San Diego Sheriff’s Department

Child Abuse Prevention Heroes Honored

Local heroes who have dedicated their lives to helping abused children were honored at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Each received a proclamation for receiving a STARS award, which are given out by the San Diego County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council every April during Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year’s recipients include three members [...]

First Food Truck Grade Cards Issued

Sheriff’s deputies took part in this similar gun buyback program in December. A fear of gun violence has been in the forefront of people’s minds since the Dec. 14 shooting at Newtown, CT which left 20 students and six elementary school staff dead at the hands of a disturbed shooter. Some people felt so moved [...]

Two Veteran Law Enforcement Officers Join School Police

Henry Ramelli, Moises Arellano For the first time in four years, San Diego School Police added two officers to its ranks. Moises Arellano and Henry Ramelli took an oath of office and were sworn in by Chief of Police Reuben Littlejohn during an official ceremony attended by Superintendent Kowba and others. The ceremony culminated with [...]

DR. PHIL Reveals Findings of Independent Autopsy Report in the Mysterious Death of Rebecca Zahau

Findings of the independent autopsy performed on Rebecca Zahau, following her family’s call for an exhumation and subsequent autopsy, will be revealed and examined in a special two-part DR. PHIL airing this Monday, November 14 and Tuesday, November 15 (check local listings). These episodes will feature members of the Zahau family — Rebecca’s sister Mary [...]

FBI and Local Law Enforcement Seek Public’s Assistance to Identify the “Drywaller Bandit”

The FBI, Oceanside Police Department, and San Diego Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a serial bank robber dubbed the “Drywaller Bandit” believed to be responsible for robbing seven banks in Encinitas and Oceanside, California, since September 24, 2010. There is a $20,000 reward being offered for information leading to the arrest [...]

Sheriff’s Arrest Suspect involved In Series of Copper Thefts

The San Diego Sheriff’s Department has been investigating a series of thefts of copper wire and construction materials from numerous businesses along the Hwy 67 corridor north of Willow road.  The suspects in the cases would use the cover of darkness and in many cases, bad weather, to sneak onto the properties to cut out [...]

Chico Man Arrested For Possession of Child Pornography

San Diego FBI Special Agent in Charge Keith Slotter, announces the arrest of Amado Nicholas Hernandez, age 31, of Chico, California. Hernandez was arrested on Sunday, January 2, 2011, at approximately 8:30 a.m., as he arrived on board a cruise ship at the Port of San Diego. Hernandez was arrested by FBI Agents based on [...]

Case of Missing Fallbrook Family Gets National Attention

They vanished from their Fallbrook home, leaving behind their two dogs and eggs on the kitchen counter. Their bank accounts, e-mail and cell phones have had no activity since they went missing on February 4, 2010. Now, a mystery out of San Diego County is about to get national attention. Investigation Discovery’s “Disappeared” is featuring [...]

Assistant Sheriff Kim Quaco Retiring This Week

Assistant Sheriff Kim Quaco is retiring on Thursday, December 30th. Mr. Quaco began his career with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy Sheriff in 1978 at the Central Detention Facility and the Vista Detention Facility. He served as a patrol deputy in Encinitas Station and then transferred to the Personnel Division. In [...]

Sheriff’s Conduct “Shoulder Tap” Operation To Combat Underage Drinking

The San Diego Sheriff‘s Department is partnering with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) through a countywide grant to help combat underage drinking and other alcohol related crimes. In July 2010 the San Diego Sheriff’s Department received an ABC grant of $100,000. The money will be spent in the communities patrolled by the [...]

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