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VIDEO: Program Helps ‘Take Home’ People with Special Needs

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If your loved one has special needs, you may want to consider registering them in the Sheriff’s “Take Me Home” program. The information you provide to the registry will help law enforcement officers in reuniting lost individuals with their families in a timely manner.

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VIDEO: Groundbreaking Times Three For Borrego Springs

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The County held a groundbreaking for three new facilities in Borrego Springs.  A new library, a new park,  and a Sheriff’s office.  All three facilities will sit on a 16-acre plot of land.

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Credit: San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

Stay Clear of Danger This Fourth of July

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The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department wants everyone to have a safe Independence Day free of serious injuries or jail time. That means never driving if you’ve been drinking alcohol or taking drugs (including medications that impair your driving), never setting off illegal fireworks and not allowing juveniles to drink alcohol at your house party.

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GALLERY: 33rd Annual Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Ceremony

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San Diego County Law Enforcement Officers who have given their lives in the line of duty were saluted Wednesday at the 33rd Annual Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Ceremony. Members of agencies from across the region gathered at the County Administration Center to pay their respects. During the ceremony, family members of San Diego Police Officer […]

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Deputies Increasing DUI Patrols on St. Patrick’s Day

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Don’t press your luck by drinking and driving on St. Patrick’s Day. San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies will be keeping extra watch for drunk and drugged drivers starting at 6 p.m. Friday, March 17 through 3 a.m. Saturday. A sobriety checkpoint is also being set up Friday evening in Encinitas. “Don’t drink and drive on […]