Archive for 2009

The Coronado cop who subdued a traffic violator with a taser may be sued for damages by the boxer-clad, angry young man, a state appellate court has ruled.

The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals published Monday involved officer Brian McPherson who had pulled over motorist Carl Bryan for a seat belt infraction in the summer of 2005.

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A 27-year-old man is on life support after being found shot in the Fairmount Village neighborhood Tuesday night, San Diego police said.

Officers were sent to the 4600 block of Landis Street to investigate reports of gunshots around 9:30 p.m., Homicide Lieutenant Kevin Rooney said.

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Two drivers were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving while San Diego County sheriff’s deputies operated a sobriety checkpoint in Poway on Sunday night.

The checkpoint was set up from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at 12300 Block of Poway Road in Poway, according to deputy Mark Tally.

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A man believed responsible for as many as 30 robberies in the San Diego area since August is now behind bars, authorities said.

The suspect, Roger B. Jones, 45, was arrested when crossing the border from Tijuana into San Diego on the evening after Christmas, authorities with San Diego Crime Stoppers said.

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Canaries, steroids, alcohol hidden in a tire.

Those are just a few of the more unusual items and methods people have tried when attempting to smuggle people or products into the U.S., federal Customs and Border Protection officials said.

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