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Unregistered Sex Offender Discovered Living in Serra Mesa

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Serra Mesa residents who noticed a man taking pictures of children in the neighborhood soon found out the man was a convicted sex offender who had failed to register with police.

When San Diego Police spoke with Daniel Lackey, he initially told them he was a transient. Officers said they soon uncovered that Lackey, 56, was a registered sex offender who was living in the neighborhood but had failed to report it.

Lackey was convicted in 1991 of a sex crime involving a minor, according to the City Attorney’s Office. As part of his sentence, he was required to report his address with the state.

On Tuesday, Lackey was found of failing to register as a sex offender and faces a year in jail when he’s sentenced March 4.
 


Florida Cop Invokes 'Stand Your Ground' in Jermaine McBean Case

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A Florida cop indicted for shooting a man who was walking with an unloaded air rifle is invoking the state's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law in a bid to avoid trial, NBC News reported.

Broward Sheriff's deputy Peter Peraza argues in a court document that he should be immune from prosecution in the death of Jermaine McBean and asked for a hearing to determine if the case should be dismissed.

A grand jury indicted Peraza on a manslaughter charge in December. He was the first law enforcement officer in the county to face charges for shooting a civilian on duty since 1980.
 



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TSA Seizes More Guns Than Ever at Airports in 2015

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A record number of guns were recovered from airline passengers’ carry-on bags by the federal Transportation Security Administration, NBC News reported.

The TSA found a total of 2,653 guns in 2015 — a 20 percent increase from 2014. More than 80 percent of the guns were found loaded, according to the TSA.

The guns were found in 236 across the country, with the largest number discovered in the West, South and Southwest. Dallas’ DFW International Airport had the most, with 153.

The seizures came from 1.6 billion bags screened by agents in 2015. 



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High-Speed Chase Ends, Driver Explains Why He Ran

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A high-speed pursuit that began in Encinitas ended along Interstate 8 near Alpine with the driver explaining to NBC 7 why he didn’t pull over for law enforcement officers.

“Why do you think, man, I didn’t want to go to f ---king jail,” Andrew Aud told our photojournalist.

Aud was wanted on several warrants including a federal felony warrant and others for burglary and possession of a firearm.

He was doing everything he could to out run police and bailed out of the car at the Alpine vista point east of Willows Road.

Members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force caught up with him and took him into custody.

Supervising Deputy Steve Jurman explained how even a spike strip didn’t persuade the suspect to pull over.

“He lost his front tires and continued to run, eventually ran out of gas and was taken into custody without incident after that,” Jurman said.

Officials said Aud had made statements in the past declaring that he wouldn’t be taken into custody peacefully.  



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Ramona Residents Fall Prey to Mailbox Vandals

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Ramona residents are concerned about the theft of their important personal information after an unknown suspect pried open two large mailboxes in one neighborhood, stealing the mail inside.

Vandals ripped the back part of the mailboxes located near Matlin Road, possibly gaining access to items like credit cards, pay stubs and medical information. On Wednesday night, the mailboxes remained damaged, a note from the U.S. Postal Service left taped to the metal, alerting residents of the vandalism and theft.

The note said, for now, residents would have to drive nearly 20 minutes to the nearest post office to pick up their mail.

Residents, including Teresa O’Donnell, told NBC 7 Wednesday night that they’re worried about their vital information landing in the hands of thieves.

“What we’re worried about is the credit card companies, they send these blank checks with you information on them, so that’s what I’m concerned about,” O’Donnell said.

She said she remembers seeing an unknown man hovering extremely close to the mailboxes down the street from her home Tuesday night, looking as if he was trying to pull something out.

On Wednesday morning, as O’Donnell headed to work, she saw the metal on the mailboxes had been twisted and there was mail lying all over the ground. The back of one mailbox was completely ripped off, while the other was pried and badly damaged.

At that moment, O’Donnell said she realized the man she had seen the night before may have been the culprit behind the vandalism. She said the stranger was wearing shorts, a white T-shirt and a hat.

“It’s a huge violation,” exclaimed O’Donell. “I work my butt off. [I] have an hour commute and work like the dickens to pay taxes and someone comes along and ruins our box and has access to our personal information.”

At this time, Ramona residents said they don’t know what, if anything, was stolen from their mailboxes.

The incident remains under investigation.

