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Earlier this week, a Grinch nearly ruined Christmas for a Claremont family, after breaking into their home and stealing all of the presents.

The thieves gained entry to the apartment through a window, according police, and proceeded to unwrap all the gifts and steal the ones they liked most.  They also ran off with the family's home computer.

Officers said that inexpensive items, such as clothes, socks and a soccer ball were the only things the wrongdoers left behind.

A spokesperson for the San Diego Police Department said they were saddened for the family, especially the children, and decided to take matters …

Upward of 300 officers have left the SDPD in the past 9 years
A recent editorial in America's Finest City's seems to have pointed out the obvious:  San Diego Police Department officers are not only underpaid, they're among the least paid in the state.

Recruiting and training efforts have done little to help.  At best, according to sources, the only thing it has accomplished involves maintaining the rate of spin on the staffing-revolving-door.

Bring new in officers, providing trained, while qualified and experienced employees run for the hills after getting offers for positions with better hours, pay and compensation packages.

Upward of 300 …

Sources within the San Diego Police Department say a local couple was quite frazzled last weekend after three suspects crashed into their car and then carjacked them.

The incident took place just before 10 p.m. on Saturday night, they said, when the couple was getting off Interstate 5 at the Nobel Drive offramp.

The driver of that car pulled over to exchange insurance information with the vehicle that struck them.  That's when one of the passengers of the other vehicle stepped out, pulled a gun and ordered the couple to hand over their keys, wallets and cell phones.  The woman's purse …

Sources within the San Diego Police Department say the prime suspect in an armed robbery was captured outside the SDPD headquarters.

Earlier this week a Chula Vista store employee approached a man in the parking lot. There was reason to believe he had stolen a handful of things from the store.

The suspect brandished a gun and proceeded to load himself and his wheelchair into a van.

The police were notified and spotted the vehicle getting onto the northbound lanes of Interstate 805.  Officers tried to stop him, but he refused to pull over.

The pursuit continued into the streets of downtown San …

What started out in 1985 as "friendly fire" between neighbors has since grown into the largest marshmallow fight in the western United States.

The annual 4th of July marshmallow fight has gotten so big, according to local residents, that it's turning Ocean Beach into a great big hot and sticky mess.  But this year, the San Diego Police Department will be on the lookout for would-be candy tossers- and those who break the rules could find themselves in hot water.

Last year, several people were hurt and nearly 2,400 pounds of trash needed to be collected off sidewalks, streets and the …

It can be bad enough when you lose your car keys or sunglasses, but in the case of the San Diego Police Department, they're facing a slightly bigger issue.

They're trying to get to the bottom of how $1 million in seized cash and assets went missing.

Earlier this week, a local newspaper's watchdog group found that the funds were absorbed into the department during property seizures.  It also included monies confiscated from drug dealers at the time of their arrest.

The law requires that seized and forfeited assets be shared between local and state law enforcement agencies.

And despite the SDPD showing …

The San Diego Police Department is the latest law enforcement agency that has come under scrutiny of federal officials.

The US attorney's office and FBI have announced they'll be launching a criminal investigation into alleged incidents of officer misconduct, and the Department of Justice will be reviewing additional cases as well.

The SDPD was launched into the national spotlight several years ago when now former officer Anthony Arevalos  was convicted on charges relating to trading sexual favors during traffic stops in exchange for turning a blind eye to DUI and other vehicle code violations.

A second round of allegations came last month, …