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

Sheriff’s Office investigating San Marcos death as suspicious

North Coast Current April 9, 2025
Authorities seek the public’s help in a San Marcos death that has been deemed suspicious, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Oceanside Police Department. (OPD social media photo)

Oceanside police make arrest in baseball bat assault

OsideNews March 26, 2025
Oceanside police made an arrest March 24 in connection with a beating two days before that left a man in critical condition, authorities announced.
Oceanside Police Department vehicle. (Oceanside police social media photo)

Oceanside police investigating death of shooting victim

OsideNews January 13, 2025
Oceanside police are investigating the death of a shooting victim who was found early Jan. 12.
A Palomar College Police Academy trainee participates in an obstacle course at the San Marcos campus. (Courtesy photo)

Palomar College Police Academy selected for fitness pilot program

News Release January 7, 2025
The Palomar College Police Academy has been chosen for a pilot program that will give greater emphasis to physical and mental fitness in training the state’s future law enforcement officers.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Cyclist seriously injured in Encinitas collision

North Coast Current January 3, 2025
A man was in serious condition after he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle Jan. 1 in Encinitas, authorities reported.
Taurino Valdovinos is the Oceanside Police Department’s new chief. The appointment was announced Nov. 7. (Oceanside city photo)

Oceanside gets new police chief after retirement announcement

OsideNews November 11, 2024
Oceanside Police Chief Kedrick Sadler has retired after nearly two years in the position and more than 20 years with the department, the city announced. Assistant Police Chief Taurino Valdovinos is Sadler’s replacement.
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Law enforcement agencies issue safety statements ahead of Nov. 5

News Release October 31, 2024
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office is working with its law enforcement partners to monitor intelligence and information related to any possible threats on Election Day. Currently, authorities do not have any credible threats to San Diego County communities.
Oceanside Fire Department. (OsideNews file photo)

Oceanside Fire Department receives $70K equipment grant

OsideNews October 17, 2024
Oceanside’s Fire Department got a $70,000 boost this month for the purchase of new emergency response equipment.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Oceanside police investigating deadly attacks against homeless

OsideNews October 9, 2024
Oceanside authorities are looking into recent attacks against homeless people in the city, including two deaths, after three incidents over the past month, the Police Department announced Tuesday, Oct. 8.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Probe underway into Oceanside plane landing in which narcotics were found

OsideNews October 1, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an emergency plane landing in Oceanside on Thursday, Sept. 26, that led to the discovery of a large amount of narcotics, authorities reported.
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.
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