On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service released the following statement to NBC 7:

"The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is aware of this incident and are actively investigating it. Theft of mail is in violation of 18 USC 1708 and anyone caught will be charged with a federal crime. It will assist our investigation if you please put in the article to contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to report any mail theft or any tips at 1-877-876-2455 or they can go online and file a report at https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/."

Neighbor Vicki Davis told NBC 7 she’s worried for everyone living in the area.

“Nowadays you're going from paycheck to paycheck anyway and someone gets all that information. Pretty soon your bank is drained and you have credit cards you don’t know about. It could devastate your family,” she lamented.

Residents said they want investigators to track down the thief and bring that person to justice.
“I want someone to get in trouble for this,” said O’Donnell.

Meanwhile, on Sunday night, NBC 7 reported a similar crime in an Eastlake neighborhood. There, on River Rock Road, the metal backing to some mailboxes was also pried open, the mail also stolen.

The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) is investigating that crime. If mail was stolen, both cases will be considered federal offenses.



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'She Never Hurt Anyone': Family of Woman Killed by Cop

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The family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer following a high-speed pursuit in a stolen car in east San Diego released a statement Thursday, saying their loved one “never hurt anyone.”

“She had a kind heart, an easy smile, and she never hurt anyone,” said the family of Kelsey Rose Hauser, 25.

Hauser, of Conifer, Colo., was riding in a stolen red Toyota along with three men, including driver Geoffrey Hayden Sims, on Jan. 16, in El Cajon, about 16 miles east of downtown San Diego.

At around 1:25 a.m., officers from the El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) spotted the stolen vehicle and tried to pull over the group.

Sims, a fugitive from Golden, Colo., pulled over near Walter Way and Main Street. However, when officers approached the car, Sims hit the gas and fled northbound on Second Street, then drove onto westbound Interstate 8.

A high-speed chase ensued. With emergency lights and sirens activated, ECPD officers pursued the Toyota. At one point the pursuit reached speeds of 90 mph, police said. Officers called for backup from California Highway Patrol.

Eventually, the stolen car exited the freeway at West Main Street and continued to South Pierce Street, which is a cul-de-sac.

As the car reached the dead end, police said Sims made a U-turn, bringing the Toyota head-on with pursuing officers. The stolen car came to a halt and an officer again tried to contact the four people inside.

According to the ECPD, as the officer got out of his patrol car, the suspect allegedly drove the stolen vehicle towards the officer. The officer fired four rounds at the suspects’ vehicle investigators; he said he feared for his life.

The gunfire struck Hauser, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, as well as a dog inside the car.
Sims then rammed the stolen car into another police vehicle that was approaching the scene. The car then finally came to a stop, police said.

Officers swarmed Sims’ car and arrested him and the two men in the back seat. One of those passengers was identified as Brian Alan Blafield, of El Cajon.

The ECPD said Blafield and the other passenger were booked into jail on suspicion of possession of narcotics. Sims was also booked into jail.

Hauser was taken to a local hospital. She died a short time later from injuries suffered in the officer-involved shooting, the police department confirmed. The dog also died.

In the newly-released statement from Hauser’s family, made public on their behalf via public information officer Michael Davis of the Elk Creek Fire Department in Conifer, the family discussed how painful Hauser’s death has been.

“Our family is grieving, and there are no words to express the pain and sorrow we are experiencing following the sudden loss of our daughter Kelsey. We miss her immensely. She was bright and fun loving,” the family said.

According to El Cajon police, Hauser was wanted on a felony warrant in Colorado, though it is not clear for what crime.

“As a young adult, Kelsey had her problems; we did our best to help her work through these and see
her fulfill her potential, but those hopes are now gone,” Hauser’s family said in their statement. “Through it all, Kelsey was a good person.”

Police said Sims was also wanted in Colorado on two felony arrest warrants.

He was booked into jail on charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer likely to create great bodily injury and felony evading. The vehicle involved in the pursuit had been reported stolen out of Denver on Aug. 11, 2015.

Sims was arraigned in San Diego on Thursday.

The ECPD identified the officer involved in the deadly shooting as Officer Samson Pak, who is assigned to the Patrol Division. Pak has been an officer for three years, the police department said.

Following the shooting, the officer was placed on administrative leave, standard procedure for officers involved in a fatal incident, the ECPD confirmed.

