A La Jolla doctor admitted he is a drug addict and alcoholic but pledged to complete a court-ordered drug-treatment program.

Dr. Bradley Schnierow pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony count of obtaining narcotics with a false prescription and a misdemeanor count of illegal drug possession.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Robert O’Neill dismissed seven other drug-related charges.

Prosecutor David Williams III told NBC 7 Investigates that the case against Schnierow was impacted by Proposition 47, a ballot measure approved by voters last November. The new law reduces many drug possession felonies to misdemeanors. Williams said three of the original charges filed last year against Schnierow as felonies were later reduced to misdemeanors.

But Williams said the false prescription felony requires Schnierow to enroll a rigorous drug treatment program, with serious consequences if he fails.

"If an individual is successful in drug treatment, and I hope Doctor Schnierow is successful in drug treatment, he could eventually get a complete dismissal of the charges,” Williams said.

Schnierow’s attorney, Paul Pfingst, disagreed with Williams assessment of Proposition 47’s impact on this case. Pfingst said the new law did not have an impact on the plea bargain or sentencing.

Judge O’Neill will review the case and Schnierow’s progress in drug treatment at a hearing scheduled for January 29, 2016.

Schnierow's medical license was suspended last June when the Medical Board of California learned of the serious allegations against him, which included using drugs in his office, writing illegal prescriptions for narcotics, and having an inappropriate relationship with a patient. The Drug Enforcement Administration also suspended Schnierow’s license to write prescriptions for controlled substances.

Schnierow told NBC 7 Investigates that he is “an alcoholic and addict in recovery” and that he is “committed to my sobriety.”

Schnierow, who formerly had offices on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus and specialized in hair replacement surgery, said “I hope one day to have the privilege of treating patients” again.

A new analysis of data is unveiling just how dangerous it is to drive home after the Super Bowl Sunday festivities.

People on the road in San Diego County after the Super Bowl face a 117 percent increased risk of alcohol-related fatalities and injury crashes, according to an Auto Club analysis of California Highway Patrol data.

Statistics show that there are 40 fatal and injury crashes on Super Bowl Sundays compared to 18 on comparable other Sundays.

Officials from the Automobile Club of Southern California, California Department of Insurance and California Highway Patrol said in a statement that anyone who does leave their house for the event should plan ahead to find a sober ride home.

"Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest one-day sporting event in the United States and unfortunately one of the most dangerous days on California's roads and highways," said Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. "Deaths caused by DUI drivers are preventable. Every one of us has a responsibility to ensure we do not contribute to the problem by allowing a drunk or drugged driver to hit the road on Super Bowl Sunday."

In Los Angeles, drivers on the road post-Super Bowl face a 57 percent increased risk of alcohol-related fatalities and injury crashes.

The Auto Club of Southern California will be offering their Tipsy Tow service to drivers free of change starting at 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday to help keep drinking drivers off the road. The free tow is available for up to seven miles from pick up to the destination. Drivers can call 1-800-400-4AAA for the free tow.

Any sober drivers in San Diego can receive discounts and deals at local bars and restaurants by downloading the DDVIP – Designated Driver Application from the California Office of Traffic Safety.

The total number of flu-related deaths in San Diego County has jumped to 19 total deaths, a higher number of deaths than this same time last year, health officials said.

Eleven people died from influenza last week, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency said. Their ages range from 68 to 95 years old and all of them had underlying medical conditions.

This time last year, the county had 17 reported deaths. During the 2013-2014 season, 70 San Diegans died from influenza-related deaths.

70 San Diegans died from flu-related deaths last season, the most deaths since County Health and Human Services officials began tracking the disease. During the 2012 to 2013 season, 65 deaths were reported.

Health officials said influenza this winter is spreading and sickening San Diegans at a faster rate than last year’s flu season: there have been 263 confirmed cases to date, more than double last year’s number.

This year's vaccine is not a good match for one of the strains, officials have said, but it is well-matched for other strains. Partial protection provided by the vaccine helps prevent the severity of symptoms.

Nationwide, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has described this flu season as an “epidemic.”

The just-launched SportsWrap on NBC 7.com aims to inform and entertain the diverse, perhaps even eclectic, sports town that is San Diego.

