Every time a police officer in California causes someone serious injury, it must be entered into a new, online system.

The new online tool, called URSUS, is an effort to be more transparent; the system is available to the public. 

When officials go to fill out the form, they will fill out a variety of fields, including the race of the injured person, how the interaction started and why force was used. 

The information will all be entered online and will become available to the public.

“There needs to be transparency because what you don’t know, you fear,” said Al Abdallah, with the Urban League of San Diego County. Abdallah called URSUS is a big step toward police accountability.

All 800 California police departments must use URSUS to report any incident where officers cause death, serious injury or use force.

“This is extremely important,” said Abdallah. “I think we begin to break down the barriers of ‘do I have a police force that is with me or against me?”

Captain Vern Sallee, with the Chula Vista Police Department, said they are open to being more transparent.

Although, he notes, some information like citizen complaints and officer involved shootings are already available on their website. You can see that information by clicking here.

“The police departments have to be better at telling the story about why police engage in use of force,” said Sallee.

He believes URSUS will help educate the public, even if high-profile police shootings don't happen often in Chula Vista. 

“The truth is this that use of force is used very,very rarely. Certainly less than 1 percent of our contacts,” Sallee said. 

Supporters say URSUS is the first statewide database of its kind in the country.

Abdallah hopes it serves as a model for other states.

“We need something like URSUS at the federal level, not just the state level..this is at least a start," he said. 

Christie Hill, Senior Policy Strategist at the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, sent NBC7 a statement, stating in part:

“The new database announced by the California Department of Justice is another step toward expanding publicly available information on police use of force, and we look forward to learning more about it, and how the information will be shared with the wider public. But California law remains one of the most restrictive in the nation when it comes to public access to investigations and discipline in specific incidents of police misconduct. Few departments have committed to releasing video of police shootings and other incidents.”

California police departments must report the use of force data under a state law passed last November.

The Department of Justice unveiled the new database Thursday, but police departments have a few months to comply.

They have to report their 'use of force' incidents that happened in 2016 by January 1, 2017.

You can preview URSUS by clicking here.

A toe-tapping program will swing into Barrio Logan and downtown San Diego over the next two weekends, showcasing choreographed dances at different trolley stops along the Blue Line.

The “Trolley Dances” – a project spearheaded by the San Diego Dance Theater and Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) – will kick off its 18th year Saturday with tours set to begin at 10 a.m. at the San Diego Continuing Education Cesar E. Chavez Campus located at 1902 National Ave.

The two-hour tours, led by trained guides, will stop at several trolley stations along the Blue Line. At each site, 50 dancers will perform a routine inspired by that space and community. The tour winds through the heart of downtown San Diego, ending at Fault Line Park in the East Village.

Organizers say the tours take off every 45 minutes from 10 a.m. through 1:45 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, and will each include an audience of no more than 100. The Trolley Dances return at the same time and trolley line Oct. 1 and Oct. 2.

The San Diego Dance Theater says the performances will feature choreography from Bill Shannon, Monica Bill Barnes, Zaquia Mahler Salinas, Jess Humphries and Jean Isaacs, founder of the event.

General admission tickets to the artsy trolley-based tour cost $40; senior and military tickets are $27.50 per person; student tickets are $15. Attendees can park for free at the San Diego Continuing Education campus garage; free parking is also available at the Mercado del Barrio at Newton Avenue and Cesar Chavez Parkway.

According to the San Diego Dance Theater, 1,400 dancers have performed in this event since it began in 1999. The Trolley Dances have been enjoyed by more than 43,000 audience members over the years.

The U.S. Navy and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center hope a newly created healing garden will soothe the bodies and minds of wounded warriors.

It’s estimated that 12 percent of all veterans live with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to the VA of San Diego.

Retired U.S. Navy neurologist Dr. Fred Foote has been working on the design and construction the Green Road Project in the hopes of helping those living with PTSD.

Foote has been influential in introducing holistic medicine into the military. For the past 6 years, he’s been spearheading the creation of a serene space – tucked into the wilderness behind the naval facility.

Crews transformed two acres into a healing garden – a therapy that’s the first of its kind within the U.S. military.

On Monday, there will be an official opening.

“There’s a tremendous amount of evidence recently that making art and music, and being in nature is tremendously healing for traumatized people, especially for people with post traumatic stress disorder,” Dr. Fred Foote with the Institute for Integrative Health.

