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US Contractor Charged With Okinawa Murder

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An American contractor at a military base on Okinawa was charged Thursday with murdering a local woman — a case that has inflamed anti-American anger on the Japanese island, NBC News reported.

Kenneth Shinzato is accused of stabbing the 20-year-old victim multiple times in the neck in April, according to indictment documents seen by Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper.

Local reports, quoting anonymous sources, said the retired marine was working as a contractor in IT services before the alleged crime, the Associate Press reported.

The incident has sparked fresh anger and mass protests by locals, flared in the past over a high crime rate linked to American troops. Okinawa has been home to U.S. military bases since the end of World War II.



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Fire Rips Through Vacant Market in Escondido

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Firefighters rushed to a vacant butcher shop in Escondido Thursday after flames ripped through the small building, sending heavy smoke into the air visible from multiple freeways in San Diego's North County.

Escondido Fire Department (EFD) Sgt. Fred Cheatham said the three-alarm blaze sparked just before 9 a.m. at Talone's Meat Market in the 500 block of North Hale Avenue.

Quickly, the flames fully engulfed the building.

NBC 7 viewers said plumes of heavy, dark smoke filled the air in the area. The smoke was visible from the I-15 and State Route 78 near Nordahl Road.

Cheatham said officials may shut down traffic to the HOV lane on I-15 while crews work to get a handle on the fire.

According to residents, Talone's Meat Market has been abandoned for quite some time.

At around 10:15 a.m., Jeff Murdock, of the EFD, said two people seen near the building at the time of the fire had not yet been accounted for.

Officials are scouring the building searching for those two people but do not believe they were inside the market when the blaze sparked.



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July 4th Fireworks in San Diego

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With patriotic parties aplenty, there will be no shortage of fireworks in San Diego this 4th of July. Here's our guide to the dazzling shows that will illuminate our skyline on Independence Day.

Big Bay Boom
9 p.m., San Diego Bay
San Diego’s biggest 4th of July fireworks show, the Port of San Diego’s Big Bay Boom, returns to the waterfront this year. Fireworks will launch at 9 p.m. from four barges along the San Diego Bay. Prime viewing locations include: Shelter Island; Harbor Island; North Embarcadero; Marina District; Seaport Village and South Embarcadero; Coronado Ferry Landing. Wherever you are watching from, get there early with your lawn chairs and blankets. The Big Bay Boom draws a huge crowd year after year.

San Diego County Fair Fireworks
9 p.m., Del Mar Fairgrounds
The 2016 San Diego County Fair will end with a bang on July 4th with a long lineup of patriotic events, including a 9 p.m. fireworks show visible throughout the fairgrounds. Fair, fireworks and fried food? Sounds like summer for sure.

Chula Vista 4th Fest
9 p.m., Chula Vista Olympic Training Center
What could possibly be more patriotic than watching Independence Day fireworks at the Olympic Training Center (OTC)? The Chula Vista OTC (2800 Olympic Parkway) will put on a fireworks show at 9 p.m. set to tunes from five radio stations: 91X; Magic 92.5; 100.78 KFMB BFM; AM 760; Z90.3. Launched from the athlete training grounds, the best spots to watch this show are at the OTC and Mountain Hawk Park (1475 Lake Crest Dr.). Gates to the OTC open at 6 p.m.; parking at the visitor’s entrance is limited to 500 cars and costs $10. Parking is also available at the New Hope Community Church (2720 Olympic Parkway). Each viewing venue holds about 3,000 people.

July 4th in Coronado
9 p.m., Coronado Island
Coronado Island will celebrate Independence Day with a host of fun events including an annual parade, a concert at Spreckels Park and, of course, prime fireworks viewing of the Big Bay Boom spectacular at 9 p.m. Good spots for fireworks viewing include Hotel Del Coronado, Glorietta Bay and Coronado Ferry Landing.

Escondido’s Independence Day Festival & Fireworks
9 p.m., California Center for the Arts Escondido
Head to the Great Green at the California Center for the Arts Escondido (340 N. Escondido Blvd.) for this 53rd annual Independence Day Festival & Fireworks, an event that typically draws about 20,000 attendees. The fun starts at 4 p.m. with lots of live music and entertainment, food vendors and activities for the kids. Camp Pendleton’s 1st Marine Division Band performs at 8:15 p.m., followed by fireworks at 9 p.m.

