Crime & Safety

Fatal House Fire; Child Porn Charge; $53K Reward; DUI Pursuit: Encinitas, San Diego County Crime Log

Take a look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.

Authorities this week renewed their call for help from the public in finding the person who murdered a Navy service member almost two decades in San Diego. Ronald Harnish, 22,​ was fatally shot, while a second victim was shot but survived, police said.
Authorities this week renewed their call for help from the public in finding the person who murdered a Navy service member almost two decades in San Diego. Ronald Harnish, 22,​ was fatally shot, while a second victim was shot but survived, police said. (San Diego County Crime Stoppers)

ENCINITAS, CA — Here is a collection of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.

Stories near Encinitas and North County:

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Victim Of Fatal Oceanside Hit-Run ID'd

Authorities have publicly identified a man who was killed a week ago in a hit-and-run accident in Oceanside.

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Man Killed In Escondido House Fire

A man's body was discovered in a bedroom after firefighters extinguished the flames, police said.

Other stories from across the county:

1 Wounded In Chollas View-Area Shooting

Following the shooting, the assailant fled on a scooter, SDPD Sgt. Andre Thomas said.

Man Suspected Of Vandalizing Car Windows In City Heights Arrested

Zan Mar was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of felony vandalism.

Ex-Navy Detective And Cop Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charge

Jonathan Christopher Laroche, 42, pleaded guilty to a federal count of conspiracy to distribute child sex abuse material.

Woman Arrested In Alleged DUI Pursuit; Children Found In Vehicle

Five children between the ages of five and 13 years old were discovered in the vehicle, police said.

Man Suspected Of Stabbing Wife, Assaulting Child In San Diego's South Bay

Enos Perez, 49, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence and child abuse.

$53K Reward Offered In 2006 Murder Of Navy Sailor In San Diego

Ronald Harnish, 22, was fatally shot, while a second victim was shot but survived, according to the San Diego Police Department.

Sentence Awaits San Diego Man Who Admitted Trespassing on LACo Naval Base

The man piloted an amateur-built Glastar airplane to San Clemente Island in Oct. of 2023 and landing on a Navy airstrip without permission.

Coroner IDs San Diego County Man Killed In SUV Crash

The 43-year-old man was identified as the victim of the single-car collision last week.

Ex-Afghan Interpreter Released From ICE Detention

Sayed Naser Noori is free following a ruling by a San Diego federal judge.

National City Homicide Under Investigation

No suspects have been identified.

Pedestrian Struck By Van, Hospitalized, In San Diego

The pedestrian suffered a brain bleed and skull fracture and was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, officials said.

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