Researchers will study the effects of the Green Road Project on wounded warriors, testing for markets of stress before and after experiences in the healing garden.

If it’s a success, Foote said it could be a game changer.

"Any community can heal their local vets with PTSD by creating art and music lessons for them or by involving them in a veterans’ garden," Foote said.

Nearly 20,000 veterans have received care for PTSD in San Diego since 2010. The VA San Diego offers treatment ranging from counseling and couples therapy to programs offering help with anger and nightmares.

If you or someone you know needs help, here’s a link to resources available. 

A couple of well-known coffee shops are gaining extra buzz this week as the businesses seek to expand in San Diego. Eater San Diego shares those stories, plus other top tidbits from our local food and drink scene.

San Francisco's Philz Coffee Expanding to San Diego
Bay Area cult coffee company Philz Coffee is extending its growth plan to include San Diego. The concept, which is known for its signature coffee blends, will open in La Jolla Village Square and Encinitas on South Coast Highway. 

Copa Vida Opening Coffee Bars in Downtown & Sorrento Valley
Pasadena-based Copa Vida, which runs a popular coffee bar and eatery in the East Village, will expand its local presence to include a new café in downtown San Diego and a satellite coffee bar in Sorrento Valley.

Matcha Tea Café Heading to North Park
A new spot steeped in the hot tea trend is headed to University Avenue in North Park. Holy Matcha will offer Japanese green tea prepared traditionally – or as the base of specialty drinks – along with coffee, snacks and pastries.

Frozen Custard & Steakburger Chain Enters San Diego
Midwest-based fast-casual concept Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers intends to open three locations in San Diego. Specializing in old-fashioned eats, the restaurant and drive-thru will open in National City, San Marcos and the 4S Ranch area. 

Upscale Sports Bar Taps Into SDSU's College Area
Social Tap, which has locations in the East Village in addition to Ventura, California, and Scottsdale, Arizona, will launch an outpost near San Diego State University next week. The high-end sports bar features a menu of elevated bar food, plus popular weekend brunch service.

A strong high pressure system over the Great Basin is increasing the fire danger in San Diego County.

The strong high pressure system will continue to increase temperatures, while decreasing humidity levels through early next week. Santa Ana winds are also a concern in the coming days especially in the mountains and deserts.

Friday and Saturday temperatures are gradually increasing across the county. In the mountains and deserts, gusts up to 45 mph are likely. Humidity levels in the afternoons will dip to 10-5 percent.

Come Sunday and into Monday, Santa Ana conditions will be at their worst. Wind gusts to 60 mph are possible and humidity levels will only be around 5 to 10 percent. Combine that with high temperatures and that puts the county under a Fire Weather Watch.

These weather conditions create a critical threat to the county and any fire that is sparked will spread quickly.

These conditions also make it hard for firefighters to put them out. Be smart this weekend and avoid any outdoor burning or activities that have the potential to spark a fire.

"Foster kids are bad, right?"

The very question, if not articulated out loud, is a cutting perception which still confronts many of the 5,000 foster children in San Diego County. It’s bad enough that these children suffered in abusive and neglectful homes before entering the foster care system. But they also must endure the stigma which surrounds foster youth.

Rosie Burton knows this well. Entering foster care at the age of 3, she spent 12 years as a foster child quickly realizing there are not only bad myths about foster care, but also positive perceptions which are, sadly, wrong.

Myth No. 1: A Foster Child goes to one foster family and lives happily ever after.

Rosie: “It’s false. Kids end up bouncing around a lot. In my case I moved from foster home to group home and although some of those placements were loving, none were forever. I moved 23 times while in foster care.”

Myth No. 2 : Even if moving homes, foster children remain at one school for consistency.

Rosie: “That’s false, too. I moved to 15 or 16 different schools while I was in care and because of that I fell behind. I had trouble making friends. I kind of gave up in the classroom because I moved around so much. I never had time to learn the teachers' methods.

Rosie’s experience illustrates why statistics just released for the first time by the State of California  indicate foster kids are not learning as much as non-foster students.

Advocates say the constant moving of schools sets back foster students four to six months of learning progress for every school change resulting in poorer test scores and lower grades.

Myth No. 3: Kids enter Foster Care because they are bad kids or got in trouble.

Rosie: “No. Children actually enter foster care because of abuse or neglect. And it is at no fault of the child.”

Myth No. 4: Brothers and sisters can remain together in a foster home.