Ocean Beach Fireworks
9 p.m., OB Pier
Ocean Beach will celebrate the 4th with a dazzling fireworks show off the OB Pier. Free parking will be available at the Main Beach Lot and the Pier Parking Lot. The show will be synched to songs from KyXy 96.5. In year’s past, the Ocean Beach July 4th celebration also included a “marshmallow war” but the sticky mess left behind – and a whole lot of controversy – led to the end of that. Now, attendees are free to eat marshmallows, just not throw them.

Ken Grody Ford 4th of July Camp Pendleton Beach Bash
9 p.m., Del Mar Beach Resort at Camp Pendleton
This beach bash at Camp Pendleton includes a DJ, activities for kids, food trucks, prizes, a “Margaritaville” area and tribute to our U.S. military heroes on this special day of freedom.

The 4th of July at La Jolla Cove
9 p.m., Ellen Browning Scripps Park
Enjoy friends, family, freedom and fireworks at La Jolla Cove on the fourth. Fireworks start at 9 p.m. at Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Park.

Santee Salutes Fireworks Show
9 p.m., Town Center Community Park East
Santee Salutes – a festival featuring live music, a patriotic ceremony, food and family-friendly fun at Town Center Community Park (550 Park Center Dr.) – will culminate with a 4th of July fireworks display at 9 p.m. The event is free; parking is between $5 and $15. The party at the park starts at 2:30 p.m.

El Cajon Fireworks
9 p.m., Kennedy Park
El Cajon’s July 4th fireworks are set for 9 p.m. at Kennedy Park (1675 E. Madison Ave.). Get there early, spread out a blanket and enjoy food vendors, games, prizes, kiddie train rides and more at the park. The 4th of July event starts at 1 p.m.; live music starts at 3 p.m.

National City 4th of July Carnival Fireworks
9 p.m., Kimball Park
National City’s multi-day July 4th carnival at Kimball Park (12th Street and D Avenue) wraps with a fireworks show at 9 p.m. on Independence Day. The fun starts at 5 p.m. at the park. The annual carnival draws a huge crowd; the National City Police Department advises motorists to avoid using D Avenue from 12th to 16th streets until the event is over.

San Marcos Fireworks
9 p.m., Bradley Park
Bradley Park (465 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd.) in San Marcos will roll out the red, white and blue for “Celebrate Freedom: A Fireworks Extravaganza,” at 9 p.m. – a show entirely funded by donations from citizens and businesses in the community. Before the fireworks fly, enjoy live music – including a performance from Beta Maxx at 6p.m. – plus carnival games, bounce houses and food vendors.

Mira Mesa Fireworks
9 p.m., Mira Mesa High School
Following an all-day July 4th celebration that includes a parade and Family Fun Day in the Park, take in the colorful Scripps Mesa Fireworks show at Mira Mesa High School (10510 Reagan Rd.). Bring a blanket and chairs and get there early.

Fallbrook Fireworks
9 p.m., Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens
Fallbrook will host its annual 4th of July fundraiser, complete with fireworks, at the Grand Tradition Estate & Gardens (220 Grand Tradition Way). Attendees can expect games, food, drinks and live music from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and include open lawn seating.

Poway Fireworks
9 p.m., Poway High School
Fireworks will light the sky over Poway High School’s (15500 Espola Rd.) stadium after the community’s all-day Old-Fashioned 4th of July Celebration. The gates open at 6 p.m. so get there early to snag a spot and enjoy games, activities and a DJ spinning tunes. This event costs $5 per person at the gate; kids 11 and under get in free.

Vista Fireworks
9 p.m., Brengle Terrace Park
Vista’s fireworks show goes down at 9 p.m. from the Moonlight Amphitheatre in Brengle Terrace Park (1200 Vale Terrace Dr.). Admission to the amphitheatre is $5 per person; children 5 and under and active and retired military (and their families) get in free. Parking in the park is $15 per car.

Spirit of the 4th in Rancho Bernardo
9 p.m., Bernardo Heights Middle School
Spirit of the 4th in Rancho Bernardo starts at 6 p.m. at the athletic field at Bernardo Heights Middle School (12990 Paseo Lucido), with the “Sky Concert” fireworks display set for 9 p.m. The grand finale promises nearly 400 high-altitude shells. Parking is free in the student lot off Avenida Venusto.

