O'side police chief's wife charged with shooting at officers
The wife of Oceanside Police Chief Frank McCoy has been charged with shooting at police officers during a SWAT standoff outside the couple's Orange County home last week, prosecutors said. Ref. Source 8
Two-year-old Ross shoplifting ring busted
A sophisticated shoplifting ring that targeted Ross stores around the county for the past two years, and stole an estimated $300,000 in goods, was broken up with the arrests of five San Marcos residents, sheriff's officials said Thursday. Ref. Source 9
Murders in San Diego at lowest level since 1968
The number of murders in San Diego reached a stunning low of 29 last year, the lowest in more than four decades. The downward trend is being mirrored throughout the nation and for all of San Diego County, where experts attribute the drop to crackdowns on gangs, more focused policing and better trauma care. Ref. Source 5
Victim's family to sue over Nunez sentence change
The family of a 22-year-old man who was fatally stabbed during a fight on the campus of San Diego State University are planning to file a lawsuit against former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who cut the prison sentence for one of the defendants in the case by more than half. Ref. Source 5