No officers were injured in this shooting and there are no outstanding suspects, police said.
Hauser’s family said they do not want to speak publicly anymore about their loved one’s death and asked the media to respect their privacy at this time.

“Kelsey’s passing has left a void in our hearts that can never be filled. We would like to thank all our friends and family who have reached out to us. We are very lucky to have so many people who care about us. At this time, we are busy making arrangements to bring Kelsey home. There will be no further statements on behalf of the family, and we ask to be left in private to mourn our loss,” the family added.

Meanwhile, a complete investigation on this officer-involved shooting will take place by the agency with jurisdiction for the El Cajon area, as is protocol for this type of case.

The San Diego County District Attorney's office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation will also review the incident. When investigators present evidence to those agencies, they will show video recorded by police cameras, ECPD officials said.

Anyone with information on this case should call the ECPD at (619) 579-3311 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.



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Officials Investigate Flint Legionnaires Cases

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Michigan state bureaucrats are investigating a possible link between Flint’s water supply and two summertime outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease, NBC News reported.

The state’s health department announced last week that there was a spike in the disease, a severe type of pneumonia transmitted through inhaled water, in Genesee County in 2014 and 2015. Ten of the 87 people who reported contacting the illness died.

Officials said they "cannot conclude" the increase in Legionnaires' cases was related to the water emergency in Flint, though independent researchers told NBC News there likely is a connection.

Documents obtained by the Flint Journal show health officials met with city water officials as far back as 2014 to discuss possible links between the water system and the disease.  



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Iran's Sanctions Relief Could Fund Terror Groups: Kerry

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Secretary of State said Thursday that some of the billions of sanctions relief Iran will reap could go to terrorist organizations, NBC News reported.

Iran will receive about $55 billion after debts following the nuclear agreement, Kerry said in an interview with CNBC. On Saturday, the U.N. nuclear agency said Iran complied with the deal’s terms.

Kerry told CNBC he doesn’t see the “early delivery of funds going to that kind of endeavor at this point,” and that if they are caught funding terrorism, “they’re going to have a probe with the United States Congress and other people.”

Iran was labeled a state sponsor of terrorism in 1982. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force "is the regime's primary mechanism for cultivating and supporting terrorists abroad," according to a 2014 State Department report on state sponsors of terrorism.  



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EPA Administrator Quits Amid Flint Water Crisis

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The Environmental Protection Agency director overseeing a region that includes Flint, Michigan, resigned, NBC News reported.

Susan Hedman offered her resignation effective Feb. 1, and the offer was accepted, the EPA said in a statement Thursday.

The EPA also announced an emergency order requiring Michigan and the city of Flint to take steps to address the drinking water contamination. The agency blamed state and local levels for resisting its recommendations that the water be properly treated.

Flint stopped using Detroit’s water in 2014 to save money, but the Flint River water it used wasn’t properly treated, allowing corroded pipes to leach lead into the drinking water, officials said.  



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Digital Privacy Rights Waiver For SD Defendants Constitutional?

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A new form is being used at San Diego Superior Court that some defense attorneys say is unconstitutional.

It allows law enforcement and probation officers to check a defendant’s digital information “anytime, day or night, with or without a search warrant, and with or without reasonable cause,” according to the document obtained by NBC 7.

Some members of San Diego’s legal defense community say attorneys did not have a say in the creation of the new waiver.

“Our attorneys showed up and were told by judges there was a new form, a waiver of the Fourth Amendment rights and the new rights provided by the Electronic Privacy Act,” said Frank Birchak with the Office of the Public Defender, San Diego. “Our attorneys were surprised. Our office was surprised. We had no notice this was coming.”

On January 1, a state law took effect requiring law enforcement to obtain search warrants before seizing and analyzing anyone’s electronic property and its contents.

Birchak said the waiver essentially reverses the new law. According to the form, if signed, a defendant would consent to handing over cell phones, computers, gaming consoles, passwords, fingerprints and “information required to gain access into any of the aforementioned devices of social media accounts.”

Birchak believes the form, in its current form, is unconstitutional.

“The breadth is why it’s so concerning. The fact that it doesn’t restrict things and doesn’t say things found ago can’t be used against you,” he said.