Ramona Fireworks
9 p.m., Olive Peirce Middle School
Ramona’s fireworks go down at 9 p.m. at Olive Peirce Middle School (1521 Hanson Ln.). The Ramona Rotary group has been busy collecting donations for this show and so far, so good.

SeaWorld Fireworks
9:40 p.m., SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego puts on fireworks daily, but this 4th of July “Sea to Shining Sea” show will be an extended, extra special version of the show. The fireworks fly at 9:40 p.m. and are included with paid admission into the park.

Red, White & Boom! LEGOLand Fireworks
8:30 p.m., LEGOLAND California Resort
LEGOLAND hosts this star-spangled Red, White & Boom! Party, which runs from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., with fireworks set for 8:30 p.m. Prime viewing spots will be designated around the amusement park. Before fireworks, patrons can enjoy picnic-style games like burlap sack races and LEGO building challenges for the whole family. Activities are included with paid admission into the park.

Oceanside Fireworks – July 3rd
9 p.m., El Corazon Senior Center
Oceanside will ring in the 4th a day early – on Sunday, July 3 – with its fireworks display at 9 p.m. staged north of the El Corazon Senior Center (3302 Senior Center Dr.). Limited parking is available at Ocean Ranch Business Park; no parking is available at the El Corazon Senior Center. Rancho Del Oro Boulevard will be closed from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Music and food trucks will line the area from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.



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SeaWorld Named One of Top Amusement Parks in U.S.

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SeaWorld San Diego has been named one of the top amusement parks to visit in the U.S. by TripAdvisor.

The park ranked 17 on TripAdvisors’ 2016 Travelers’ Choice list.

TripAdvisor ranked the top 25 amusement parks in the U.S. using an algorithm based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for parks around the world. The date was gathered over a 12-month period.

According to the report, 34 percent of respondents plan to visit an amusement or water park this year.

Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida took the number one spot on the list while Universal Studios Florida placed number four and Universal Studios Hollywood placed fifth.



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Armed with Taser and Gun, Suspect Robs Hair Salon

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San Diego police are searching for a man who walked into a hair salon armed with a Taser and gun, demanding money. 

The robbery happened at Sonya's Braiding on the 6400 block of Rolando Park, north of State Route 94 and east of the City Heights neighborhood, police said. 

A suspect entered the salon carrying a Taser, police said. He walked up to an employee and pointed the Taser at the person, demanding money. 

When the suspect did not get money out for him, he lifted his shirt and revealed a gun in the front of his waist band. 

Employees still refused to give the suspect money, so he grabbed an employee's purse and a customer's purse before fleeing out the back door. 

It is unclear where he went from there. 

Police do not have a distinct description of the suspect; he is described as a clean shaven man in his 30s, 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet, between 180 to 215 pounds. At the time, he was wearing a camouflage baseball cap, a white t-shirt, khaki shorts and sunglasses. 

SDPD Robbery Sgt. Javier Padilla confirmed to NBC 7 San Diego the suspect seen in surveillance video shot by Sam's Beauty Supply's surveillance cameras is the man police are searching for. Sonya's Braiding does not have surveillance cameras. 

Police do not know who the man is and are looking for the public's help in finding him. 

The robbery is under investigation. 

No other information was immediately available.



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'Catastrophe': Driver's BAC Double Limit Hours After Crash: DA

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A woman accused of killing a pedestrian in a bloody hit-and-run and then driving for half a mile with his body lodged in the front seat had a blood alcohol level more than double the legal limit two hours after the crash, prosecutors said. 

Esteysi Sanchez Izazaga, 29, who goes by Stacy Sanchez, pleaded not guilty to four felonies, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit and run, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, driving with a measurable blood alcohol causing injury and a misdemeanor count of driving without a license. 

A judge set her bail at $1.5 million. 

On Monday, June 27, Sanchez was allegedly driving under the influence when she veered onto the sidewalk on the 4000 block of Mission Avenue in Oceanside and hit victim Jack Tenhulzen at random, police said. 

Prosecutors say Sanchez was driving so fast, she hit Tenhulzen and stripped him of his clothing. Tenhulzen flew into the windshield, head down, coming to a rest on the front passenger seat, police said on scene. 