Rosie: “I have seven siblings and after the age of 10, I didn’t live with any of them and because of that I don’t have good relationships with some.”

This troubling reality will give you an idea why so many foster kids end up with big problems and limited futures. About half don’t even graduate from high school.

But that’s not the outcome for Rosie who got a lucky break when she was assigned a volunteer advocate dedicated to helping her.

The nationally recognized San Diego-based Voices for Children organization trains citizen volunteers to watch over and advocate for foster children while seeking a permanent home for them.

Rosie’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (or C.A.S.A.) named Dawna lobbied the system to make sure Rosie stayed in the same school and could grow a community, had a safe home all while cheering her on as the one consistent, caring adult in her life.

“I needed for someone to show me how to use the gifts that I have. Dawna was that person. She showed me that I could be anyone or go anywhere regardless of my circumstance. Because of that I built my confidence and I was able to believe that I could do anything”

In fact, Rosie, now 24, is a communications major at Palomar College with three years of experience already as a mental health counselor at a local high school. Her future is bright. She credits Dawna, her C.A.S.A. volunteer, for empowering her.

C.A.S.A.s like Dawna come from all walks of life. No legal background is required and typically only 10-15 hours of volunteer time a month can completely transform the life and future of a young woman like Rosie. C.A.S.A.s are trained by Voices for Children and supported afterwards by staff.

Voices for Children is considered the most successful organization of its kind in the nation but it needs more volunteers and the money to to train them. Hundreds of Foster Children are waiting for a C.A.S.A. right now.

The halls of an elementary school in San Diego were covered in gold Friday as students showed their support for a resilient fellow classmate who has been cancer-free for three years after a bone marrow transplant from her little brother.

Gold balloons and signs raising awareness for childhood cancer draped every corner of Park Village Elementary School in Rancho Penasquitos to highlight the need for more funding for pediatric cancer research.

The “Going Gold” event was inspired by 9-year-old student Rina Sy and her incredible story of survival – a story only possible thanks to her little brother, Patrick Sy.

On Mother’s Day 2013, at the age of just 5, Rina was diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia – Acute Lymphoblast Leukemia, Philadelphia Chromosome.

Her mother, Marianne Sy, said the family immediately began exploring bone marrow transplant options for Rina’s treatment, checking the compatibility of loved ones. Chances were slim, Sy said – a one in four chance that someone would be Rina’s match.

The answer was right before their eyes: Rina’s little brother, Patrick, turned out to be her perfect bone marrow match.

Marianne said Patrick was only three years old at the time. To explain the magnitude of the situation to the boy in a manner that he could fully grasp, Marianne and her husband used an analogy involving the popular mobile games “Angry Birds” and “Bad Piggies.”

The Sys told their son that Rina had Bad Piggies in her body and he had Angry Birds in his body that could fight the bad guys.

“[We told him] we have to figure out how to take those Angry Birds from your body and put them into your sister’s body so they can have a battle with the Bad Piggies. And we don’t know who’s going to win, but we pray the Angry Birds are going to win,” Marianne recalled.

The process was long and complicated.

The Sy family spent 18 months at Rady Children’s Hospital. Rina underwent five rounds of chemotherapy, six rounds of radiation and 23 blood transfusions.

Patrick was hospitalized, too, and Marianne said doctors extracted 10 ounces of liquid marrow from his tiny body to transplant into Rina’s body.

The transplant worked.

“We are three years cancer-free today,” Marianne told NBC 7 on Friday, beaming in her gold attire at Park Village Elementary School.

Today, Rina is in 3rd grade and Patrick in 1st grade.

The Sy family continues to share their story and to champion increased funding for pediatric cancer research, giving back to Rady Children’s Hospital in any way possible – the place they called home for so many months.

Park Village Elementary School stands behind them. Friday marked the second year the school has “gone gold” in September for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Marianne said her family is deeply touched by the support – especially from the students themselves.

“The kids have become advocates, which is just my dream,” she told NBC 7. “These kids are hopefully going to be doctors and scientists and researchers someday but today, they’re advocates. They’re rooting for their other classmates who are fighting cancer and beating it.”

The school has been collecting donations to benefit cancer research for Rady Children’s Hospital in gold boxes placed in classrooms and through fundraising events like bake sales.

Tanya Iraca, of Rady Children’s, said the hospital continues to be inspired by Rina’s story and grateful for the family’s philanthropic efforts as advocates in the fight against childhood cancer.

