Deputies are searching for a man suspected of breaking into lockers at two different San Diego-area resorts and stealing valuables, including a luxury watch worth $60,000.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said the first burglary happened at around 1:30 p.m. on May 21 at the Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa on Calle Valencia in Rancho Santa Fe. The unknown man walked into the men’s locker room and forced open a locker.

He then stole a patron’s wallet, along with a high-end Ulysses Nardin Santana watch valued at $60,000.

But the thief’s penchant for expensive watches didn’t end there.

About an hour later on that same day, investigators said the man walked into a Ben Bridge jewelry store on La Jolla Village Drive and purchased a $12,000 Rolex Daytona watch using the victim’s stolen credit card and identification.

He struck again a few days later, this time hitting a locker room at another local resort and spa.

Investigators said that on May 26, at around 10 a.m., the suspect broke into a locker inside a men’s locker room at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina on Quivira Road and stole another victim’s wallet.

Detectives said the suspect then went to a CVS Pharmacy on West Point Loma Boulevard and attempted to buy a $500 gift card, but the transaction was declined. His image was captured on surveillance tape and detectives matched his photo to other footage from the crimes.

Officials released photos of the suspect and details of the burglary series for the first time this week. The case remains open and anyone with information on this man should call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. Tipsters may be eligible for a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case.

Detectives described the suspect as a white man, about 30 years old, approximately 6-foot and 180 pounds. He has short, black hair with side burns.
He may have been wearing prescription glasses with transition lenses. He wore different hats during the burglaries.
 

 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers met with Mexican law enforcement late Thursday to hand over a Mexican citizen accused of child rape and aggravated child sexual abuse in his home country, ICE officials announced.

The U.S. agency turned over 35-year-old Jose Raul Ramirez Grande – a.k.a. Pecos – to representatives of the Mexican Attorney General’s Office in Tijuana after he was caught in Chula Vista.

According to an arrest warrant, Ramirez sexually abused three young relatives, whom he also forced to engage in sexual acts with each other. The alleged victims were 5, 6 and 8 years old.

Mexican officials began to suspect Ramirez after one of the children’s fathers told police he returned home to find Ramirez sexually assaulting his 6-year-old daughter in 2005.

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However, Ramirez fled before police could detain him.

ICE officials say they were contacted by the Tijuana Police Department earlier this month with information about Ramirez's possible location in the San Diego area.

Officers worked with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to find Ramirez and arrest him Thursday morning in Chula Vista.

While in ICE custody, officers say Ramirez admitted to most recently entering the U.S. illegally in Nov. 2007, so he was processed as a voluntary return.

He was repatriated hours later at a San Diego-area border crossing, according to ICE officials.

Ramirez will now face charges of child rape and aggravated child sexual abuse in Mexican court.

Facebook appeared to be experiencing an outage on Friday afternoon. Users attempting to log on would see either a blank screen or an error message.

This is the second time this week the popular social networking site went off the grid. Facebook suffered its longest and biggest outage in the middle of the night on Thursday as millions of users around the world found themselves unable to access their accounts for about half an hour starting at 4 a.m. ET.

The latest service disruption started at about 1:13 p.m. ET, according to downrightnow.com, a website that monitors web services. Facebook was back up by 6:00 PM ET.
 

The San Diego County Fair is still going strong. This weekend, it’s all about beer and music at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, so enjoy soaking in the suds and sounds on this first weekend of summer. Here’s a break-down of the main events happening at the fair this weekend:

Friday, June 20

San Diego International Beer Festival
(Two sessions on Friday: First from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., the second from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
Five sessions. 400 beers. One glass. Beer lovers will feel like they’re in hops heaven when the San Diego International Beer Festival takes over the Del Mar Arena at the San Diego County Fair. Attendees can sample award-winning craft brews from not only San Diego, but from around the world. General admission tickets to the festival must be purchased in addition to fair admission. General admission tickets cost $58, while tickets to the VIP Brewer’s Lounge run for $100. If you can’t make it to the beer fest on Friday, don’t fret. The event goes on the entire weekend at the fair. Get more info here.

Electronic Fridays
(9 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.)
Fond of a good late-night dance party? Then head to the San Diego Showcase Stage for some energetic mixes Friday night from Dylan, founder of Cosmür Collective, and Steeviewild. The shows are free with fair admission.