We have fans of football, baseball, soccer, hockey, basketball, golf, tennis, surfing, Olympic events … you name it, San Diegans watch (and more likely participate in) it.

Sports fans in our town are also intelligent and informed. Sportswrap on NBC7.com is aimed at catering to that audience.

We will share information on the Chargers, Padres, Aztecs, Toreros, Tritons and all the other teams, athletes and events, but more than that, we’re going to offer analysis on news from people who truly know San Diego sports.

It is one thing to know what happened. It’s another thing to know why it happened, what it will lead to, and how it affects the San Diego sports landscape.

As a TV News entity, we do video extremely well, so you can expect to see plenty of moving pictures, including interviews with your favorite local athletes.

Plus, sports and entertainment go hand-in-hand, so we’ll be talking about the fun aspects of the sports world.

We understand you lead a busy life, so have made it easy to get SportsWrap updates on the go. Click HERE to sign up for the daily SportsWrap newsletter – and follow SportsWrap lead contributor Derek Togerson HERE on Twitter. You will also find SportsWrap coverage on the free NBC 7 iPhone, Android, and iPad apps.

Bottom line, the goal of Sportswrap on NBC7.com is to inform and entertain you. But, not always in that order! 

A driver drove at high speeds through the U.S.-Mexico border crossing south of San Diego Wednesday, crashing before entering into the U.S.

The driver attempted to drive through the San Ysidro Port of Entry checkpoint without stopping just before midnight.

When entering the area of the POE where drivers stop for a check by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, the driver accelerated.

It was long before the vehicle crashed into two other cars just north of the checkpoint.

The California Highway Patrol was called in to help clear the wreckage. All three cars were towed and the border crossing – considered the busiest in the world – was once again operating as normal.

There were no injuries.

When asked by NBC 7, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection would not confirm if the driver was in custody.

CHP officials tell us they made no arrest and assumed CBP detained the driver.
 

A dog’s whimpering led to his rescue from a dumpster in Chula Vista and now, with the help of doctors, the abandoned pup is on the mend.

Hemingway was found Jan. 13 nearly hairless, a victim of months-long neglect according to the Rancho Coastal Humane Society. The 1-year-old Shih Tzu was infested with fleas, disease, and malnourished.

He may have been tossed in the trash or climbed into the dumpster in search of food, RCHS spokesperson John Van Zante told NBC 7.

"This is something that happened over a period of months,” Van Zante said referring to the dog’s bacterial and fungal infections.

Hemingway was first treated by County of San Diego Department of Animal Services in Bonita and is now on five medications and getting constant care from a foster family. After three more weeks of healing, he may be ready for a forever family.

"He was nervous and he shook and he just wasn't sure whether he should trust people. Now even though we give him baths he's starting to come out of his shell,” Van Zante said. “We're finding out he's not just a scared dog. He's a really great dog with a good personality.”

Throwing away a puppy is never the solution especially with 180 rescue shelters in San Diego County, Van Zante adds.

While it seems no one at the humane society knows how the dog got his name, one staff member recalls the famous quote “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”

"That's our hope for Hemingway,” RCHS Medical Director Kathy Zerkle said in a statement. “That the broken places will heal strong and he'll find the loving family that he deserves."

For more information visit the shelter at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413, or log on to www.sdpets.org.
 

A new plan that would propose airport-based cabs trade in their older cars for newer, fuel-efficient cars was approved Wednesday.

San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox proposed the pilot program to the Board of Supervisors and the board approved the $360,000 plan. The Board members also sit as the County Air Pollution Control District.

The program means that taxi cabs operating at the airport with a permit would be able to upgrade their older cars for newer, more fuel-efficient cars. They would be able to trade in their cars for a hybrid, CNG or alternative fuel taxis.

After purchasing these vehicles, owners would receive a $3,500 to $4,000 rebate in addition to paying a reduced airport fee for converting to the alternative fuel vehicle.

Taxi cab drivers that spoke to NBC 7 said the plan was a good idea, but their only concern was in the safety of newer models.

Cox said that more than 350 taxis operate at the airport, driving about 100,000 miles each year. The taxis produce more pollution than an average car and the new plan could bring about a three to five ton reduction in harmful air pollutants each year.

