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58,000 square foot store hosts Mama’s Kitchen fundraiser By Ashley Mackin | SDUN Editor The Mission Hill Vons, located at 515 W. Washington St., opened Friday, March 30, after nearly nine months of construction. On Wednesday, March 28, Vons hosted a fundraiser for Mama’s Kitchen and donated all the proceeds
Despite the name, excessive barking not okay at new doggie day care By Ashley Mackin | SDUN Editor Bark Boulevard, a doggie day care center, opened in North Park on March 21. “It is important to us that every canine and canine owner have the option of a safe, reliable,
By Dave Fidlin | SDUN Reporter The North Park Community Association (NPCA) is spearheading a project called North Park Kids and Music with the hope of bridging the gap caused by cuts in music programs across the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). North Park Kids and Music carries a
The San Diego Police Department Sex Crimes Unit is investigating a sexual battery that occurred on March 1 on the 2900 block of Grape Street in South Park at approximately 7 p.m. and is seeking information leading to the perpetrator’s capture.
San Diego Police Lieutenant Andra Brown said a South Park resident was walking her dog when she saw the suspect walking toward her. The woman then crossed the street to avoid contact with him, Brown said, and he followed her across the street.
ust after 2 a.m. on Feb. 26, two brothers were involved in an altercation with three other men near the corner of Adams Avenue and 34th Street. The three men were off-duty San Diego Fire and Rescue firefighters Capt. Vadid Cisneros, Gregory Econie and Andrew Brennan. The firefighters eventually walked away, but not before allegedly striking one of the brothers on the head, taking their wallets, a cell phone and making a threatening remark.
At 4:20 a.m. on Feb. 20, San Diego Fire and Rescue responded to a call for a structure fire on the 2600 block of San Diego Avenue. Upon arrival, responders found the El Patio restaurant at 2611 San Diego Ave. in flames.
Approximately 30 officers responded and it took approximately 40 minutes to extinguish the fire. While the restaurant is destroyed, there was only roof damage to some neighboring buildings. The two businesses are the Gum Saan antique shop and Captain Finch’s mercantile store. All buildings are within the boundaries of the Old Town Historic State Park.
Fifth Avenue Books, along with Crime Stoppers, is offering a total cash reward of $3,000 for information leading to the capture of the man police dub “the incense bandit.”
Over three months, the incense bandit robbed at least four businesses in North Park and Hillcrest.
A new website that monitors criminal activity, including incidents of burglary, motor vehicle theft and reported drug use, is now active in San Diego and the Uptown communities. CrimeMapping.com is designed to help residents protect themselves and their property as well as encourage accurate reporting of suspicious incidents to police
A fire at Alice Birney Elementary School at 4345 Campus Ave. marks the fourth arson-related fire in University Heights in less than one month. On Jan. 16, San Diego Fire and Rescue (SDFR) was called to the school for a two-alarm fire.
Though unrelated, a Kingdom Hall for Jehovah’s Witnesses in University Heights experienced three arson attempts, which took place on Dec. 20, 2011, Dec. 30, 2011, and Jan. 3.
San Diego Police are searching for four suspects in the beating of two women at a bus stop in Hillcrest on Jan. 9.
San Diego Police Department Lieutenant Andra Brown explained police officers responded to a radio call of a violent fight at 1:42 a.m. at 3700 Fifth Ave.