A spokesperson with San Diego Superior Court told NBC 7, before the digital privacy law took effect January 1, the Court was contacted by the District Attorney’s office on behalf of Probation and County Counsel. They had concerns about the new law’s impact on judges’ abilities to exercise discretion in Fourth Amendment waiver cases. Hence, the Court developed the document.

“Realizing the misinterpretation by some, the Court made it clear to judges on January 6th that as with other conditions of probation, judges are to use their discretion as to whether a particular person in a specific case should be ordered to consent to warrantless searches of their electronic devices as a condition of their probation,” spokesperson Karen Dalton wrote.

She continued, “Prior to January 1, 2016, it was generally understood in the criminal system that when a criminal defendant agreed to a warrantless search as a condition of probation (a "4th waiver"), the property subject to search included a probationer's phones and computers.”

Birchak said the form isn’t just signed by those on probation, but also by some who have not been convicted.

NBC 7 also reached out to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. A spokesperson replied through e-mail, “We are complying with orders of the court. Even though there is a difference of opinion among opposing parties, we expect it to be clarified and decided by the appellate courts.”

Currently, the Court is listening to concerns from the defense community and reviewing the waiver. Both sides told NBC 7 they feel hopeful they’ll reach a resolution. The waiver is expected to be challenged in court.

LA Zoo Worker Rescued

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A groundskeeper at the Los Angeles Zoo was rescued by firefighters after losing his footing and falling into a gorilla enclosure Thursday morning, officials said.

Zoo officials say the 55-year-old man was landscaping near the exhibit when he lost his footing on a planter and fell 15 to 20 feet into the moat, which had no gorillas at the time.

"The four gorillas that reside in that part of the habitat were still secure in their night quarters behind the scenes, zoo officials said in a statement.

Urban Search and Rescue members were called to the zoo about 8:30 a.m. and used ladders, ropes and a rescue litter to lift the man out. He was then placed in the back of an ambulance with a possible femur fracture and taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in fair condition.

Zoo officials say he was conscious the entire time.

"We currently don't have any information as to how the employee lost his footing and fell, but we will hold an internal investigation to look into the incident," zoo officials said.

In 1996, a 3-year-old boy fell into a gorilla den at the Brookfield Zoo in suburban Chicago. A female gorilla cradled the boy and protected him from other animals until zookeepers could rescue him.



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City Crews Dig Out Last Utility Pole in Mission Hills

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Homeowners joined San Diego city officials Thursday to celebrate the removal of the last pole stringing overhead utility lines in Mission Hills.

A crane removed the pole from the corner of Fort Stockton Drive and Witherby Street, in the community east of Interstate 5 and south of Interstate 8. 

City workers have been moving power lines underground in a six mile area northeast of downtown.

This Mission Hills neighborhood was part of a larger project called the Residential Project Block 2-E taking overhead utility wires and moving them underground.

Homeowners and other members of the community joined Councilmember Todd Gloria to celebrate the milestone.

“We’re very very pleased to see all of Mission Hills without having to look through wires and poles,” said resident John Welter.

“I live on a spot where without all the cobwebs of wires across my street I now have a great view of the bay,” said homeowner Lou Watts.”It’s been a huge improvement.”

In addition, crews installed 110 new streetlights and nearly 200 pedestrian ramps.

The project will also plant 110 new trees in the neighborhood, city officials said.



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Driver in Police Pursuit, Shooting Held on $2M Bail

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A Colorado man accused of leading El Cajon police on a high speed chase, which ended in the death of his girlfriend, will be held on $2 million bail, a judge ordered Thursday.

Geoffrey Sims, 34, pleaded not guilty to six felony counts, including murder, during his video arraignment in El Cajon. Deputy District Attorney Jihan Yacoub requested the $2 million bail because Sims, she said, is a danger and a flight risk.

“We know he had fled Colorado while a case was pending and a warrant served,” said Yacoub.

Early Sunday morning, the prosecutor said Sims created a dangerous situation by prompting a police pursuit that reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.

It started when El Cajon police officials pulled over the suspect, who was riding with three other people and a dog in a stolen red Toyota, near Walter Way and Main Street. However, when officers walked up to the vehicle, Sims hit the gas and drove north on Second Street. Yacoub said he drove onto the freeway and ran at least six red lights on surface streets.

Finally, the car turned onto South Pierce Street, which ends in a cul-de-sac.

