Cal Fire crews were battling a quarter-acre fire in Potrero.

The agency tweeted that the wildfire was located at Plaskon Lane and was burning with a moderate rate of spread.

Check back for update on this developing story.
 

A fire at a University City apartment complex has displaced those living in two units Monday, San Diego Fire-Rescue officials said. 

The fire broke out at about 1:20 p.m. on the fourth floor of the La Scala Luxury Villas, located at 3845 Nobel Drive.

Because it is a high rise, firefighters requested a second alarm response as back-up, but the extra crew was not needed when firefighters contained the flames to one unit and put them out within 20 minutes, according to SDFD Battalion Chief John Strock.

Two people live in the unit but were not home at the time. The Red Cross is responding to help them find a place to stay.

A cat was found inside, but it hid from the flames and came out unharmed.

Water damaged two units beneath the fire. Strock said three adults in one of those units have been displaced for a time as well.

Fire investigators said the fire was started by smoldering smoking materials left on the living room couch. They said the fire caused an estimated $32,000 in damage.

Lanes on Nobel Drive was shut down for a time while firefighters responded to the blaze.

The FBI on Monday announced it had arrested a California man — a former Marine and Harvard University graduate who suffers from bipolar disorder — in the kidnapping of a Vallejo woman that was once considered a possible hoax.

"Today is a fabulous day for Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn," said Huskins' attorney Doug Rappaport, standing next to his client and her boyfriend at a press conference Monday afternoon. "Nearly four months ago we told you she was innocent, that she was the victim of a violent crime ... Today there is vindication," he said, calling the alleged kidnapper a "psychopath."

Neither Huskins nor Quinn spoke at the press conference because of their pending trial, their attorneys said. "What they are interested in is getting their reputation back, their lives back and moving on," Rappaport said. "No matter how bizarre the facts are we were confident these were good people."

Suspect Matthew Muller’s Sacramento-based attorney, Thomas Johnson, told NBC Bay Area his client planned to “plead not guilty to the federal kidnapping charges against him in the Eastern District of California.”

Johnson also said that Muller is in a "difficult place" as he, a man struggling with a "mental disease," faces both state and federal charges. The attorney plans to quickly "sort out" the evidence linking Muller to incidents in Vallejo and Dublin. 

A pair of swim goggles – allegedly used in the March kidnap case – and then found in the suspect's Ford Mustang in Tahoe last month, connected Muller, 38, of Orangeville, Calif., to the crime, the FBI affidavit states.

That's because there was a "long blonde hair" stuck to the goggles with duct tape, and the victim in the Vallejo case – Denise Huskins – also has long blonde hair. The arrest warrant, however, did not state whether the hair found on the goggles was indeed Huskins', and the FBI wouldn't answer that question specifically.

Federal documents also state that Huskins reported she was sexually assaulted twice during her abduction. FBI spokeswoman Gena Swankie would not say if agents are looking for other suspects, only that this continues to be an "active investigation." The victim statements imply there are at least two kidnappers.

The surprise revelations come more than three months after Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn both reported they were kidnapped and then were questioned by Vallejo police about the veracity of their story.

Huskins and Quinn were so upset by these allegations that they hired attorneys to defend them and demand an apology from police – which, as of Monday morning, they had not yet received. In an email, Vallejo Police Lt. Sidney DeJesus referred all questions, including whether there would be an apology for calling the kidnap allegations a trick, to the FBI.

"I think it's been a difficult, terrible situation for all of us," said attorney Dan Russo, speaking for the couple at a Monday news conference. "We are hoping that Vallejo PD steps up to the plate. We firmly believe there are other people involved and we want them off the street ... At this point an apolgy is no good, apologies don't do anything, what we want to see is some real action, we want to see the person associated with these terrible things off the streets."

Rappaport said Vallejo police failed to ask the basic questions and instead rushed to judgement.

Vallejo police responded to Monday's developments with a "no comment."

Muller was arrested on June 29 for allegedly kidnapping Huskins and Quinn in March, though the FBI documents do not name either victim. The documents in the case were unsealed on Monday.

The FBI said Muller was arrested following a home invasion robbery in June in Dublin, which had many “similarities” to the Vallejo kidnap, the FBI said. Muller's attorney said his client has already pleaded not guilty in the Dublin case. In a 60-page arrest warrant, Muller is listed as a Marine from 1995 to 1999 and a 2006 Harvard graduate. The document also says that Muller taught at Harvard from 2006-2009.

