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A woman was recently arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to Las Colinas women's jail in Santee after her husband died from a gunshot wound to his chest. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the man and woman were reportedly fighting for a gun inside a San Diego apartment on March 23 when he was shot.

Police did not disclose the cause of the domestic altercation between the two, but authorities did say an argument escalated into a physical fight and they both wrestled for control of the handgun. Fox 5 San Diego reported the man was found on the bedroom floor of the apartment. He was taken …

The San Diego Police Department opened an investigation after two armed robberies occurred in Rancho Bernardo and Clairemont​ on March 22, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

The first robbery was reported at CVS at 12:01 a.m. on Bernardo Center Drive. The article said the robber was armed with a semi-automatic handgun. He walked into the store and demanded the cashier to hand over money. The suspect reportedly took the money as well as cigarettes before he fled the scene.

The second robbery occurred just a minute later on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard's C & R Food Mart. According to the Union-Tribune, a …

A drinking and driving incident involving a former San Diego Police Department officer recently turned into a criminal investigation at the request of the prosecutors for the case. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the prosecutors asked Judge Peter Deddeh to order the department to turn over internal-affairs files.

Det. Jeffrey Blackford, an 11-year veteran of the department, crashed his city-owned vehicle into a roadside utility box on December 7. Instead of immediately reporting the accident, Blackford allegedly called two of his friends from the department, Sgt. John Iammarino and Det. Daniel Caropreso, who arrived to the scene shortly after. Several hours later, Iammarino allegedly called …

Five individuals were arrested by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department on March 15 for drug-related charges. A month-long investigation is what led officials to a Fallbrook​ home where the suspects allegedly kept drugs and stolen property, NBC 7 San Diego reported. The drug charges include possession of heroin.

Law enforcement officials served a search warrant for the home on Juliette Place, which led to the arrest of the individuals inside. Officials said the five suspects arrested for the drug-related charges include Jose Barreto, Erika Favela, Joshua O'Brien, Michael Ochoa and Billy Painter, according to NBC 7.

Ochoa and Barreto who were arrested  for active felony warrant and for alleged …

Authorities from the San Diego Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in Valencia Park March 14. ABC affiliate KGTV reported a man in his 20s was killed near Jacinto Drive and Trinidad Way in the San Diego neighborhood.

Witnesses reportedly saw a medium-sized sport-utility vehicle drive away from the area after the shooting occurred, but no suspects have been identified.

According to the San Diego Union Tribune, rescue responders found the man in the street upon arriving at the scene and noticed he had at least one gunshot wound. They attempted to revive the man and treat him for the wounds but …