Sheriff’s Senior Patrol Can Check Up on Your Home
Dec. 20, 2012 | 11:17 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
Newspapers, packages, mail and various fliers that are not picked up over days is a big tipoff to crooks that no one is home.
Public Safety
School Resource Officers Reassure Community
Dec. 19, 2012 | 6:17 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department school resource officers are visiting schools and reviewing campus emergency plans.
VIDEO: Traffic Control Center
Dec. 18, 2012 | 12:27 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
How long will that light stay green or red? For County roads, answers come from the Traffic Control Center.
Sheriff’s Dept. Offers Guns-for-Gift-Card Exchange
Dec. 18, 2012 | 12:12 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
If you have an unwanted gun, you can turn it in and get a gift card in return, no questions asked.
VIDEO: Probation DUI Offenders
Dec. 17, 2012 | 1:58 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Probation officers use a variety of tactics to make sure those with past DUI convictions don’t re-offend.
Quake Reminds Us Earth’s Always Moving
Dec. 14, 2012 | 11:03 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
Did you feel some shaking early Friday morning? San Diegans reported feeling light tremors that we now know were due to a 6.3 magnitude earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean, 155 miles southwest of Avalon on Catalina Island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
County Helps Private Sector Prepare for Flooding-Related Emergencies
Dec. 13, 2012 | 3:06 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Californians are well-versed in the destructive powers of earthquakes and wildfires. But flooding—even in an area like San Diego–can be as calamitous.