He is also a disbarred San Francisco immigration attorney, according to the California State Bar. The FBI affidavit states that Muller told authorities that he suffers from "Gulf War Illness" and is bipolar.

Specifically, Muller was arrested last month after a couple was tied up, Dublin Police Lt. Herb Walters said. In the Dublin case, Muller was charged with attempted degree residential buglary, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Aug. 27.

A sworn affidavit containing allegations against Muller highlight new – and bizarre – details of the March 23 kidnap that involve stolen Wi-Fi passwords, swim goggles and wet suits.

And the FBI agent who wrote it also specifically mentioned that the victims were under a cloud of suspicion, which became a huge part of the case. "As explained below, law enforcement actually made a public statement that this was not a kidnapping," FBI Sepcial Agent Jason Walter wrote.

But according to Walter's report, the situation was very serious: The woman who was kidnapped said she was sexually assaulted twice, on March 23 and 24. (NBC Bay Area does not typically identify victims of sexual assault, but is doing so in this case because of its extraordinary nature. Huskins also appeared Monday at a news conference in front of a bank of cameras.)

Huskins was taken to a hospital in Napa, the affidavit reads, but there was no "physical evidence of non-consensual sex." The affidavit also states that there were inconsistencies in some of her testimony.

Still, according to the affidavit, on March 23, at approximately 1:53 p.m., a man – later identified in media interviews as Quinn – called Vallejo police to report that his home on Kirkland Avenue had been broken into during the early morning hours. He also said that somebody “forcibly drugged” both him Huskins, and used his car to take both of them to an unknown location.

The suspect or suspects shone a bright light in his eyes and possibly took out a stun gun.

The suspect then order Huskins to bind her boyfriend with zip ties and told both to enter the bedroom closet, the FBI affidavit said. Then, the suspect covered Quinn’s eyes with swim goggles and stuck headphones over his ears, the FBI said.

The headphones were used to play a prerecorded message that provided instructions, indicated that the break in was being performed by a professional group on site to collect financial debts, and threatened that both victims would be hurt by electric shock or by cutting their faces if either of the two victims did not comply, according to the affidavit. 

The suspect then obtained financial account numbers and passwords from Quinn, as well as Wi-Fi information, the FBI said.

Quinn was placed on the couch told he was being watched on camera so he better not try to free himself, the FBI said. Quinn asked for a blanket because he was cold, but the suspect said he couldn’t tell the temperature because he was wearing a “wet suit,” according to the affidavit.

Quinn then fell asleep on the couch and freed himself once he woke up. But he noticed that Huskins was missing. He was able to find both his and his girlfriend’s cell phones. His phone contained a voicemail message with a financial demand of two payments totaling $8,500 each and instructions to tell those who inquired about his transactions to say the funds were for purchase of a ski boat, the FBI said.

Two days later, Huskins was released, found walking around in Huntington Beach near her mother's hosue.

Then, on June 5, a home was robbed in Dublin, and police there, along with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, identified Muller as the “subject of the investigation.”

On June 8, the sheriff’s office searched a home in Lake Tahoe associated with Muller, and arrested him there, the FBI said. The goggles were found in his Mustang.

On June 25, the FBI determined there were a lot of similarities with the kidnapping report and the home invasion robbery in Dublin.

EDITORS NOTE: The article originally said Muller was a professor at Harvard from 2006-2009, but according to Harvard Law School, Muller has never been a Harvard professor. The law school said "someone with the same name" had once held a post as a research assistant.

NBC Bay Area's Jodi Hernandez and Gonzalo Rojas contributed to this report.

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to protect California residents who let their lawns go brown during the drought.

Brown announced Monday that he signed AB1, which prohibits local governments from penalizing residents who conserve water by not watering their lawns.

Democratic Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown introduced the bill after hearing about residents in her San Bernardino district getting fined for parched landscaping.

The Democratic governor has ordered California communities to slash water use by as much as 36 percent compared to 2013 levels and the administration is urging residents to let their lawns go brown to meet the targets.

The governor previously prohibited homeowner associations from punishing residents who scale back their landscaping to be more drought-tolerant.

By 2040, all of San Diego’s trash will be reused instead of tossed out, according to a plan approved by the city council Monday.

Under the Zero Waste proposal, 75 percent of the city’s trash would be reduced, reused or recycled by 2020, 90 percent by 2035 and 100 percent within 25 years.

