Author Archives for Ben Cheeks

Cleaning supplies spark fire, grocery store gutted

July 22, 2016 7:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Cleaning supplies spark fire, grocery store gutted

An El Cajon grocery store partially under construction was gutted after cleaning supplies in an aisle caught fire Friday afternoon, fire officials said.


Woman sentenced in phony lawyer case

July 22, 2016 6:37 pm Published by Comments Off on Woman sentenced in phony lawyer case

A woman who misrepresented herself as a lawyer and conned several victims out of more than $58,000 for legal services was sentenced Friday to nearly 14 years in jail. Giuliana Bosco, 39, was convicted last month of 24 criminal counts including grand th...


Fire along SR-67 shuts down freeway, threatens homes

July 22, 2016 4:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Fire along SR-67 shuts down freeway, threatens homes

A vehicle fire spread to brush along state Route 67 in the Ramona area Friday afternoon, threatening structures and briefly shutting down both sides of the freeway.


Prosecutor: Arsonist tried to burn down casinos

July 22, 2016 3:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Prosecutor: Arsonist tried to burn down casinos

Evidence will show that a Poway man accused of setting five brush fires in East and North County in 2014 and 2015 did so because he hated two Indian casinos and wanted to see them burn to the ground, a prosecutor said Monday.


Judge tentatively denies dismissal of Trump U. suit

July 22, 2016 2:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Judge tentatively denies dismissal of Trump U. suit

A federal judge issued a tentative ruling Friday to deny a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by customers who contend they were defrauded by Trump University, the Republican presidential nominee's defunct real estate training program.


Local re-entry program shows promise for inmates

July 22, 2016 1:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Local re-entry program shows promise for inmates

People serving sentences for nonviolent felonies in San Diego County custody recommit crimes less frequently than those who serve in state prison for similar crimes, according to new data from the San Diego County probation department.


Driver arrested with drugs, daughter in SUV

July 22, 2016 1:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Driver arrested with drugs, daughter in SUV

Border Patrol agents arrested a woman with 40 pounds of drugs and her 11-year-old daughter in her SUV in Pine Valley on Thursday, authorities said.


Release of police profiling report delayed again

July 22, 2016 10:00 am Published by Comments Off on Release of police profiling report delayed again

The release of a city-commissioned study on racial profiling in San Diego police traffic stops has been delayed an additional four months.


Dry cleaners robbed at knife point, 2 suspects arrested

July 21, 2016 10:35 pm Published by Comments Off on Dry cleaners robbed at knife point, 2 suspects arrested

A Poway dry cleaners was robbed at knife point Thursday, and the suspected thief and getaway driver were arrested shortly after, sheriff’s officials said.