Smokey Robinson
(7:30 p.m.)
The R&B icon will take the Heineken Grandstand Stage, singing the chart-topping hits that span the four decades he has spent in the music business. This includes hits with his group, The Miracles, such as “Shop Around,” “Tears of a Clown,” and “I Second That Emotion.” This show is free with fair admission for unreserved seats on the 3rd and 5th level. Reserved ticket prices for the terrace, 2nd and 4th level areas range from $24 to $35. You can buy tickets here.

Saturday, June 21

San Diego International Beer Festival
(Two sessions on Saturday: First from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., second from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
The craft beer fun continues with another day of the Beer Festival at the Fair. VIP tickets to this day are sold out, but $58 general admission tickets are still available. Cheers to that!

Country Run 5K
(8 a.m. to 10 a.m.)
If you’re a fan of both running and country music, then this is the 5K for you. The Country Run 5K allows participants to run, walk or mosey through the San Diego County Fair before it opens to the public while enjoying country-themed entertainment including music, sing-alongs and line dancing. A $54 registration fee includes admission into the fair, plus a special Country Run 5K cowboy hat and some deals and discounts including an extra ticket to the fair to use on another day and a $10 discount to the Beer Festival. Participants will also get to enjoy a BBQ and tailgate party that includes a free beer, live country music cover band, classic country games like horsehoes, cornhole and a hat toss. Participants are encouraged to don their best country-themed gear for the 5K, too, including overall, jean shorts, plaid shirts, over-sized belt buckles and chaps.

Enviro Fair
(10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
The 15th Annual Enviro Fair at Paddock Green will stress the importance of green, sustainable living and conservation. Attendees will learn about eco-friendly products, organic and sustainable farming and how to buy locally-grown produce. Chefs and farmers will also be on hand to demonstrate tasty ways to prepare fresh produce, with some samples, to boot.

Tony Braxton & Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds
(7:30 p.m.)
The songstress and singer will take you to R&B bliss in this double-billed show at the Heineken Grandstand Stage, belting out their memorable hits. Admission to the concert requires a ticket in addition to fair entry. Ticket prices range from $39 to $98, depending on the seats.

Sunday, June 22

San Diego International Beer Festival
(One session on Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
As the weekend winds down, you have one more chance to hit the Beer Festival at the fair. With a $58 general admission ticket, you get to toast to some of the best brews in the world. Each attendee gets a 1-ounce souvenir tasting glass with unlimited samplings of more than 400 beers.

Grupo Intocable
(7:30 p.m.)
This Tejano/Norteño musical group from Zapata rose to the top in the early 1990s with its fusion of folk rhythms with a pop balladry. On Sunday, they’ll play the Heineken Grandstand Stage. The show is free with fair admission for the unreserved seats on the 3rd and 5th levels. Reserved ticket prices range from $24 to $35, depending on the seats.

SummerFist Mixed Martial Arts
(11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.)
Exciting mixed martial arts action will take over the Paddock Green throughout the day, including 20-minute bouts happening during four sessions. The event is free with fair admission.

Of course, all weekend long fairgoers can enjoy rides, games, food and tons of other fun activities, too. Don’t forget, there are plenty of ways to save money at the fair, too, just check out these deals and discounts before heading to Del Mar.
 

Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez want him transferred jail closer to Boston, saying they have concerns about his safety at the Bristol County Jail where he's currently being held on murder charges.

They argue that Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson has exploited the former New England Patriots tight end for publicity and has a conflict of interest that jeopardizes Hernandez's safety.

"This dynamic is simply untenable!" Hernandez's lawyers said in their court filing Thursday.

But Hodgson denied those allegations in an interview with New England Cable News.

"It's just absolutely not true. We're doing exactly what we would be doing with anyone else that's in our custody," he said.

Read more at NECN.

Hernandez's lawyers also argued in their motion that their client has had his right to privacy violated, and that because he is also charged in a separate murder case in Suffolk County, they currently have to drive too far back and forth to meet with him in jail.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to all three murders — in both last year's killing of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, with which he's charged in Bristol County, and a 2012 drive-by shooting that killed two men.

A tentative trial date of Oct. 6 has been set in the Lloyd murder case. The judge did not immediately rule this week on his motion to dismiss the murder charge.

In a separate case, Hernandez pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he assaulted another inmate and threatened a guard and his family. He is accused of punching fellow inmate Andrew Booker while Booker was in handcuffs.

Hernandez is also charged in the 2012 drive-by shooting in Boston's Theater District that killed Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado while they were stopped at a red light, just after they had left the Cure Lounge.