"He went head first through her windshield, landing in a crumpled heap on her passenger seat," Aimee McLeod, a San Diego County Deputy District Attorney, said.

Two hours after the crash, prosecutors said she had a blood alcohol level of 0.18-0.19, more than double the legal limit. 

Tenhulzen's leg detached from his body and flew through the back window, landing on the trunk of the car, police said. 

Izazaga continued driving for approximately half a mile, police said. She parked the vehicle and walked away before officers arrived, police said.

"She claimed she fell asleep and only woke up when she felt glass covering her face and saw this dead person in the passenger seat," McLeod said.

Shortly after she abandoned the car, prosecutors say Sanchez called her boyfriend, walked home and changed her outfit. 

"She wasn't contacted by law enforcement for an hour," McLeod said. "At that time, she had changed her clothing and she still had pieces of windshield in her hair."

Police say her live-in boyfriend at some point called the police and reported the incident, police said. Officers found her at her house, approximately two blocks from where she left the car. 

McLeod said the crash was a tragedy. 

"It's horrible, it's tragic, it's preventable," she said. "Any driver on our roadways should be driving sober and any driver who is involved in a collision should be pulling over to render aid to someone they hit or any property damage they cause. so someone who fails to do all those things, it's a catastrophe."

Sanchez is expected to appear in court on July 19. She faces 15 years and six months in prison. 

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the collision or has information is asked to call the Oceanside Police Department at (760) 435-4911.



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Turkey Arrests 13 as Death Toll Climbs to 44: State Media

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Police in Turkey arrested 13 for a possible connection to the attack on Istanbul's airport as the death toll as the death toll climbed to 44 on Thursday and funerals continued for the victims, NBC News reported.

Along with the dead, more than 200 were injured when assailants with guns and explosives hit the airport on Tuesday.

Officials have said the coordinated assault on Ataturk airport bore the hallmarks of ISIS, but there has been no official claim of responsibility. Turkish officials have not publicly identified the attackers. Police sources told NBC News that assailants were Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz.

Police carried out 16 raids targeting ISIS suspects in Istanbul overnight. The state-run Anadolu Agency said 13 people were taken into custody — including three foreign nationals.



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Vigil Held for Man Killed in Hit-and-Run

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A moment of prayer was held during a vigil on Wednesday for a man killed in a bloody hit-and-run in Oceanside earlier this week.

“He needs to be known. He needs to be heard. He needs to be spoken for," said Sarah Plant who organized the vigil.

Esteysi Sanchez Izazaga, 29, who goes by Stacy Sanchez, is charged with Jack Tenhulzen's death.

She is accused of crashing into the 69-year old early Monday morning and then driving for half a mile with his body lodged in the front seat.

The incident, witnessed by a some neighbors in the area, left the community rattled.

Sanchez pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday to four felonies, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. She had a blood alcohol level more than double the legal limit two hours after the crash, prosecutors say.

There’s a hole in the passenger side of Sanchez's windshield where investigators say Tenhulzen went through her window.

Prosecutors say Sanchez hit him with so much force, it stripped his clothes.

“He died such a horrible death,” said Plant. “I can't imagine! It’s horrible."

A growing memorial of candles and flowers now mark the spot on the 4000 block of Mission Avenue where Tenhulzen was walking before he was hit.

“People like Jack, he didn’t deserve it,” said vigil attendee Carolina Camarena. “He was just walking. It’s just not fair.”

Camarena, like everyone else at the vigil didn't know Tenhulzen but felt compelled to show compassion and keep his memory alive.

"No one is talking about him. They're talking about the girl the most. I just feel he should get the recognition."

Camerena and her family left notes on the candles saying "God Bless you. Sorry for what happened."

Even one of Sanchez's friends, Junior Rivera, was moved to come pay his respects.

"Everything that happened was a tragedy for everybody," Riversa said.



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Murder Charges Dropped Against Man After 23 Years

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A man who spent 23 years in prison walked free on Tuesday after the San Bernardino District Attorney dismissed all charges against him.

William Richards met students from the California Western School of Law on Wednesday to thank them for helping get him exonerated.

He was convicted of murdering his wife in 1993 but he has maintained his innocence for more than 20 years.