The city will need to divert an additional 332,000 tons of waste every year to reach the 2020 goal, according to Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s office, and officials have a number of recommendations to get there.

They include diverting 18,000 tons of yard trimmings a year, revising the city’s recycling ordinance to save 13,000 tons of waste a year, and requiring franchise haulers to repurpose 50 percent of their trash, which would equal 94,000 tons a year.

The city also wants to create a resource recovery center at Miramar Landfill to help businesses and residents reuse their material, which could cut 80,000 tons of trash a year.
 

Giant paw prints, possibly belonging to a full grown mountain lion, have been spotted in Rancho San Diego.

Longtime resident Bob Hutton found the tracks on a dirt path right across the street from his home on Mountain Ridge Circle at Onyx Drive. He immediately sent photographs to the safety committee of the Mountain Ridge Homeowners Association, which has advised residents about the discovery.

NBC 7 sent the photographs to a spokesperson with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, who says there’s a “50-50 chance” they could belong to a mountain lion.

“These were big, like four inch tracks. So my first thought is that it’s a pretty good sized mountain lion,” said Hutton.

It’s not the first time the community has crossed paths with a mountain lion. Longtime residents say a mountain lion was spotted in the community several years ago.

“I personally know someone that stood face to face with a mountain lion on these trails about three years ago,” said JoAnn Cady, Vice President of the HOA.

The tracks were found on a dirt path near a long trail that cuts through a 100-acre wildlife preserve. The HOA has posted signs at the entrance to the trails that advise residents of the paw prints.

Cady said, for now, she’ll steer clear of the trail.

“I walked clear on the other side of the neighborhood. I did the loop over there instead of over here by the trail. So I get a little nervous about these things,” said Cady.

“Just be aware, just pay attention. If you’re out and about on that trail, I don’t think it’s reason for anybody to panic, just be careful,” said Hutton.

A De Luz woman was arrested after investigators say she shot her neighbor in a dispute over their shared driveway.

The altercation started when Thomas Wessels, 65, and his wife tried to drive onto their property near 42200 Tenaja Truck Trail, a remote part of Fallbrook, on Friday.

The couple was stopped by their neighbor, 63-year-old Alyce Copeland, who was sitting in a chair to block their way, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. She sat down on the easement used by her and the Wessels to get to their homes.

Investigators say the Wessels and Copeland have had an ongoing dispute over who has the right of way on the road, and a civil case involving both parties is pending.

After they parked their vehicle, the Wessels confronted Copeland to ask why she blocked the road. According to detectives, Copeland reached into her waistband and pulled out a handgun after a short conversation.

Copeland allegedly fired one shot at Thomas, striking him in his abdomen. Before another shot went off, Thomas wrestled the gun from Copeland and hit her in the head with the butt of the firearm, investigators say.

Thomas’ wife then drove him to the hospital, where he received treatment for non-life threatening injuries.

Copeland went to the hospital for minor head injuries, and deputies have since booked her into Las Colinas Detention Facility on attempted murder charges. Her arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday.
 

Before leaving school for summer vacation, San Diego Unified School District students were given an assignment: they were encouraged not to sext.

While some young people consider sending explicit photos, texts or videos from their mobile device part of teenage life, educators tried to hammer home the point that the result can sometimes be catastrophic.

“Even when there are cautionary tales which schools teach them, young people often feel the consequences of texting won’t happen to them. But once that material is out there, it’s there for the world to see," said La Jolla psychologist Dr. Valerie Rock, whose patients include sexting victims. 

That message is not a mystery.

The San Diego Police Foundation talks to students and parents at schools. Many children have direct knowledge of someone who sexts, including the 30 students who attended six San Diego high schools and a middle school caught up in a 2012 sexting scandal that made news.

But for all these teaching moments, young people are still sexting in alarming numbers.

“If you take this category of young people 12-17, seven out of 10 have received some sort of unsolicited sexual something," Internet safety expert Bob Lotter told NBC 7. "It might be a text, might be a picture, might be a story. Thirty percent of the time, they will contain some kind of inappropriate picture."

One photo almost ruined Allyson Pereira’s life. Pereira, now a national anti-bullying and sexting awareness advocate, grew up in New Jersey in a loving, strict home. She told NBC 7 that her nightmare began when she was a straight A, 16-year-old student who made one bad choice following a request for a topless photo from a boyfriend who recently broke up with her.