“The family knows the only way to eradicate pediatric cancer is through research,” said Iraca. “They give back in any way they can – sharing their story and hosting fundraisers like this.”

Iraca said Rady Children’s Hospital diagnosed 290 young patients with cancer last year.

Doctors want to see those numbers go down and Iraca said best way to make progress is to fund more research and obtain the best possible tools to win the fight.

To learn more about Rina’s story and how you can donate to her family’s fundraising mission, visit the Resilient Rina blog.

A man accused of brutally beating an 84-year-old man painting a church in Fallbrook to death pleaded not guilty in court Friday.

The victim was found in a nearby alley unresponsive and with trauma to his upper body around noon Wednesday. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.

Suspect Keith Vasquez, 21, was booked on murder charges and his bail has been set at $1 million.

Vasquez attacked two other people helping paint the church, both of whom survived.

So far, officials have not been able to find a connection between Vasquez and the victims.

"As far as we know right now there was no connection between the suspect and victims. Believed to be a random act," said Lt. Kenneth Nelson with SDSO Homicide Unit.

His readiness hearing is set for Tuesday, October 4 and his preliminary examination is scheduled for October 6.

The victim's name has not been released yet. 

A water contact closure has been issued for the Silver Strand to up Avenida Lunar, expanded from an existing closure from the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Imperial Beach shorelines.

The water is contaminated by sewage runoff from the Tijuana River that has been entering the Tijuana Estuary from this season’s rainfall.

Sample results received Friday show ocean currents moving northward, polluting the Silver Strand beaches.

Sewage contaminated water signs will remain in place until field instruments indicate the ocean water is safe for recreational use.

A gas leak in Hillcrest on Friday afternoon has prompted a "shelter-in-place" order for nearby residents.

The leak was reported in the 600 block of Walnut Avenue, just off Fifth Avenue and just west of Balboa Park.

Fire officials were waiting for SDG&E workers to arrive at the scene and shut off the gas, as of 5 p.m.

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 

For three days, Kevin Bell was trapped inside the wreckage of a crash with the body of his dead girlfriend, according to police. 

Shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, officers responded to a crash on U.S. Route 50 near the Jennings-Ripley County line in southeast Indiana, according to Indiana State Police.

There they found Bell, 39, of Dover, Pennsylvania, who had crawled up a 70 to 75-foot ravine from the crash site with injuries to his legs and a bag of belongings, including two 14-pound bowling balls, according to the York Daily Record. Officers also located a 1999 Ford Explorer off the road with the body of Nikki Reed, 37, of Seymour, Indiana, inside. 

However, the facts of the crash and the days thereafter are not adding up for Reed's family because both Reed and Bell had cell phones on their person, according to LEX18.com. Bell reportedly texted a friend but did not call 911.

The crash occurred on Saturday, investigators said, when Bell lost control of the SUV and ran off the road into an embankment, striking a tree head on. Reed died instantly in the crash, police said, and Bell's legs were so badly damaged that he wasn't able to leave the car, which was not visible from the road, until Tuesday. 

Reed's family reported both her and Bell missing on Sunday when they hadn't heard from the two in more than a day, police said. Reed made a trip to Pennsylvania to pick Bell up and they were returning to Reed's home to celebrate her son's birthday when the crash occurred, according to WAVE. 

Bell was taken with non-life threatening injuries to a hospital in North Vernon, Indiana. 

The investigation into the crash is ongoing. 

A former manager of SeaWorld was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $800,000 over a period of eight years while he was working there.

Wilfred David Joseph Jobin-Reyes, 48, created fake invoices for a sham company called “SJ Merchandise” that he secretly owned and used his position as manager to approve payments from SeaWorld. Jobin-Reyes created a dummy email account and posed as “SJ Merchandise” owner “John Caldwell” to correspond with SeaWorld officials.

He used his work computer to make fake invoices for inventory such as “wildlife animal bookmarks,” “sea creature rings” and purple shiny ornaments” that that were difficult to trace.

Jobin-Reyes accepted fraudulent payments for just under $10,000, the amount that would have triggered a further review. SeaWorld only discovered the fraud after he had embezzled over $800,000.

“Today’s sentencing is a reminder to those who engage in financial fraud and identity theft that the U.S. Secret Service and its law enforcement partners will actively investigate and pursue prosecution of those who violate the trust of their employers for their own personal gain,” U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge David Murray said.

