During the checkpoint, officers will look for signs that drivers are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
The La Mesa officer was helping a driver from an overturned car amid a 5-vehicle pileup when the alleged DUI driver struck and killed her.
A car crossed over a concrete center divider into oncoming traffic and crashed into another vehicle, according to the CHP.
"We ask that the La Mesa community keep Officer Craven, her family, and the La Mesa Police Department in their thoughts and prayers."
If any guns are found to be stolen, the original owners will be contacted. All remaining weapons will be destroyed, officials said.
Two people are under arrest on suspicion of pulling the trigger in the April shooting that killed a 46 year old woman.
San Diego County Animal Services identified the man as 58-year-old Joseph Holland, authorities said.
According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, the attack happened inside a restroom on campus.
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The victim was shot in a parked car, police said.
Investigators do not believe this was a random act of violence, according to the La Mesa Police Department.
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"When she entered the water, her improperly secured life jacket came off," sheriff's officials said.
The shooting happened on westbound I-8, east of Grossmont Boulevard, according to the CHP.
A Valley Center man is behind bars on suspicion of "opening fire" at another on Friday. The victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital.
Adam Michael Nordhues, 41, of La Mesa is accused of assaulting the couple, both 69 years old, without provocation, police said.
The 20-year-old Lemon Grove man got out of the truck and then suffered a fatal gunshot wound, authorities said.
The driver died at the scene, while a 17-month-old child seated in another vehicle was taken to Rady Children's Hospital.
Authorities are searching for vehicles involved in the crash, including a vehicle believed to be a damaged 2013-2018 Ram 1500 truck.
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Cornelius Donte Brown, 22, was fatally shot in 2021 at his La Mesa apartment. He was an active-duty Navy sailor.
The deadly fire happened at a home in the 8600 block of Eileen Street in Spring Valley, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.
The couple were parents to three children ages 18, 16 and 11, who were not injured and were being cared for.
The Sheriff’s Bomb/Arson Unit — which handles fires involving suspicious circumstances, serious injuries and death — is investigating.
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The El Cajon man had been involved in removing a vehicle stranded on state Route 125 north of Jamacha Road.
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The man and woman were reported missing "under suspicious circumstances" last week by family members, police said.
The accident was logged late Tuesday afternoon on I-8, with alcohol and/or drugs as possible factors, officials said.
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