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Carlsbad Police Locate and Arrest Escaped SuspectOn August 13th, at approximately 8pm, two on-duty, plain clothes State of California Alcohol Beverage Control Investigators attempted to arrest a shoplifting suspect in front of the Vons located at 6951 El Camino Real, Carlsbad. The two officers were able to handcuff the suspect and notify the Carlsbad Police Department. While Carlsbad Police Officers were enroute to the location to assist, the suspect attacked the two state officers. The suspect caused injury to both officers and fled the location, running behind the Vons. The suspect escaped wearing handcuffs. The two injured Investigators were treated and released at a local hospital. The Carlsbad Police Department conducted an investigation into this incident and identified Benjamin Fogelhut as the suspect who assaulted the Investigators and escaped. On August 25h, at approximately 10:05am, with the assistance of San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Encinitas Station Deputies, Carlsbad Police Detectives arrested 19 year-old Benjamin Fogelhut in the 200 block of Saxony Road, Encinitas. Benjamin Fogelhut was booked into the Vista Detention Facility with charges of Assault with Deadly Force on a Peace Officer (2 counts), Violently Resist Arrest (2 counts), and Robbery. Benjamin Fogelhut’s bail was set at $240,000.00. Escondido Council Candidate ForumThe Escondido Republican Club (TERC) will be hosting an Escondido City Council Candidate Forum on Monday, September 20, in order to promote an informed electorate for the upcoming November 2nd General Election. This forum will provide the candidates with an opportunity to express their views on issues facing the city and its citizens. All candidates for the Escondido City Council have been invited to participate. A reservation is necessary. To RSVP for the meeting, please call (760) 489-6233. For more information about TERC, visit: Illegal Immigrant Arrested as Arson SuspectJuan Silva-Lomeli and two other men were discovered by the Border Patrol, hiding in desert brush near Campo. Upon investigation, officers learned that Silva-Lomeli is suspected of arsons in Los Angeles as well as in Carlsbad and Oceanside. Silva-Lomeli and his two companions were caught while they were attempting, once again, to enter America illegally. He was turned over to arson investigators with the Los Angeles Fire Department. Sweep Nets 43 FugitivesCarlsbad, Vista, and surrounding unincorporated areas were the focus of a sweep by law enforcement last week that resulted in 43 individuals arrested on a variety of outstanding warrants ---- most misdemeanors according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s office. Deputies from the Fugitive Task Force and Carlsbad police launched the sweep shortly before dawn Saturday. Some of those arrested had outstanding felony warrants, but the majority were wanted for misdemeanor violations. A total of 59 warrants were cleared in the operation. Escondido Police Arrest Nine, Impound 29 VehiclesLieutenant Tom Albergo of the Escondido Police Department reports the arrest of nine people and impoundment of 29 vehicles during last Saturday’s driver's license and sobriety checkpoint. The checkpoint was held between 6 p.m. and midnight, where police screened 887 of the 1,743 vehicles that entered the checkpoint on Valley Parkway at Juniper Street. Police arrested five suspected drunken drivers and three people for drug possession, Albergo said. One man, who could not provide identification initially, was determined to have been previously ordered out of the country by an immigration judge after a conviction for spousal abuse, Albergo said. He was turned over to federal immigration agents. Twenty-seven drivers had no driver's license, eight had a suspended license and 12 had no car insurance. Police also issued 47 citations and reinstalled seven child restraint seats for parents. Tri-City Medical Center Director Censured by BoardDirector Kathleen Sterling, long the center of controversial attention, finally drew a censure from the rest of the Tri-City Medical Center Board. On a 4-2 vote, with Director Ron Mitchell absent, the board censured Sterling for a number of accusations, including unethical conduct and disruptive behavior at board meetings. As a consequence, Sterling will no longer received the board stipend she receives each month, legal indemnification for "continual intentional acts or omissions" that could subject the public hospital to "potential criminal and civil liability" has been withdrawn, and she was ordered to "cease and desist in further illegal, inappropriate, disruptive and hostile behaviors towards employees." Opposed were Director Charlene Anderson and Sterling, who voted on the measure despite being advised against doing so by the board's attorney. Still defiant, Sterling said she would continue to ask “tough questions” for the remaining two years of her tenure. Once the censure was issued, the board, in a 5-1 vote, with Sterling opposed, agreed to have the board's attorney hire an outside attorney to investigate an allegation of "illegal retaliation" leveled against Sterling by board Chairwoman RoseMarie Reno. A written statement read at Thursday's board meeting by Reno indicates that a hospital employee complained of "retaliatory activity" by Sterling in relation to "a district employee who assisted in the investigation of Director Sterling' s alleged vote swapping." On July 12, the Tri-City board voted to refer the alleged case of vote swapping to the San Diego County Grand Jury for review. Missing Escondido Couple
Abandoned Boat on San Clemente Beach Has Sheriff’s Deputies and Border Patrol Agents on the AlertSheriff's deputies and Border Patrol agents are investigating a boat found abandoned on the shore just north of the pier. Lately, more and more smugglers have taken to the sea to smuggle both people and drugs north to California. Deputies were rummaging through the boat after 6:30 Monday morning, pulling fishing poles and pieces of clothing from the boat. Border Patrol agents were also spotted near the scene. The boat, commonly known as a ‘panga’ was first witnessed at about 6am. Several life vests were also found tossed near the boat, making a trail from the boat to a nearby road. No one has been taken into custody. Hidden Valley Kiwanis Club Holds Escondido Garage SaleEscondido’s Hidden Valley Kiwanis Club was busy, busy, busy last Saturday. They held a “Garage Sale” at a 125 W. Mission Avenue parking lot where area residents donated their unneeded treasures. President Tim Cunning said, “it’s a fun event we have once a year. Last year we raised about $780. We’re down a bit this year, but, considering the economy, we didn’t do bad . . . $737.76, and some funds were still coming in as of Tuesday morning. These funds raised go into our administrative fund so it’s a big help and a great chance for our club members to not only socialize but to have fund while raising funds as well.” Argument Over Who’s The Best Singer Leads to 16 Year Prison TermA San Juan Capistrano man was sentenced Friday to 16 years to life in prison for stabbing a man after a drunken argument over who was the better singer. Co-defendant Maurico Molina, also of San Juan Capistrano, is serving an 11-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2009 to voluntary manslaughter with a penalty enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Sermano was singing and drinking with Molina and Bias Gutierrez, 39, in a San Juan Capistrano Park on June 6, 2007, prosecutors said. Gutierrez complained about Sermano's singing voice, and said he was the better singer, prosecutors said. The pair began to argue. Molina, who at first tried to break up the argument, ended up taking out a knife and stabbing Gutierrez, prosecutors said. Sermano also pulled out his knife and repeatedly stabbed Gutierrez, who later died in a hospital. |
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On Wednesday, August 25, 2010, Melissa Ann Dixon, 30, of Escondido, California, was reported missing. On Friday August 27, 2010, Mathew Isaias Vasquez, 30, of Escondido, California, was reported missing. The couple was together at a residence in Escondido on August 22, 2010, at about 8:20pm. Melissa and Mathew were last seen crossing into the United States from the San Ysidro border crossing on Monday, August 23, 2010, at 0830 in the morning by Customs Agents.