“There are no words to describe what I’ve been through,” Richards said.

He told NBC 7 that all those years, he just wanted to prove what happened and that what kept him going.

“I think it was tenacity and refusing to let them get away with this,” he said.

Richards has had one day of freedom but he’s noticing the years of change that happened while he was in prison.

“The world has changed,” he said. “I’ve never been on the internet. I’ve never used a cell phone. I’ve never done any of those things.”

During his original trial, a dental expert influenced his conviction saying a bite mark on his wife matched Richards. That expert later admitted he had been wrong but Richards was not released from prison. The California Supreme Court stated that according to the law, expert testimony cannot be false.

That law was later changed by the San Diego-based California Innocence Project.

“If we believe someone is innocent, we're going to find a way,” said Justin Brooks from the California Innocence Project.

Richards has been a client of the California Innocence Project since 1999. He was granted parole earlier this year by the California Department of Corrections before the conviction was overturned.

More than 20 students and nearly a dozen lawyers from the California Innocence Project worked on Richards’ case over the span of 16 years. Their years of dedication to prove he was innocent paid off on Tuesday when all charges were dropped against him.

Richards told NBC 7 that the California Innocent Project became his family.

The San Bernardino District Attorney's Office told NBC 7 that they have not made a final decision on whether they will refile the case.



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Vehicle Overturns, Traps Person in Kearny Mesa

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One person was trapped in a vehicle after it overturned in a two-car crash Thursday evening, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD).

The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on the 9300 block of Chesapeake Drive near Kearny Villa Road.

SDFD says a vehicle overturned, trapping a person inside.

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 

Fire Engulfs Escondido Meat Market

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A fire ripped through a vacant meat market on North Hale Avenue in Escondido Thursday, sending heavy plumes of smoke into the air, visible from multiple freeways in San Diego's North County.

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‘Am I Going to Live?’: Officers Save Woman in Scooter Crash

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Two Carlsbad Police Department officers are being recognized for using their quick thinking and combat training to save the life of a young woman whose arm was severed in a scooter crash.

“She even asked me, ‘Am I going to live?’ And I said, ‘I’m very confident you’re going to [live],’” Cpl. Reid Shipley, of the Carlsbad Police Department, told NBC 7 in an exclusive interview Wednesday night.

Shipley was referring to Lauren Scott, a 19-year-old woman who crashed her scooter into a center median on Cannon Road near Hemingway Drive at around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday in a suspected DUI collision. After hitting the median, Scott was thrown from her scooter. She then struck a road sign, the impact severing her arm.

Shipley said the crash happened during the police department’s early morning shift change, just as he had left the police station.

“I was on my way home when a bystander flagged me down. There was a vehicle collision involving a motorcycle,” he recalled.

His colleague, Officer Stephen Brown, was finishing his last call and was the closest help. They rushed to the site of the crash only to discover a bloodied, frightened young woman.

“She was moving around a little bit more. I noticed there was an increased amount of bleeding so that’s when we decided to apply a tourniquet to her,” Brown told NBC 7.

Tourniquets, now clipped to the utility belts of every Carlsbad police officer, became part of the department’s uniform just two weeks ago.

For Shipley and Brown, the new tool was invaluable during this emergency.

Tactical combat casualty care is the latest police training method. The techniques, born of war, focus on treatment of any life-threatening injury and are proving effective in modern policing.

As members of the SWAT team, Brown and Shipley were trained in this method before the rest of the department. The scooter crash was the first time their training was put to the test.

“It’s one of the reasons I became a police officer. It’s great to be able to help people that are in need,” said Brown.

“When [Scott] was transported, she seemed like she was doing well,” Shipley explained. “I am excited that hopefully we were able to give her more of a future.”

Scott was hospitalized and is expected to survive.

The crash is under investigation but police suspect alcohol was a factor. A witness told officers the DUI suspect was also speeding and was unable to negotiate a turn in the road just before she lost control and plowed into the median.

The collision shut down traffic for hours in both directions on busy Cannon Road.



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$20K Stolen from Del Mar Duplex During Fumigation

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Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a man accused of breaking into a fumigated Del Mar duplex and stealing $20,000 worth of valuables. 

The burglary happened sometime between June 13 and June 16, deputies with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) said. 

