Residents race to help 15 victims after balloon crashes second time in same neighborhood

SAN DIEGO — What was meant to be a leisurely flight sipping champagne while viewing San Diego’s beautiful sunset from 2,000 feet turned into a scary experience and came to a crashing halt for a group of balloon enthusiasts when a commercially chartered hot air balloon lost altitude and plummeted into a Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood early Sunday evening. Balloon tours usually cruise between 1200 to 3,000 feet […]

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FALLBROOK: Two arrested during massage parlor prostitution stings

FALLBROOK — Two women from two different Fallbrook area businesses were arrested after a multi-agency coordinated prostitution sting, Friday, June 2. Today’s arrests followed complaints from the community regarding several local massage parlors, said Fallbrook Sheriff Substation Lieutenant Patrick Gardner. The women were arrested at Jasmine Massage at 412 South Main Avenue and Coco Massage at 1075 South Mission Road after allegedly […]

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Officials asking for public’s help locating missing man, last seen in Anza

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing person who disappeared “under suspicious circumstances and may have met with foul play,” according to sheriff’s officials. The missing man is believed to have been last seen in the community of Anza in February. The man, identified as Daniel Joseph Frank Foster, 28, of Fallbrook, was reported missing […]

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FALLBROOK: Elderly driver, crushed by falling oak tree, ID’d

An elderly Fallbrook resident was killed after an oak tree fell onto his vehicle. Brush Fire Partyline/San Diego North County photo FALLBROOK – San Diego County coroner’s officials have identified an elderly man who was crushed to death Monday morning when an oak tree uprooted and fell onto his minivan. The deadly accident happened about 8:20 a.m., Jan. 9, as the […]

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Border Patrol seizes $3M, largest San Diego currency seizure ever

ESCONDIDO — U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego seized more than $3 million in smuggled cash during a traffic stop this week off Interstate 15 in North County San Diego . A 53-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested during the traffic stop the agency announced Friday. A second suspected smuggler, a 41-year-old Mexican national, was found nearby after abandoning his vehicle and hiding in some […]

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UPDATED: Navy member from Riverside arrested after fatally stabbing girlfriend, vehicle pursuit

RIVERSIDE – A member of the US Navy suspected of stabbing his girlfriend to death in the City of Riverside Sunday, July 10, was apprehended this morning; the day after he fatally stabbed his girlfriend. He was arrested after leading authorities on an early morning pursuit from San Diego back to the City of Riverside, where the deadly stabbing occurred, according to […]

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