Hernandez pleaded not guilty to those murders in May.

He is being held without bail.

A bill that limits full-contact practices for high school football teams is heading to the governor's desk.

The Senate on Thursday approved AB2127 by Democratic Assemblyman Ken Cooley of Rancho Cordova on a 23-5 vote.

The bill limits drills involving game-speed tackling to 90-minute sessions twice a week, while prohibiting such full-contact drills in the offseason. It applies to public, private and charter schools.

Although most coaches already abide by similar rules to protect student safety, Cooley said he was responding to growing anxiety from parents about the risks associated with concussions.

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The issue was even highlighted by the White House, which hosted a summit about youth sports safety and concussions.

The bill has the support of the California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school athletics.

San Jose-resident Vincent Polanco suffered three concussions when he played high school football. He said players will likely get hurt even more under the proposal because they won't have as much experience being hit.

"It's football. It's just how the game is," Polanco said. "You come in. You know what's going to happen. You expect it. You can't prevent it."

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Others are concerned the proposed bill would put California student athletes looking for college scholarships at a disadvantage and won't be able to compete with players from other states that have unlimited full-contact practice.

"Many of them can't afford to go to school," said Nick Alfano, football head coach for Santa Teresa High School in San Jose. "And so if we're going to hurt our chances for kids to make scholarship opportunity then we need to be careful of it. It would be unfair."

Meanwhile, parent Marlo Sander hopes Gov. Jerry Brown approves the practice limitations.

"Their safety comes first," Sander said of student athletes. "That's for sure."

Police are searching for two men who held up a donut shop in the La Mesa area, demanding cash from a clerk in a late-night robbery Thursday.

Just before 10 p.m., two men entered the Yum Yum Donut shop at 7550 El Cajon Blvd. One of the men wielded a handgun and ordered the clerk to give him cash. Once the clerk complied, the suspects fled from the business on foot.

The men were last seen running eastbound toward Comanche Drive, police said.

Officers launched a search for the suspect with the help of an SDPD helicopter, but the men were not located.

Police describe the suspects as African American men in their late teens or early 20s. The armed suspect is approximately 6-foot to 6-foot-2 with a thin build and wore a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt and black ski mask during the donut shop robbery. He was armed with a small, black handgun. The second suspect was approximately 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10 with a medium build. He wore a gray sweatshirt over a black hooded sweatshirt.

The incident remains under investigation and anyone with information should contact the La Mesa Police Department at (619) 667-1400 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
 

A San Diego woman got a scary awakening Friday morning when she discovered a stranger had broken into her home and was touching her as she slept, officials said.

The victim was sleeping in a bedroom with six other people in the room when she woke up to an unknown man sexually assaulting her around 2:15 a.m. at a home on Felspar and Bayard streets in the Pacific Beach community, according to the San Diego Police Department.

The group -- which included five women and a man -- was startled awake by the sounds of the victim screaming, two of the women told NBC 7.

They said they saw a shadowy figure running out of the front door and down the sidewalk.

Investigators said the suspect is described as a man in his 20s, approximately 5-foot-10 with a muscular build and short, dark hair. He was wearing a white baseball cap, short-sleeve shirt and dark-colored basketball-type shorts.

A woman who lives next door said she woke up when police started buzzing around her window. 

"It's really scary, and it made me wonder if I should be concerned," she said.

Other Pacific Beach residents say they're not surprised, claiming they've had multiple encounters with intoxicated strangers trying to get into their houses -- often by mistake. 

Investigators are not taking this case lightly. Sex crimes detectives spent hours processing the scene for evidence Friday.

Anyone with information on the assault should call the SDPD Sex Crimes Unit at (619) 531-2210 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

Every city has its share of ridiculous parking signs.

But a 1-minute parking sign typo in Los Angeles is definitely a cut above the rest.

A photo of the sign made its way to Imgur and was tracked down by someone to 11777 San Vicente Blvd. in Brentwood, LAist reports.

The sign was supposed to say "1 Hour Parking."

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In a city known for hefty parking meter fees and fines, the typo generated some amount of excitement, especially online.

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation confirmed its existence to NBC Bay Area in an email.

"The sign was reported on Wednesday, June 18," said LADOT spokesman Jonathan Hui. "We fabricated a new sign and replaced it today, June 20, around 11 a.m."

Hui said he wasn't sure when the 1-minute parking sign was installed.

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But a quick search of the address on Google Maps shows that it's been there since at least 2011.