Though 271 taxis of the estimated 354 operating from the airport have already upgraded to newer, more fuel-efficient models, Cox said many are still driving older models that produce pollution.

The money for the program comes from a $4 annual fee the Department of Motor Vehicles collects from vehicle registrations and gives to the local government.

San Ysidro High School has received its sixth reported threat in two weeks, police said.

The phone-in threat came in at about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday morning, the San Diego Police Department said.

Police said they found the threat unsubstantiated. There was no lockdown.

The last such threat came in Monday afternoon and police did not lock down the school in response to that threat.

Officers cleared the area.

The NFL will air its first public service announcement against domestic violence as part of its No More campaign during the Super Bowl on NBC on Sunday.

A 30-second ad will air for $4.5 million, but the NFL has already released a chilling 60-second version. The ad is based on a real 911 call a domestic violence victim made in October.

The unsettling video starts out showing a disheveled home, with an unmade bed, books thrown on the floor, a sink piled up with unwashed dishes and a fist-sized punch in the wall. A woman is speaking in a rushed tone with the 911 dispatcher, pretending that she is ordering a pizza.

The dispatcher soon realizes the woman is unable to speak openly in her house because her abuser will hear. The final scene shows a framed picture of a woman torn from the wall and left by the trashcan.

The screen fades to black, and a message appears in white: “When it’s hard to talk, It’s up to us to listen.”

“The goal of the PSA is to activate and engage the vast audience of men and women across America in saying NO MORE to domestic violence and sexual assault,” No More director Virginia Witt told Today.com.

The NFL has faced a number of high-profile domestic abuse allegations involving its players, most notably Ray Rice.

That case inspired many women to speak out on social media using the hashtag #WhyIStayed and #WhyILeft and restarted debates about the NFL's history of players accused of domestic abuse.

“Public awareness is the first, essential step toward changing the culture into one where domestic violence and sexual assault no longer happen,” said Witt.

Californians, you thought you had your last hurrah with Foie Gras but au revoir to the ban: it has made its local menu return. The debate over the duck liver delicacy rages on, but the carnivores that crave it can find the dish served once again. Picket signs aside, here is a list of proud purveyors.

Paon Restaurant & Wine Bar, Carlsbad Village
The dish appeared back on the Restaurant Week Menu in record time and we’ve confirmed that it is there to stay. The dish features cage free duck Foie Gras from Hudson Valley in New York state. The chef at Paon prepares it with a port wine glaze and it’s served with brioche and pineapple compote.

Searsucker, Gaslamp & Del Mar
With a triumphant Foie Gras return at both locations, Searsucker added double dishes to boot. First, a seared Foie Gras on brioche, with charred figs, macerated currants and a black currant fluid gel. Second, there’s a Foie Gras Torchon, topped with black cherry gelee, garnished with port gastrique and gooseberries.

S & M Sausage and Meat, Park Blvd
Clearly committed to the carnivores, meat eaters can unite around Scott Slater’s Foie he put on the menu quickly after the tables turned. You’ll find pan seared Foie Gras over wilted arugula that has been sautéed in the duck fat, fried shallots, Asian pear and a homemade sherry reduction.

Perfect Pairings, Carlsbad
This new establishment up north focuses on developing tasting experiences, and the offerings rotate on the whim of Chef Aaron Gentry every two weeks. The current menu takes a break from fruit elements and sticks to simplistic savory flavors with a rustic twist with its Foie Gras with arugula and mustard greens.

Mille Fleurs, Rancho Santa Fe
Celebrating 30 years of fine California-inspired French cuisine, Foie Gras returns with its featured “Retro” menu. They follow the-cage free policy and feature Hudson Valley products too, seared with Mountain Rose Apple, shallots, Cognac and Pomegranate seeds.

Addison, Del Mar
Executive Chef William Bradley lost no time celebrating the victory of the Foie Gras; it was tout de suite and back on for the winter menu at San Diego’s highly awarded Addison, located inside the Grand Del Mar. The chef boasts a Foie Gras Grillée (meaning cooked on a grill or broiled) with apples, dates and Gewürztraminer.

Trish Sanderson is the community manager and marketing director for Yelp North County San Diego. She leads the local community of Yelp reviewers both online and off.