Jobin-Reyes also claimed fake expenses for “SJ Merchandise" on his tax returns and pretended his business with underwater with heavy losses to reduce the amount of taxes he owed, underpaying by more than $200,000 between 2010 and 2014.

“Business insiders who abuse the trust of their employers and the community should be warned that they face serious consequences and will be brought to justice,” said U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy. “We are dedicated to protecting our local businesses, citizens, and taxpayers from corruption and deceit.”

Along with his alias “John Caldwell,” Jobin-Reyes also stole the identity of a friend a former roommate who had once given him access to his personal information. He convinced his friend to open business banking and credit accounts, then used the accounts to receive and disburse the embezzled funds from SeaWorld.

He also used his friend’s social security card to open several credit cards, racking up unpaid and overdue balances of at least $177,000. He also had credit cards opened for family members, adding more debt to his friend’s account.

Jobin-Reyes spent the money on cruises, plane tickets, hotels, restaurants and shopping.

“As today’s sentencing of Mr. Jobin-Reyes demonstrates, defrauding your employer, your friend, and deceiving the IRS results in serious consequences, both financially and in terms of one’s freedom,” stated IRS-Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony J. Orlando. “IRS-Criminal Investigation is committed to working with our law enforcement partners, as well as with members of the local community, to identify, investigate, and prosecute those who commit fraud for their own personal financial gain.”

After his arrest in Dallas in March, Jobin-Reyes has been detained as a flight risk. He has been ordered to pay $818,000 to SeaWorld, $177,000 to the friend whose identity he stole and hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes and penalties to the IRS.

UC San Diego has been named the seventh best public university in the world by the London-based Times Higher Education, UCSD announced Friday.

"We are pleased UC San Diego is recognized worldwide as a leading research university that benefits our world through our mission of education, research and service," said Chancellor Pradeep Khosla. "Our exceptional scholars challenge convention, break barriers and advance the frontiers of knowledge in order to transform lives and protect our planet."

The university was ranked the 22nd best of any U.S. college and the 41st internationally.

The ranking is based on 13 performance indicators, including academic reputation, staff-to-student ratio, doctorates awarded, research income and productivity, how often published work is cited by scholars around the world and the number of international students and staff.

The top five U.S. universities were CalTech, Stanford, MIT, Harvard and Princeton.

Oxford topped the list for world universities.

An empty lot on Clairemont Drive in Bay Park is at the center of a lot of debate.

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is considering using eminent domain to take over the private property for public use. It needs the property as a staging area while it builds a new trolley station. Then, the plan is to use the land for a park and ride.

Residents do not mind the idea of a park and ride. They know that is needed for the new trolley station, but some residents want more than that, and say they already are working with a developer for a mixed-use project.

Jim LaMattery is a realtor and spokesperson for the community group, Raise the Balloons/ Bay Park Boardwalk. LaMattery says he is working with Protea, a developer, who is willing to fight eminent domain, and listen to what the residents want. He says Protea can build underground parking for people taking the trolley, as well as a restaurant, or office space or condos. “It’s not an either or. It’s not either a development or a park and ride. We can do both,” said LaMattery.

But Bruce Kleege, president of the company that owns the nearby Best Western, says residents can have both, even if SANDAG moves forward with eminent domain. Kleege says after the trolley is built, SANDAG can open up the project for bids from other developers who may have more visions for the future of the site.

SANDAG released a statement that reads in part “... We need to acquire the Clairemont Drive property for construction. At the same time, the SANDAG board of directors has directed staff to continue to work with the community on the future of the site...”

NBC 7 clarified with SANDAG what it means by “future of the site.” SANDAG says eminent domain "does not preclude the possibility of a future mixed use transit oriented development at the site."

A community meeting will be held at the vacant lot October 1st, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Organizers are dubbing it “Choose or Snooze.”

This year’s Miramar Air Show is the first time the Marine version of the F-35 jet has shown off what it can do with the latest software package performing an after-burner turn and showing the hover and landing capability known as STOVAL.

The F-35 B can fly at Mach1 with a turbo fan engine that has 40,000 pounds of thrust.

The aircraft is considered stealth, and there are advanced sensors and internal weapons inside its structure. 

The Marine Air Ground Task Force showed off what it is like when Marines deploy on Friday with a Super Stallion carrying a jeep and marines being pulled to safety.