Here's a tweet from Los Angeles Times staff writer Laura Davis, who reportedly snapped the first picture that went viral.

On my way to Fresno. Probably no "1 minute parking" signs there, but I'll be on the lookout: http://t.co/rSH40v3Qyd pic.twitter.com/McjnkyBvPh

— Laura E. Davis (@lauraelizdavis) June 20, 2014

At least one major North American city has legitimate 60-second parking, and it's no typo. Calgary reportedly has 1-minute parking signs that authorities said they would only enforce in the event of a complaint.

"It does seem a little bit silly," Calgary's city roads spokesman told Metro News.

As for Los Angeles, as of Friday morning, it looks as if the 1-minute parking sign is a thing of the past.

#LADOT Just replaced 1 MINUTE parking sign. View old sign on #google streetview #thisisnotajoke #diffshadesofgreen pic.twitter.com/V2y2QD0W42

— Jo Kwon (@jo_kwon) June 20, 2014

Time to lay those quarters down in Oakland, after 80 years of pinball perdition.

Oakland is reversing a law passed in the 1930s which outlawed pinball machines as a form of gambling, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Pinball was considered gambling in Prohibition-era America -- because they were, in fact, bet upon, according to the newspaper.

In those days, machines had no flippers, and so the game was all chance -- no skill.

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Flippers came about in the 1940s, and pinball games continued unabated. Police, it seems, had moved onto more pressing matters -- but the law never caught up with the reality.

That means the 13 pinball machines at Hi-Life, a bar in the city's Uptown neighborhood, are technically illegal. Or they will be, until the City Council reverses its pinball ban next week.

Until next week, Oaklanders can stay legal by traveling the short distance to Alameda, home of the Pacific Pinball Museum.

 Economist have all sorts of ways to see which direction the economy is heading, but the vendors at the San Diego County Fair say they have a pretty good idea.

“People are coming out and spending money,” said George Crist with Carddine Spas. “They’re spending bigger money this year.”

Crist said that’s far different than it was four and five years ago when people couldn’t afford to upgrade their backyard. And while he said sales are improving, it’s not where it was in 2005 and before.

Ken McBrearty agrees. He’s been selling Swiss Peelers for 30 years.

He said while sales are picking up, people are still holding onto their money.

“It’s not as good as we used to do 30 years ago,” said McBrearty. "Now you have to work harder."

Clive Johnston sells graters the next aisle over from McBrearty.

He said it’s much easier to sell a $20 item at the fair than something selling for $2,000. But like all the venders, he sees a slow but steady improvement in the economy, though he adds sellers at the fair always do well.

“Pitchmen never starved in the depression,” said Johnston, “and for the most part over the years, that’s true. It’s either pretty good or good.”

A Long Island mother has been accused of driving her 15-year-old daughter to fight another teen at a park Thursday afternoon and then joining in on the scuffle once they arrived, police say.

Dorka Lopez, 41, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of harassment for her role in the fight at Regis Park in Brentwood, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.

Police say that after driving her daughter to fight another 15-year-old girl, Lopez watched the brawl along with 20 to 30 other teens.

At one point, the mother allegedly grabbed the other girl’s head and pushed her to the ground.

Lopez pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Friday. Bail was set at $3,000 cash.

Her attorney, Lawrence Carra, said the scuffle was a misunderstanding.

"It was blown out of proportion," he said. "My client went there to avoid conflict, not to generate conflict." 

The girls in the video weren't seriously hurt and neither has been arrested. Neighbors said fights like the one on Thursday are a problem at Regis Park.

"There's a school on the next block, and usually when they solve their fight problems, they do it over here," said Christian Lugo. 

Another teenage neighbor, Briana Gonzalez, saw the crowd gathering on Thursday and after seeing cellphone video of the fight, said, "I think it was pretty cruel of her. She should have just never brought her daughter here if it was going to get into a big altercation like that." 

-- Michael George contributed to this report. 

 The likelihood of pedestrians being hit by a vehicle is linked to the average income of their neighborhood, a new study from the city of San Diego finds.

Analyzing pedestrian collision data between 2008 and 2012, researchers discovered people living in an area with an average annual income of less than $54,000 were ten times more likely to be struck by a car than those living in a neighborhood where the average income was at least $78,000.

“What’s happening there is that low income households tend to walk more – you know, have lower access to vehicular travel,” said Sherry Ryan with Chen Ryan, the agency tasked with collecting the data and updating the city’s pedestrian crossing policy.

