teen sentenced to prison for killing ex-girlfriend’s mother

September 23, 2016 2:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Teen sentenced to prison for killing ex-girlfriend’s mother

An 18-year-old man who stabbed two women at a City Heights apartment complex last year, including his ex-girlfriend’s mother, was sentenced Friday to 20 years to life in prison.

Jorge Suarez Villalba pleaded guilty in August to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Alfa Castillo, 45. He...


Teen hit by SUV critically injured

September 23, 2016 12:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Teen hit by SUV critically injured

A 14-year-old jaywalker was hit by an SUV and critically injured in Spring Valley Thursday night, authorities said.

The El Cajon teen suffered a skull fracture and cuts on her legs, California Highway Patrol Officer Kevin Pearlstein said.

He said the girl was walking south across Jamacha Boulevard...


Pedestrian seriously injured in Little Italy

September 23, 2016 7:40 am Published by Comments Off on Pedestrian seriously injured in Little Italy

A woman suffered a fractured pelvis when she was struck by a car in Little Italy Thursday night, San Diego police said.

Police did not say whether the driver or pedestrian was at fault, but said neither one was under the influence of alcohol.

The 61-year-old woman was crossing Date Street south...


Man from Tijuana accused of smuggling almost 6,000 fentanyl pills

September 22, 2016 8:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Man from Tijuana accused of smuggling almost 6,000 fentanyl pills

A man from Tijuana has been charged with smuggling nearly 6,000 fentanyl pills, disguised as oxycodone, into the U.S. from Mexico, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. 

Jose Arturo Acevedo, 35, is accused of driving through the San Ysidro Port of Entry on July 19 with the fentanyl pills, as well as...


Life sentences in federal gang case

September 22, 2016 5:35 pm Published by Comments Off on Life sentences in federal gang case

The prosecution of a violent group of San Diego gang members ended Thursday with life sentences for two of its members. Marcus Anthony Foreman and Jermaine Cook were the last to be sentenced in San Diego federal court for their roles in a racketeer...


Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of sex acts with teen

September 22, 2016 5:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of sex acts with teen

A former Border Patrol agent accused of engaging in sex acts with a teenage girl was convicted Thursday in San Diego Superior Court of felony charges.

Daniel Spear, 46, was found guilty of oral copulation with a minor, digital penetration of a minor and use of a minor in the production of child...


Superior Court names new commissioner

September 22, 2016 5:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Superior Court names new commissioner

A private attorney with extensive experience in the military was sworn in this week to serve as a commissioner in the San Diego Superior Court.

Peter Fagan, 65, took the oath of office on Monday.

Commissioners are selected by the judges and given powers to hear and make decisions on certain legal...


San Diego mother, daughter missing for nearly a week

September 22, 2016 5:10 pm Published by Comments Off on San Diego mother, daughter missing for nearly a week

San Diego police have asked the public to keep an eye out for a mother and her 11-year-old daughter who disappeared Friday. 

Yadira Robledo, 36, and Michelle Rosas have not been in contact with their family since they left their apartment in the southeastern area of San Diego around 9 a.m. Friday,...


Man points gun at girlfriend, holes up in Pacific Beach home

September 22, 2016 3:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Man points gun at girlfriend, holes up in Pacific Beach home

A man accused of threatening his girlfriend with a gun holed up in a Pacific Beach home Thursday afternoon, police said. 

Officers said the man scaled the balcony of his girlfriend’s La Jolla Boulevard apartment and pointed a gun at her about 1:45 p.m. 

No one was injured and the man soon fled...