CRIME & SAFETY
Oceanside city officials, police, street artists collaborate on mural project
Art paying tribute to military and law enforcement, the famous Oceanside pier, characters from the film the Sandlot, and graffiti art surround the little league fields at Ron Ortega Park in Oceanside. It was a vision four years in the making. "To make it look better for our park ......
Brothers Plead Guilty to Holding Three Migrants Hostage for Ransom in Escondido
Two brothers who kidnapped three people without documentation and held them for ransom at an Escondido home in 2023 pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges, prosecutors said. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Virves Pablo-Francisco, 22, and his brother Nicolas Pablo-Francisco, 20, held a father and son from Ecuador and...
Man pinned under gas pump after driver crashes into Escondido station
A two-car collision on East Valley Parkway ended up toppling a gas pump onto a man who just filled his tank. The whole thing was caught on security camera. NBC 7’s Dave Summers gives a closer look at the video, and the unexpected outcome. If you’ve never felt like...
Former Accounting Director at EDC, Accused of Stealing $433K, Enters Guilty Plea
A former executive who prosecutors say stole more than $400,000 from a nonprofit pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal wire fraud charge. Katherine Lu Acquista, 47, of Escondido, who previously served as the director of operations and accounting at the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, used her access to bank accounts, credit cards, checkbook and payroll system to siphon money from the organization, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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