When he reached the dead end, police said Sims made a U-turn to face pursuing officers. El Cajon Police Officer Samson Pak got out to approach the stolen car, but Sims started driving toward him.

Fearing for his life, he said, Pak opened fire, striking Kelsey Rose Hauser, 25, of Conifer, Colorado, who was sitting in the passenger seat. She died from the gunshots, as did a pit bull sitting in her lap.

Sims and the two other men inside were uninjured. The prosecutor said Sims continued to drive the car forward, ramming it into another police vehicle approaching the scene.

Officers were then able to take all three surviving suspects into custody.

Sims now faces charges of murder, assault with a deadly weapon, evading an officer, resisting an officer using force, reckless driving and possession of a stolen vehicle.

“He had created a highly dangerous situation,” said Yacoub. “He put the officer in a position where he feared for his safety and the safety of other officers, and essentially he would be liable for murder based on the resulting death for the situation he created.”

Hauser also had a warrant out for her arrest. In a statement, her family said Hauser never hurt anyone and had a "kind heart, an easy smile." 

Attending Sims’ arraignment was Brian Blafield, who was in the car during the incident. He is out on bail after he was charged with drug violations.

Blafield asked members of the media at court to pay him $20 each for an interview. As he walked away, he would only say police should not shoot into a car. He did not respond when asked why Sims allegedly tried to ram a police officer.
 



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Body of Missing 2-Year-Old Found in Tennessee

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The body of a 2-year-old boy missing in the Tennessee woods for a week has been found, NBC News reported.

Officers said Noah Chamberlin was found about 1.5 miles from where he was last seen. Hundreds of volunteers braved the cold over the last few days to search the woods.

He had been lost since last Thursday, having disappeared while hiking with his grandmother and sister in the woods in Pinson, Tennessee.

Authorities said they didn’t suspect foul play.  



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Will They Stay or Go to LA? Chargers Deadlines Loom

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If Chargers President Dean Spanos is inclined to take a new stadium deal in Inglewood, he might not have too much more time to bargain with Rams owner Stan Kroenke.

His team is facing a series of NFL and city deadlines.

"Every day the Chargers don't make a decision, I think, is to their detriment,” said Liam Dillon, assistant editor of NBC 7’s media partner Voice of San Diego.

“The sooner they get up there, the easier it's going to be for them to sell season tickets and do all these things they need to do -- tell their potential free agents where they're going to play next year. They have to make a decision as soon as possible."

After all, they've got a "sure thing" in the $2 billion pigskin palace that Kroenke's building.

San Diego's offer of a much cheaper new stadium in Mission Valley doesn't cut it for them.

They're angling for a hybrid venue in East Village, linked to a convention center "campus."

The team has until March 23 -- when NFL owners meet next in Daytona Beach, Florida -- to notify the league whether it'll be in LA this year, or waiting to decide until a Jan. 17 deadline next year to pull the trigger on Los Angeles.

Meantime, the Chargers have between Feb. 1 and April 30 to exercise the annual “escape clause” in the Qualcomm Stadium lease.

But if the team lets that go by the boards, it could face the prospect of playing an awkward lame-duck season at the Q.

NBC 7 heard this perspective from Josh Escovedo, a Los Angeles attorney involved in a civil trial Thursday in San Diego: "A shared stadium such as a Los Angeles stadium is obviously such a huge profit-maker for the league, and it has had much success in terms of what they did in New York with the Giants and Jets.

"So I think it's a good deal either way. But for the sake of the city, I hope the Chargers stay."

That's just what LA Mayor Eric Garcetti told ESPN Thursday, after having spoken with Kroenke Wednesday night.

Should any conclusions be drawn from that?

Would Kroenke prefer the Raiders as a roommate for his Rams?

NFL observers have been saying the Rams would profit from more financial "synergism" with the Raiders than the Chargers.



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FBI Defends Response to Oregon Refuge Occupation

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The FBI called its response to an armed group that’s occupied an Oregon wildlife refuge for weeks “deliberate and measured,” NBC News reported.

While the FBI said it recognizes the occupation has caused disruption to the county, it says it is seeking a “peaceful resolution,” the statement said. 

"The FBI recognizes that many in the community have questions about why we are here and our role in helping to end the occupation of the wildlife refuge," the FBI said Thursday.