A suspect broke into the duplex on the 1900 block of Coast Boulevard in Del Mar while it was being fumigated, officials said. 

The duplex was found ransacked, deputies said, and $20,000 worth of electronics, jewelry, purses and credit cards were stolen from the three people who lived in the duplex. 

The victims' credit cards were used at a Target, Walmart and Macy's in Chula Vista on June 15 and 16. 

The suspect is described as a man between 30 and 40 years old. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall, deputies said, and weighs about 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white and gray stripped shirt with blue jeans and white sneakers. Both of his arms are covered in tattoos. He also appears to have a tattoo on the left side of his neck. He was spotted leaving the store in a 2000 gold Jeep Grand Cherokee. 

Anyone with information on this case should call the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station at (760) 966-3500 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.

No other information was immediately available.



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8-Year-Old Inappropriately Touched at Laudromat

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An eight-year-old girl at a Laundromat with her mother was inappropriately touched while washing her hands at her sink, San Diego Sheriff's officials (SDSO) said. 

The incident, investigated as child abuse, happened between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 at a Laundromat on the 100 block of South Rancho Santa Fe Road in San Marcos. 

The mother and daughter were at the Laundromat when, at one point, the daughter went to wash her hands at a sink 20 feet away after eating a snack, deputies said. 

When she got there, she struggled to use the sink. That's when an unidentified man lifted her up. When he set her back down, he inappropriately touched her through her clothing. 

The girl later reported the incident to her mother. They left the Laudromat and spoke with Sheriff's deputies the next day. 

Deputies retrieved surveillance video when they went to the location that corroborated the girl's report. 

A detective with the Sheriff's Child Abuse Unit is investigating. 

The man is described as 30 to 50 years old, 5 feet 7 inches, 160 pounds with short, black and gray hair. At the time, he was wearing a gray colored shirt and denim pants. 

If the public has any information about the identity of this suspect or any similar incidents, they are encouraged to call Detective Hurtado at (858) 974-2357.

No other information was immediately available.



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Istanbul Victim Was Trying to Save Son From ISIS

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One of the dozens of people killed in an attack on an Istanbul airport Tuesday was a doctor on a mission to save his son from the terror group ISIS, officials and friends said.

Fathi Bayoudh, a Tunisian military doctor and head of a pediatrics unit at a hospital in the country's capital, had traveled to Turkey about two months ago to retrieve his son, Anouar, from Syria, a family friend confirmed to NBC News.

Anouar, who was in his late 20s, left to join the terror group ISIS and traveled first to Iraq and then to Syria, the friend said.

Bayoudh was working with the Tunisian Embassy in Ankara to get his son from Syria, a friend of the son said. Bayoudh called his wife, who is also a doctor, to Turkey and went to the airport to pick her up when the attack occurred, according to reports.



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New Zika Studies Reveal Invisible Damage to Babies

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Zika virus causes different types of brain damage in babies, not just microcephaly, according to two new reports.

Brazilian researchers found as many as one in five babies born with brain damage caused by Zika had normal-sized heads, NBC News reports. That means babies who may seem normal may in fact suffer from serious conditions that parents and doctors may not notice until they get older.

Worse, one study confirms that many of the pregnant women whose babies were affected didn't have the obvious symptoms of Zika, such as a rash. The virus is known to cause invisible infections in most people who catch it — usually good news, but that's bad news for pregnant women who may not know anything is amiss until their babies start showing symptoms as they grow.

And the study also found that even late in pregnancy, babies can suffer brain damage caused by Zika. In other words, there's no stage of pregnancy that's safe.



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Vacant Meat Market, Site of Fire, Has History

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Talone's Meat Market, the site of a raging four-alarm fire, was a longstanding business in Escondido, but police say once it shut its doors, trespassing became a problem.

In it's hayday, the building housed a meat market, slaughterhouse and produce shop. Neighboring businesses say it closed its doors for good about two years ago.

A consuming fire sparked just before 9 a.m. at the vacant building Thursday; the flames quickly engulfed the old, dilapidated building. NBC 7 viewers said plumes of heavy, dark smoke filled the air, seen by many motorists along the I-15 and State Route 78 near Nordahl Road. Dozens of firefighters arrived to fight the four-alarm fire.

A long time employee at the neighboring asphalt company says two months ago, a fence went up to help keep the homeless out.

