Archive for November, 2008

With thousands kicking off their holiday shopping this Friday, local law enforcement is on the lookout for thieves preying on unaware shoppers.

The News 8 CrimeFighters are helping parole agents with a countywide manhunt for a fugitive with a violent history. He’s an ex-con whose last known address is in El Cajon.

The News 8 CrimeFighters track crime trends all over San Diego County to help keep you safe. One viewer emailed News 8 after thieves made off with her Jeep from the parking lot of her Loma Portal condo complex.

If you get the feeling someone is looking over your shoulder this holiday season as you head to your car with your hands filled with gifts, that might be a good thing. News 8 goes inside the sheriff department’s high-flying holiday crime buster, called Sky Watch.

CAMP PENDLETON – No pads, no tackling, no niceties. The flag footballers at the 2008 All-Star Buddy Bowl at Camp Pendleton yesterday didn't wilt just because they were playing for charity.

SAN DIEGO – After years of struggle to pull in donations and draw crowds, organizers of the annual Veterans Day parade in San Diego believe they've got the event on a solid footing.

I just love my timing. I get named the newspaper's new metro columnist – a dream gig that brings prestige, money, groupies, the whole package. I get to write whatever I want. I can rail against Mayor Jerry Sanders for trying to close libraries and recreational centers in San Diego. Because I happen to like libraries.

SAN DIEGO – One of the most colorful characters in San Diego political history, City Attorney Michael Aguirre, is getting ready to leave the office he didn't want to give up. Voters made the decision for him.

San Diego neighborhoods closest to the shore that are most affected by a beach booze ban soundly rejected Proposition D, despite arguments from supporters that a permanent prohibition was needed to make beaches safer.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders faced stiff opposition last night in his push to overhaul a city program that provides more tax breaks for owners of historic properties than any other city in the state.