Public Safety

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Deputies deliver concentrated attack on crime in communities.

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It’s part of an effort to prepare for an emergency striking both sides of the border.

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Performing an autopsy can make even doctors squeamish. Yet resident physicians training to become pathologists need to perform at least 50 autopsies to qualify for their general pathology board examination.

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Home detention with electronic monitoring instead of jail time will soon be offered to some local criminals not sentenced for serious, violent or sexual offenses.

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Megan Thrush, 16, encourged classmates and teachers at Patrick Henry High School to donate books for Kearny Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility’s growing library.

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Firefighters mopped up hot spots Tuesday and built containment lines. Some evacuated residents have been allowed home.

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The departments are teaming up to meet the challenge of keeping tabs on offenders formerly watched by the state.