By Danya Bacchus at NBC San Diego: A woman is suing the Hilton San Diego Bayfront for discrimination claiming the hotel singled her out because of her race and hair color. In 2009, Voneva Denham was hired to work at the downtown hotel located on Park Boulevard near the Convention Center and Petco Park. She says she was ready to work but says she wasn’t scheduled until she made her hair more natural for her. Voneva Denham Read More
A man jurors acquitted of multiple marijuana felonies has sued the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office after his 42 plants were destroyed, according to a lawsuit recently filed in 8th Judicial District Court. The man is expected to get $210,000.00 back for the illegal destruction of his property. Kaleb Young, 34, had been growing the plants in a Wellington home in compliance with Colorado’s medical marijuana laws and during a warrant search in September 2010 had Read More
Hector Pablo Molina, 58, was arrested for allegedly stabbing and killing a man just before 4pm on Monday. Hector was seen stopping his car next to the victim on the street, getting out of his car, confronting the victim, stabbing the victim, and then leaving the scene. Police had no leads until a witness came forward with Hector’s license plate number, which he had scribbled in the dirt. Hector lives with his brother’s family and 80-year-old Read More
From NBCSanDiego: A Chula Vista motorcycle officer was hospitalized after getting ejected from his bike in an accident in Ramona. Nathaniel Walker, 33, underwent surgery at Palomar Medical Center Wednesday night after he was struck by a driver along State Route 78 The 8-year-veteran officer has serious injuries, but Chula Vista Police say he’s expected to make a full recovery. “He’s fortunate to be alive,” said Chula Vista police Capt. Gary Wedge. “He is in tremendous pain.” Read More
A California Supreme Court ruling earlier this month will allow cities and counties to use their own zoning laws to ban the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries within their borders. This law may seem like a set back for those already trying to set up shop in San Diego, but it really just depends on the will of the citizens living in the city. Alex Kreit, former chair of the City of San Diego’s Medical Read More
From the San Diego News: A Santee man was killed and a mother and her three children were critically injured in a horrific crash on State Route 52 Sunday. Two victims were pulled from the wreckage by fire crews on the eastbound SR-52 just east of Santo Road around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. One of the vehicles burst into flames at the scene, and citizens used fire extinguishers to try to put out the blaze, but Read More
In 2011, San Diego ranked second behind L.A. in the number of dog bites recorded by the United States Postal Service. While this number has gone down over the past couple of years, San Diego remains one of the Top 10 Cities with the most dog bites. The weather may be to blame, as the warmer climate encourages dog owners to be outside more with their dogs. Any dog can bite- it is their way Read More
A Tijuana man convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced to ten years has been granted a new trial because jurors weren’t told that the government had destroyed key evidence against him in the case by allowing his car to be sold and stripped for parts before his Defense Attorney was able to take an independent look at the vehicle. While the destruction of evidence was not intentional, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the information Read More
California Highway Patrol officers have confirmed that a pedestrian was killed on westbound State Route 94 near 25th at around 1:30 am Saturday morning. The pedestrian was walking against the flow of traffic and is believed to have been struck by an oncoming vehicle as the individual walked into traffic. The driver then fled the scene. The officials investigating the scene believe that drugs and alcohol may be contributing factors. Hit & Run accidents can result Read More
A North Bay man was released from prison last week after conspiracy to commit murder charges against him were dropped. A no-contact order has been issued as part of his release, preventing the man from having contact with those he was allegedly planning to kill, including three adults and a young boy. The original charges against the man stemmed from information give to police by a jailhouse informant, who turned out to be an unsavory Read More