The man accused of stabbing his brother to death with a samurai sword and a barbeque fork claims he acted in self defense.

Opening statements were heard in the trial of Alberto Gonzalez Figueroa, 37, who is charged with first degree murder, torture and assault with a deadly weapon that is not a firearm in the 2013 stabbing death of his younger brother Mario.

Figueroa's defense attorney said he was acting in self defense after his brother attacked him with the samurai sword. They said the two wrestled each other for the weapons, and that Figueroa admittedly stabbed his brother, but he thought he too had been stabbed.

Prosecutors said Figueroa stabbed his brother 38 times from the top of his head down to his feet, then left him to die a slow and painful death.

The defendant was apparently staying in the same home as the victim, their mother and their grandfather at the time of the attack, according to the prosecution.

After their mother had left for work, the attack ensued, prosecutors said. The men's grandfather was still home and heard the yelling, but before he was able to call 911, prosecutors said Figueroa took the phone, tossed it in the bedroom with his brother's body and calmly told his grandfather, "Everything is fine."

Downstairs neighbor Veronica Mader, said she called 911 after she heard someone yelling, "Help me! Help me! Why are you doing this to me?"

Through tears and emotional testimony, Mader told the court she just knew something bad had happened.

"I just had a feeling that something was wrong," Mader said in testimony. "I can't explain it, but something in my guts told me it was something bad."

The defense asked the jury to consider one question while hearing the evidence: "Why on this day and why in this way?"

Testimony was also heard from Chula Vista Police officer Santhe Rosario and another woman who witnessed the defendant acting suspiciously on a bicycle shortly after the stabbing.

The trial is scheduled to continue Thursday.

As the national conversation over police brutality wears on, a local group is zeroing in on how the San Diego Police Department handles issues of race and use of force.

The Black Student Justice Coalition on Wednesday afternoon outlined a list of requests for San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman. In response, the police chief said her department is already doing many of those requests.

Still, the group said that’s not enough.

“Their policies may indeed be there, but they’re not being implemented for one and … the police officers are getting around them in some way so there is a big mistrust when it comes from the community,” said Mark Jones of the Black Student Justice Coalition.

The coalition converged at the City Administration Building to address their grievances. The students held signs with the names of people they say were killed by officers.

Among the pleas, the group has requested a community review board similar to the department’s citizens review board already in place.

Group members said they want the advisory board to have broader powers, namely the ability to subpoena officers or witnesses and remove officers from duty.

They also want new officers to undergo sensitivity training and for the department to recruit more of a diversity of officers.

The coalition also wants a clear, simple policy outlining to the public when officers may use force.

In response, Zimmerman said her department has started a new 40-hour class dedicated to preventing bias in officers. She also said the department plans to hire 172 more officers this year.

Also, the police chief plans to begin officer training classes to the public this summer.

“About 40 percent of this classroom discussion revolves around the topic of human behavior, emotions and liability,” she said. “The remaining 60 percent will include incorporating hands-on, scenario-based applications.”

The photo-centric social media site Instagram was down Wednesday night, just two days after it suffered a similar outage.

The website Is It Down Right Now showed the site as being down shortly after 10:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday. By 10:40 p.m. ET it said the site was back up and reachable.

The site went down on Tuesday around the same time that Facebook, which owns Instagram, suffered a widespread outage lasting roughly 40 minutes.

Instagram has about 300 million users, compared to Facebook's 1.25 billion.

Users took to social media on Wednesday night to report the problem and the pain of not being able to post their photos.

A lawsuit filed against Julian Hard Cider claims the company has no right to its name because its drink is not made in the apple-picking town or with its most popular export.

A legal battle started brewing when Brian Kenner decided to turn his 3,000 square-foot Kenner Ranch barn into a boutique cidery called Julian Ciderworks.

On Wednesday, Kenner showed NBC 7 a letter he sent to Julian Hard Cider in July, requesting use of the name “Julian.” The company’s attorney responded with a cease-and-desist letter that claimed “trademark infringement and false designation of origin.”

Kenner, in return, filed a lawsuit against Julian Hard Cider in November, asking that a judge find the trademark invalid and to cancel its registration. He said the name is false advertising.