The armed group took over a building at the wildlife refuge on Jan. 2 after two ranchers were convicted of burning public land. The group says its aim is the release of father and son Dwight and Steven Hammond. An attorney for the Hammonds has said the group doesn’t speak for the two ranchers.  



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After Police Shootings, Feds to Get Involved Early on

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Local agencies will now bring in federal authorities in the early stages of any police shooting investigation in San Diego County.

A member of both the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office will be present when police or sheriff's officials brief the San Diego County District Attorney’s (DA) office about a law enforcement-involved shooting, according to DA spokesman Steve Walker.

The new rule applies to all law enforcement agencies in the county and might be the first in the nation, Walker told NBC 7.

The change was discussed and implemented after the fatal shooting of Fridoon Rawshawn Nehad, who was killed by San Diego Police Officer Neal Browder in the Midway District last April.

As it stood before, countywide protocol dictated that agencies have three business days to brief the DA’s office on a shooting involving a deputy or officer.

If the FBI or U.S. Attorney’s office were to get involved, they would normally be brought in much later in the process, Walker explained.

Now, the agencies will be sharing their information with local and federal officials from the very beginning of an investigation.

The shooting of Nehad, a mentally ill transient, has caused additional change within the SDPD. Before Browder shot Nehad in the alley of an adult bookstore, he had not turned on his body camera to record the incident.

Investigators had to rely on surveillance video from a nearby business to examine the incident. As a result, the SDPD changed its body camera policy, ordering officers to turn their devices on as they travel to a scene, not just once they are there.

The shooting also sparked debate over whether to release investigation video or video evidence to the public. SDPD Chief Shelley Zimmerman initially said footage would only be made public if it comes out through a court order or lawsuit.

However, when a federal judge ordered the release of video showing Nehad’s death, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced law enforcement leaders will create a working group to formulate new policies for the public release of video.
 



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Employees, Bystander Tackle Suspect Who Fired in 7-Eleven

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Two employees and a bystander jumped onto a suspected shoplifter who pulled out a gun at a 7-Eleven, San Diego police told NBC 7 Thursday.

At about 8 p.m., a man and a woman entered the store at 3385 Sandrock Drive in Serra Mesa and began taking items off the shelves, according to SDPD Lt. Jason Weeden.

As they tried to leave, an employee confronted them.

That employee got into a scuffle with the man, who soon pulled out a gun, Weeden said. Another employee and bystander, Alfred Tudela, leaped into action. At one point, the suspect fired his weapon, but no one was hit by the bullet.

"Trying to get the gun away from him, and he bit my fingers," said Tudela, who showed NBC 7 his injured hand. "We were struggling to get the gun, both struggling to get the gun, and eventually I got the gun away from him."

He said he put the weapon in his back pocket while another man put the suspect in a chokehold.

Tudela then joined the fray again and tackled the man to the ground.

The vigilantes were able to hold the suspect until police arrived to arrest him and his alleged accomplice. No one was injured.

Weeden said the suspects took a number of various items.

No further information was immediately available.



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Suspect Sought After Illicit Trap Catches Raccoon

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San Diego County Animal Services is looking for the person who set an illegal trap that broke the leg of a raccoon, forcing it to be put down.

On Wednesday, land surveyors called Animal Control officers to Tecolote Canyon Park after they discovered the raccoon in a leg hold trap.

The device had been set close to where a group of children were playing in the park, officials said. The trap broke the animal's leg, and Animals Services said the raccoon had been in the contraption for some time.

Officers humanely euthanized the animal at the county department. Now, they are looking for any clue as to who set the trap.

The California Department of Fish and Game has made it illegal to use any body-gripping or leg hold traps to capture any furry mammal.



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College Area House Fire Displaces 3

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Three people and their three dogs were displaced by a raging house fire in the College area Thursday night.

Fire officials say one of the residents may have left something unattended on the stove at the home, located near 55th Street and Mary Lane.

When no one was home, the fire sparked, quickly spreading to the kitchen cabinets, the attic and exhaust vents, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesman Lee Swanson.

By the time fire crews arrived, they saw smoke and fire pouring from the home.

They quickly extinguished the flames, but the fire had already caused an estimate $50,000 in damage to the building and $25,000 to the contents.

The American Red Cross was called in to help those displaced.

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