"They boarded it up, they put wood and plywood on top of the doors and everything, but no matter what people would break in," said Daniel Guzman.

Guzman has worked at an asphalt company near Talone's Meat Market for about two decades.

In that time he has seen Talone's go from a popular meat market and slaughterhouse to a building plagued with trespassing problems. 

One of the original owner's daughters, Diane Gillroy, said she has so many good memories at Talone's Meat Market. 

Her dad, Mario Talone, and her uncle, Henry, started the business about 90 years ago. She says this place was her dad's "everything" in his life, aside from his family and religion.

"I was here as a child going in and out of there with my dad and to see the building to see him. He was a wonderful father, he was a great man," she recalled.

To her, it was watching family memories going up in smoke.

"Ever since I was a little kid, my dad had this company," she said. "We would come over here from time to time and just say hi to dad and how are things going and everybody here in Escondido just loved my dad and the business."

Before the fierce fire destroyed the building, Guzman says people would break in and stay inside despite the fact that the building was boarded up.

Escondido police say a homeless problem began several months ago.

The Escondido Police Department (EPD) confirmed that, since April, there have been extra patrols around the abandoned building. This past Monday, the police department received a report of someone trespassing at the building but when officers arrived at the property, they did not find any trespassers.

The EPD said the property management company that owns the building had asked police for help managing the homeless problem at Talone's Meat Market.

NBC 7 spoke with Larry Julien, a transient in the area who said he's been inside the building that was destroyed by the fire. He said several homeless people have been using the vacant building as a shelter. 

The property management company said it planned to demolish the building in the next few months.



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Boy Nearly Drowns in Escondido: PD

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A seven-year-boy nearly drowned in a pool, Escondido Police Lt. Griffin confirmed to NBC 7 San Diego. 

The incident happened at a pool on the 2300 block of Pine Valley Glen at approximately 7:25 p.m. Thursday. 

The boy is now reported to be conscious and breathing. 

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 



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Search for Homicide Suspects in Spring Valley

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The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) is searching for two men believed to be involved in a homicide that happened in late May.

A man was stabbed and killed at the corner of Elkelton Blvd. and Delrose Ave. in Spring Valley at around 4:30 p.m. on May 23, and two suspects fled the scene in a grey, late-model Hyundai Santa Fe, according to the Sheriff's Department.

The SUV had visible damage to the passenger side front fender and bumper.

Both suspects were described as Hispanic males between the ages of 18 and 25, 5 feet 9 inches tall and 150 pounds in weight.

SDSO released a composite sketch of the driver on Thursday.

The passenger was described as having slicked back hair with a mustache and wearing a black and white horizontal striped shirt with dark pants on.

Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 with any information relating to the investigation. For information leading to an arrest, you could receive up to a $1,000 reward.

Information can also be forwarded to the San Diego County Sheriff's Homicide Detail at (858) 974-2321 or after hours at (858) 565-5200.



Photo Credit: San Diego County Sheriff's Department
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Humpback Whale Carcass Washes Ashore

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Lifeguards responded Thursday night to the discovery of the carcass of a 40-foot long humpback whale that washed ashore on a Los Angeles County beach.

The whale washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach, LA County lifeguards said.

Lifeguards said keeping holiday beach goers away from the decomposing whale is a primary concern going into the July 4th holiday weekend. Authorities first tried towing the creature out to sea. But it drifted ashore instead.

"We put caution tape up, warned everybody here tonight to stay away," said Chris Linkletter, an LA County lifeguard. "Doing same thing in the morning."

When the winds shifted, families left their bonfires behind to gather at the perimeter and marvel at the forty foot carcass.

Others said when it first washed ashore the stench was a natural barrier.

"No one got really close," said Jakob Karlsson, of Northridge. "The smell was pretty awful, like manure, disgusting."

Emerson Waumans said it was pretty crazy.

"These animals are incredible to see one, never seen one washed up on shore," he said.

If nature doesn't take the carcass back out to sea the county will try again.

The discovery came days after a blue whale was discovered entangled in fishing net in the ocean further south than the discovery on Thursday night.

Rescuers tried in vain Monday to free the 60-foot blue whale the tangle of fishing line, but could not and had to call off the rescue effort.



Photo Credit: Peter Wallerstein
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