“My problem with Julian Hard Cider is it's not made in Julian. They're using name to indicate it’s made in Julian,” said Kenner.

According to his lawsuit, the company unfairly co-opted the town’s name because of its reputation for apples and sought-after pie. Kenner said the business uses 98 percent apple concentrate for their products.

A manager at Blue Mountain Cidery in Oregon told NBC 7 they make the cider for Julian Hard Cider using Oregon apples. According to the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control, the company’s license allows them to import from another state and resell under their own name.

Therefore, Kenner believes the trademark Julian Hard Cider is “regionally descriptive, otherwise generic and commercially deceptive,” the lawsuit says.

Kenner is seeking an end to Julian Hard Cider’s rights to its name and $25,000 in relief – money which he says will be used to help grow Julian’s craft hard cider community.

“Not to go to me, but to go to a guild or consortium for Julian that will help to protect and grow the apple brand of Julian,” said Kenner.

An attorney for Julian Hard Cider declined to comment on this story, noting pending litigation.

A decision on this case is expected any day now.

For the first time in a quarter century, the military is likely changing retirement benefits, and new recommendations are going to Congress.

Congress tasked the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission to take a look at military benefits two years ago because they felt the government couldn't sustain the costs.

Since then, the group has been traveling to bases across the U.S. to get feedback and talk about how to transform the benefit structure. On Thursday, they are expected to propose detailed legislation.

The idea is to cut costs and address the evolving military mission. According to the Military Times, the new structure will phase out the 20-year, cliff-vesting pension, and there will likely to be a hybrid or a 401(K)-style plan available for service members.

Jim Bedinger, a financial expert and head of a focus group for military and family life for the San Diego Military Advisory Council, has been following the commission’s work and has access to the summary.

He said the new structure is designed to attract young people, as the trend is more educated people are joining the Armed Forces for high-tech careers. More women are entering the military, and there is more concentration on the use of more Special Operations forces

Those groups tend to leave the military before traditional retirement age.

“It's really important that we all understand that the commission is trying to modify, adjust the current system so it will service looking forward for the next 30 to 40 years,” said Bedinger, “so that we will have the right kind of people in the military, compensate them fairly, and if a person only stays in for 10 or 12 years, they can leave the military with a 401(K) or something like that.”

Others fear that the change will keep experienced personnel from staying in the military. The changes would have a grandfather clause and would apply to only future recruits. Before any changes, Congress is required to pass changes in the law.
 

Three earthquakes struck Wednesday off the coast of Northern California.

The largest of the earthquakes, reported by U.S. Geological Survey as a 5.7 magnitude quake, struck just after 1 p.m. near Ferndale.

The epicenter was approximately 40 miles southwest of Eureka and 204 miles northwest of Sacramento.

Several people in Arcata and Fort Bragg were among those who reported feeling the quake, according to the USGS website.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reported no tsunami watch or warning in association with the quake.

NBC News spoke with the City of Ferndale City Manager Jay Parrish who said the quake was a slow rolling quake, that went on for a long time.

There was no big jolt , which Parrish says is significant because damages are not likely.

The city has yet to receive any reports of damage.

A San Diego County Sheriff's Deputy dodged exploding ammunition to rescue a man from a mobile home fire in Borrego Springs Thursday.

Twenty-year veteran sheriff's deputy Alvin Vasquez wore two hats Wednesday night ,keeper of the peace and lifesaver to the very man he would otherwise have to arrest.

"He is seriously injured and I'm hoping the injuries won't cost him his life," Vasquez told NBC 7.

Vasquez was the first on scene at the mobile home on Dog Leg Place in the senior living community called The Roadrunner Club.

He was responding to an argument between neighbors over a sword.

Deputies say the ordeal started with two men, ages 65 and 54, began fighting in a mobile home park on Palm Canyon Drive at 4:30 p.m. One of the men pulled out a small sword.

As they struggled over it, both received non-life threatening injuries before returning to their respective mobile homes.

When Deputy Vasquez and State Park Rangers arrived, they confronted the 65-year-old on his front porch and ordered him to walk to them. 

Instead, he pulled out a knife, turned and ran inside, locking the door behind him. He then grabbed a can of gasoline.

