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North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (Sheriff’s Department social media photo)

Encinitas Shoulder Tap operation aims to remind public not to buy alcohol for minors

North Coast Current March 18, 2024
Local and state authorities notified 25 people about the ramifications of buying alcohol on behalf of those under age during a Shoulder Tap operation in Encinitas earlier this month, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday, March 15.
An image from a body-worn camera during San Diego police action in 2020. (San Diego Police Department photo)

‘Vast tsunami’ of data meets AI technology as law enforcement adapts to body cameras

J.W. August February 29, 2024
Fifteen years after the Escondido Police Department first experimented with body-worn cameras, and 10 years after protests in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked national interest, the technology has become vital to modern-day law enforcement operations. Add to that a new challenge — a controversial artificial intelligence program being used to review the mountains of video and audio.
Christie Calderwood is set to become Carlsbad’s next police chief. (Courtesy photo)

Carlsbad Police Department to get new chief in April

North Coast Current February 15, 2024
The Carlsbad Police Department will see a change of leadership in the next couple of months as Chief Mickey Williams prepares to retire, the city announced Thursday, Feb. 15.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Woman hit and killed by train in Encinitas; fourth recent death on local tracks

North Coast Current February 11, 2024
A woman was hit and killed by a train in the Encinitas community of Cardiff on Saturday, Feb. 10, the fourth such fatality along North San Diego County tracks since the start of the year.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (Sheriff’s Department social media photo)

Sheriff’s Dept. investigating deadly San Marcos car crash

North Coast Current January 28, 2024
A man was killed in San Marcos on Jan. 23 when his car collided with another near the intersection of West San Marcos Boulevard and Discovery Street, authorities reported.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (Sheriff’s Department social media photo)

Woman hit, killed in San Marcos intersection

North Coast Current January 21, 2024
A woman died after being hit by a pickup truck in San Marcos on Thursday, Jan. 18, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reported.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Amtrak train strikes, kills man in Carlsbad

North Coast Current January 16, 2024
Authorities are investigating a second train death along coastal North San Diego County this week after a man was hit and killed by an Amtrak train in Carlsbad on Monday, Jan. 15.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Man struck and killed by freight train in Encinitas

North Coast Current January 14, 2024
A man was killed when he was struck by a freight train in Encinitas late Saturday, Jan. 13, authorities reported.
Taurino Valdovinos is the Oceanside Police Department’s new assistant chief. The appointment was announced Dec. 26. (Oceanside city photo)

Oceanside Police names 20-year veteran as assistant chief

OsideNews January 1, 2024
The Oceanside Police Department has selected a 20-year veteran of the force, Capt. Taurino Valdovinos, as its new assistant chief.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (Sheriff’s Department social media photo)

San Diego County program aims to bridge gap between authorities, special-needs residents

North Coast Current September 27, 2023
The Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement agencies and local nonprofits are set to engage in a program to build awareness of special-needs residents in interactions with authorities following a unanimous vote of support from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 26.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Authorities suspect arson in Encinitas family disturbance

North Coast Current July 13, 2023
A stretch of an Encinitas road was blocked, a woman was arrested and a residence sustained moderate smoke damage in an apparent family dispute that resulted in attempted arson Wednesday, July 12, authorities reported.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Authorities: Autopsy shows Oceanside man in custody died of natural causes

OsideNews July 12, 2023
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that a man’s death in sheriff’s custody at Tri-City Medical Center on July 8 was the result of natural causes, authorities announced Wednesday, July 12.
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