The study says about one-third of San Diego’s households fall into the high income areas, but they cover about 48 percent of the city’s land area.

Another one-third of the population is in the low income category, but they share about 26 percent of San Diego’s land, meaning their areas are more densely populated.

The data shows pedestrian crashes happen 20 times more in high density areas like downtown, Hillcrest and Ocean Beach then they do in less populated areas.

Ryan blames the city’s failure to install crosswalks as a big factor in the collisions.

Resident Gustavo Arana, who takes the bus and walks everyday, has noticed the same problem.

“If the city would just invest a little money and put like a crosswalk for pedestrians,” he told NBC 7.

But the overall solution may take more, like slowing traffic and increasing visibility between drivers and walkers, Ryan said, because not just drivers are to blame.

The study found 50 percent of pedestrian crashes are the drivers’ fault, while 30 percent are caused by the walkers. The age groups most likely to get hit are those between 10 and 24 years old and people over 65, the study shows.

Ryan warns that creating a safer environment for walkers and cyclists means more stress for drivers, so a trade-off must come into play.

“We have to reallocate space on the roadway for those uses, and we have to tolerate delays for drivers,” Ryan said.

She believes that move needs to be made and said San Diego’s recent land use planning has focused on improving walkability.

Buffalo Wild Wings is opening a new location in Oceanside Monday and the first 100 patrons will score a tasty jackpot: free wings for a year.

The sports bar and restaurant located at 2685 Vista Way opens at 10 a.m., sharp. The Oceanside business boasts big screen and wall-to-wall TVs for round-the-clock event and sports viewing.

The menu, like other locations, features a plethora of flavored boneless wings, specialty burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads and other finger foods. At the core are the buffalo New York-style chicken wings and 21 signature sauces and seasonings for a wide array of wing combinations.

Company reps say the location will offer specials on Tuesdays and Thursdays, where patrons can get a deal on wings at a discounted price.

Now, onto the main course.

To win the “Free Wings for a Year” giveaway – which includes 52 vouchers for snack-sized wings, or one order for every week of the year – patrons are encouraged to arrive early to the grand opening and stay there until the doors open so they can have a shot at the prize.

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Minneapolis. The chain has several locations in San Diego County, including restaurants in Mission Valley, the Sports Arena area, Chula Vista, Eastlake, Santee, Encinitas and now Oceanside. Most locations are open daily from 11 a.m. until either 12 a.m., 1 a.m. or 2 a.m., depending on the day.
 

California Governor Jerry Brown made a trip to San Diego Friday to sign the one-time 2014-2015 state budget, completing his work at the City Administration Building downtown.

Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins and Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg also attended the signing, as well as Assemblymember Nancy Skinner and Senator Mark Leno.

Brown’s budget is designed to pay down debt, bring stability to the teachers’ pension system, build a reliable “Rainy Day Fund” for the state of California and directs additional funding for local schools and health care.

“This on-time budget provides for today and saves for the future,” Brown said in a statement released by his office Friday. “We’re paying off the state’s credit card, saving for the next rainy day and fixing the broken teachers’ retirement system.”

For full details on the governor's budget, click here.

After the signing in San Diego, Brown will travel to Los Angeles to join members of the California Latino Legislative Caucus for a community celebration in recognition of legislation signed last year to help workers and immigrants in California. That event takes place at Los Angeles’ Pico House on Main Street.
 

Aspiring Olympians took to field hockey, javelin and hammer throws on Friday in Chula Vista.

Sure, most, if not all of them, haven’t yet reached the seventh grade. But it’s never too early to start being active.

That was one of the main purposes of Olympic Day at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center – one of 700 nationwide events celebrating the birth of the modern Olympic Games.

“You might find the next Olympic champion or you might make someone just a bit more active and healthy,” Para-Olympic gold medalist David Wagner said of the event. “That’s the beauty of it.”

Kids who attended first went to an opening ceremony in the morning and then had a full day of sports activities.

Olympic Day was hatched around the world in 1948 to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games. In the United States, Olympic Day events range from small gatherings to large, city-wide events.

Tyler Brown, BMX racer and track operator for Chula Vista BMX, helped out at the event and said it provides kids a chance to feel like real-live Olympians.

"It’s something you see on TV. Something that means a lot," he said. "To come out and give it a try yourself, I think it’s a lot fun for the kids."
 