Jets filled the skies, including the Blue Angels who put on a nearly one hour show.

The Air Show is paying tribute to 100 years for the Marine Reserve.

Gates open Saturday at 8 a.m., and admission is free. Grandstand seats can be purchased. The show runs through Sunday.

Could posting about politics be harming your Facebook friendships or even your political interests?

Lifestyle and etiquette expert Elaine Swann says it doesn’t do a lot of good to provoke people on Facebook.

“You should only make political statements on Facebook if you are making those statements within the same group of people who share your thoughts and your ideas. Other than that, I think some conversations are better left at home or among friends who share the same views,” Swann tells NBC 7.

“Facebook is definitely the new water cooler and if you really are passionate about what you’re doing and you really want people to hear your voice, then get out of your house and from behind the computer and share and share in a more conductive way. I think sometimes people forget that not everyone on Facebook shares their views and so people are getting a little bit offensive at this point in time.”

She says our online posts can have real world consequences long after the dust from the presidential election has settled.

“As we continue to go further into our political season, you’ll see that people will have more of an opinion, but we have to make sure that we’re not offending everyone along the way, because after this is all said and done you want to at least have a few friends left over, and not just those kind of fake Facebook friends, but the ones you really want to have relationships with,” Swann says.

She says people tend to have two personalities: one when they are in social situations or at work where they behave “accordingly,” and another when they are behind the computer and they feel very “brave.”

“This is the person that can be very, very dangerous. My advice is…if you won’t do it or say it in person, then don’t do it or say it online,” she says.

SDSU political lecturer Wendy Patrick says your rants could actually be working against you and your candidate - sending undecided voters in the opposite direction because people don't like to be told what to do.

"One of the phenomena we see on Facebook,” Patrick tells NBC 7, "is the idea that people will change your mind by a post about who you're going to vote for president. You wont." 

“Before you hit post, do a self-check and apply what I call my three core values of etiquette, which is respect, honesty, and consideration, and if you have veered off the path of anyone of those and entered into crazy land then maybe you should rethink about hitting that post,” Swann advises.

Some people NBC 7 interviewed say they've given up on Facebook until after the election, others say they've taken advantage of unfollowing certain friends, which allows you to stay connected, but you just won't see their posts anymore.

275 people in Alpine are without power after a camper hit eight parked cars and a transformer in the 2600 block of Alpine Boulevard, according to California Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Friday, and San Diego Gas &Electric estimates power will be restored around 2 a.m. Saturday.

Go to SDG&E's website for live updates on power restoration. 

A 52-year-old motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a 1964 Ford at an intersection in Oceanside, Oceanside police say.

The Ford was stopped at a stop sign at Broadway and Cassidy Street when Michael Bisone rode his motorcycle through the intersection at a high rate of speed, according to officials. Bisone collided with the Ford and was ejected from the motorcycle.

Oceanside Police Officers arrived to the scene around 4:10 p.m. Friday and performed life saving measures, and he was transported to the hospital where he was alter pronounced dead.

The driver of the Ford was interviewed at the scene and released.

It is not clear if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash, but it appears speed may have been.

The investigation is ongoing. The Oceanside Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team is conducting the investigation.

A perverted prowler preying on women in Normal Heights has been arrested.

Police say 34-year-old Adam Araujo broke into a woman's home on Collier and 34th Wednesday night as she was undressing and exposed himself.

"It's a little alarming, " exclaimed Amanda Bridwell who encountered the same man a day before.

It happened while she was parking her car on Wilson and Monroe. Something about him sounded an alarm. “He didn’t physically come up to me because I was in my vehicle. But I felt he was going to do something. I felt he was going to do something.”

Fortunately he didn't, but police say Araujo is responsible for prowling at least three homes.

Minutes after breaking-in and exposing himself at the house on Collier, police say they got another call of a man lurking around a home on the 4800 block of Felton.

The owner didn't want to be identified, but told NBC 7 he was trying to get into a window in the guest house. When she yelled at him he ran away.

Police say Araujo's crime spree didn't stop there. Their investigation uncovered he prowled another home on the 4400 block of Swift Avenue.

Araujo's actions, unsettling for Jessica Kaprielian who lives a block away from where Araujo is accused of exposing himself.

“I’m hearing more things about our neighborhood making me not feel safe."

Police say two women from the first two crimes were able to identify Araujo after officers detained him. He's facing charges of burglary, felony incident exposure, and multiple counts of prowling.