"He doused himself and the area with gas, and he unfortunately used a cigarette and lit himself on fire," said Vasquez.

The deputy did not hesitate. He tried to get inside twice, but the fast-moving fire stopped him from reaching the man. As loose ammunition started exploding because of the heat, the man crawled to the front door, and Vasquez pulled him out to safety.

"The next thing I saw was a body being dragged out of the house, and the individual's clothes was on fire. So that was a little dramatic," said Bob Smith, who was watching over a fence.

Vasquez said the 65-year-old man was conscious and inebriated, but in a great deal of pain, when he was airlifted to the UCSD Burn Center for severe burns, as well as sword injuries.

Sheriff's officials say the man was the main aggressor and the 54-year-old involved was a victim.

The sheriff's bomb/arson detectives are helping with the investigation.

The president of the LA Police Commission called for an investigation into the use of LAPD resources to arrange a secretive meeting among an imprisoned ex-Mexican Mafia hit man, top law enforcement officials and wealthy business leaders, calling it "embarrassing."

Rene Enriquez, who is known as "Boxer," was given a police escort to a secured downtown LA location on Spring Street, where sources said he was to give a crowd of about 125 firsthand insight about the inner-workings of the criminal enterprise.

"A whole lot of city resources were wasted here when they shouldn't have been," Police Commission President Steve Soboroff said.

Enriquez's appearance required a "multi-hour SWAT and LAPD presence," Soboroff said.

The cost of the operation, which included crossing county lines, was not immediately known. It was unclear how many other agencies were involved in Enriquez's appearance.

Enriquez, who is the subject of the book "The Black Hand: The Bloody Rise and Redemption of 'Boxer' Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer," worked his way up from enforcer to shot caller for the organization known as La Eme before his arrest and conviction. He is serving two 20-to-life sentences for murder.

The LAPD did not comment on the specific topics of the session but explained it served an educational purpose.

"LAPD in conjunction with local police chiefs from Los Angeles County and Young Presidents Organization (YPO) met this evening with a convicted criminal who was part of an ongoing criminal enterprise," the LAPD said in a statement to NBC News.

"The purpose was to learn how a transnational criminal enterprise was built, branded and marketed. Threats to our region remain terrorism and transnational criminal enterprises. It is the hope that we can learn and develop better strategies to counter these threats to our region,” the statement said.

A source who attended the session said Enriquez had the air of a corporate leader, providing "a rare look into life of a criminal corporate executive." The source, who asked not to be named, said Enriquez discussed "gang franchising, marketing, sales, merchandising and branding."

“We live in a dangerous city,” said another man who attended the session.

A spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which is responsible for Enriquez, had no immediate comment on the appearance, and was checking late Wednesday to see whether it had been approved.

"People make mistakes and it's our responsibility to find out exactly what happened," Soboroff said. "We need to find out how exactly much that cost and see how much money we can recover. "

NBC4's Willian Avila contributed to this report.

Police in Irving, Texas, said a man ordered a second pizza during a four-hour standoff that resulted from his first attempt to order a pizza.

Daniel Gurney called a nearby pizzeria Tuesday night. The manager recognized Gurney as a former customer who once used a bad credit card, so he called police to report him for fraud.

When police ran a check on the address given by the pizzeria manager, they learned that Gurney had four probation violation warrants for aggravated assault. Officers responded to his location in the 2400 block of McClure Street at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Police said that an officer arrived to arrest Gurney, who did not cooperate. He tried to escape through the back door, but he was met by police. He then retreated into the house, refusing to come out.

Given Gurney's violent history, police called in a SWAT unit. Authorities said they used beanbag rounds, tear gas and flash-bang grenades before Gurney surrendered peacefully.

During the standoff, a different pizza delivery man arrived at the house with a pizza. Police told the man to leave.

Someone used a rock to break open the glass door and rob a San Diego-area Starbucks early Thursday.

Carlsbad Police arrived to the coffee shop at the corner of Loker Avenue West and Palomar Airport Road around 3:30 a.m.

They found the glass on the front door broken and some money
stolen. There were no employees at the site at the time.

Some customers arriving for their morning coffee or scone found two chairs blocking the door and a closed sign.

Employees said they expected to open up for business before the end of the morning rush.