 A man who pleaded guilty to killing a Ph.D. student in a drunken hit-and-run crash will serve 11 years in prison, a judge announced Friday.

Christopher “Chip” Stockmeyer, 41, admitted in April to fatally striking aspiring marine biologist Rachel Morrison, 27, on Mar. 28 in Del Mar as he was driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding.

Morrison had been crossing the street with her friend, and the impact with Stockmeyer’s car sent her flying about 120 feet into nearby bushes. She died after she was taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital.

Although Stockmeyer had driven off, sheriff’s and police investigators found his license plate at the scene and tracked him to his home.

They found his Audi A4 with a broken windshield and major front-end damage from the crash.

When they tracked down Stockmeyer at his apartment complex, officers said he smelled of alcohol. He had been drinking with co-workers at the Beachside Grill in Encinitas before getting behind the wheel, prosecutors said.

In April, Stockmeyer – a father of two and engineer – pleaded guilty to four felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter, DUI, driving with a measurable blood alcohol causing injury and hit-and-run.

Judge Michael Popkins decided to impose on him a middle term of six years in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, plus another five years for hit-and-run, according to the San Diego District Attorney's Office.

Morrison was a Ph.D. student at Scripps Institution for Oceanography at UC San Diego before she died.

The number of pertussis cases continued to climb this week in San Diego County, and in California, whooping cough has been declared an epidemic.

Seven new cases have been reported this week, raising the overall number for this year to 667, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. 

By comparison, last year only saw a total of 431 cases all year.

Statewide, the trends are similar. Nearly 3,500 cases have been reported to the California Department of Public Health.

Health officials say the last whooping cough peak was in 2010, and they believe another peak is underway.

The main priority for health officials is preventing serious disease and death in infants. As for vaccination, young children need five doses of DTaP by kindergarten and a Tdap booster is recommended for pregnant women during their third trimester.

For more information about whooping cough and ongoing vaccination clinics, call the HHSA Immunization Branch at (866) 358-2966, or visit www.sdiz.org.

All of the new pertussis cases reported at the following locations were up-to-date for their age on immunizations, except for the cases noted:  
 

• An 11-year-old who was not up-to-date with immunizations at Wangenheim Middle School in the San Diego Unified School District.

• An 11-year-old who was not up-to-date with immunizations at Meridian Elementary School in the Cajon Valley Union School District.

• A 12-year-old at Pershing Middle School in the San Diego Unified School District.

• A 14-year-old at Twin Peaks Middle School in the Poway Unified School District.

•  A 16-year-old at Charter School of San Diego.

• A 16-year-old at Santana High School in the Grossmont Union High School District.

• An individual at Tierra Bonita Elementary School in the Poway Unified School District.

A driver had to be rescued after a vehicle rolled onto the tracks of the North County's SPRINTER train in San Marcos.

Escondido Police officers came across the crash around 8:45 p.m. Friday near Auto Parkway and Mission Road.

Firefighters were called to help get the driver from the rolled vehicle. The driver had minor injuries, police say.

SPRINTER service was interrupted until the vehicle was removed from the tracks. According to a Twitter post from the service, a bus bridge was ordered to transport westbound passengers from the Escondido Transit to Nordahl Station, where service resumed.

Two teenage cousins who jumped into the Bronx River Friday afternoon to cool off quickly went under water, and one of them later died in the hospital after being pulled from the river by rescuers, police say.

One teen was pulled from the water near E. 172nd Street after 3 p.m. and another was pulled from the water after 4 p.m. The two were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition, and the second teen, identified as 13-year-old Erickson Villa of the Bronx, later died, police said. 

The other teen remained in critical condition Saturday morning, according to a representative at Montefiore Hospital, where he is now receiving care. He and Villa were cousins, according to a relative, Kennedy Pacheco. 

Witnesses said the teens were part of a larger group of children at Starlight Park who decided to go into the water. The two struggled to stay afloat, and their friends took to safety and rushed to call 911. 

Richard Ferrano said he was playing baseball nearby when the victims' friends ran to him.

"They were saying their friends jumped in the water, two kids, and they were drowning," he said. "So we came over here -- at first there was nothing -- and they called NYPD, and everyone started jumping in the water to look for the kids." 

Fire officials said rescuers were able to pinpoint the area where the teens went under and quickly recovered the first victim. It took rescuers an hour and a half to find Villa because of poor visibility in the water. 

-- Jonathan Vigliotti contributed to this report.