"He sent me a text saying if I sent him a naked picture, he would get back together with me," she said. "I was a normal teenager, I was impulsive, I didn’t think anything of it. I just thought I was wanted, he wanted to see me, so me and my two friends, we sent of picture of myself to him." 

But her ex-boyfriend never responded to her. The next day, she found out the photo had gone viral.

"I was called 'ho', 'whore' and 'slut' in the hallways," said Pereira. "People would re-enact the picture every time they passed me. They even sent the picture to my parents."

The harassment and bullying got so bad, Pereira attempted suicide before getting help. She now speaks across the country to students, educators and lawmakers. She is one of few victim advocates who speak out because there is so much shame involved. She does it to help other young people.

If so many teens aren't policing themselves, who should? Some say schools, but educators are often limited legally as to how far they can go to monitor children and their phones.

Others point out new laws should be drafted, but enforcement can be complicated.

In a case like Pereira's, in which an ex-boyfriend distributed an explicit photo he requested of her, it is she — under many existing laws — who could be prosecuted first, and if she is convicted, she may even be required to register as a sex offender.

Advocates say the best solution is actually quite simple. Parents need to get actively involved first by talking frankly to their kids.

"I think the responsibility is to have a very open dialogue with their teens and to not be afraid to embarrass them," Rocks said. "Better to offend Junior than to do damage control later."

Lotter said parents unapologetically should monitor what's landing on and leaving their child's mobile device.

Lotter, whose company makes software which police and prosecutors which has helped prosecute almost 2,000 Internet crimes, also makes a consumer version for parents called mymobilewatchdog which can monitor emails, texts, photos and other communication.

"It’s not spyware. The child knows it’s on the phone. Younger children are so happy to have a phone, they are generally OK with being monitored," Lotter explained. "You say, 'Look I’m just doing this to keep you safe.' As they are 14 and older and more concerned with their privacy, the parent has the ability to dial in levels of privacy."

And should an outsider contact a child that could prove harmful, the software stores that information in a forensic database that can be turned over to authorities.

“Cars are dangerous but we don't just let our kids get in them and drive without giving them education first," said Pereira. "But we hand them cellphones and the Internet without really teaching them the consequences.”
 

The Manhattan day care where a 4-month-old boy died Monday, his first day at the facility, has never been licensed or registered by the state, NBC 4 New York has learned.

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), which contracts with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to inspect licensed family-based and school-age child care programs, issued a cease and desist letter to SoHo Child Care Tuesday following the death of Karl Towndrow hours after his mother dropped him off for his first day at the facility.

The city's health department first got a complaint of an illegal child care operation there in November 2014, but when investigators went to the site, they couldn't find any proof of the business, an official said. They spoke with staff of a business on the ground floor, who denied seeing any child care activity, and they looked at the entrance, which appeared to be going to a private apartment with no visible signs of business. No one answered the bell there, and investigators determined the complaint was unsubstantiated. 

OCFS said it had no history of complaints there. 

The day care worker caring for Towndrow told police that shortly before he died, she fed him bottled breast milk and tried unsuccessfully to burp him to sleep, the sources said. The child was fussy and refused to go to sleep, she said, according to the sources, but he didn't appear to be in distress.

The worker told authorities she put the child into a bassinet and went to take care of the other 13 children at the center, the sources said. After about 10 minutes, the woman noticed the child had stopped making noises, the sources said.

The woman went to check on the child after about another 15 minutes and found his lips were blue and he was unresponsive, the sources said.  She then tried to perform CPR and called 911. Emergency responders also tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate the child, witness John Hadzi said.

After an autopsy Tuesday, the medical examiner's office said, "The cause and manner of death are pending further studies following today's examination."

In a statement, Towndrow's parents, who live in Brooklyn Heights, wrote, "Karl's parents appreciate the kind words and condolences they have received. He was full of love and was treasured by all that met him. At this time, his parents ask for privacy as they grieve his short, wonderful life." 

"We are saddened and concerned about this infant death, and are working closely with law enforcement and ACS on an investigation," the health department said in a statement.

The day care owner didn't respond to reporters as she was led out of the facility Monday by police. She is not under arrest. 

Home-based programs are licensed by the state and regulated under contract by DOHMH. Under regulations, group home day cares are allowed to care for a maximum of 12 children at a time, two fewer than the number authorities say were in the SoHo home.

The health department said it makes annual unannounced visits to inspect licensed child care facilities and investigates any complaints. OCFS urges all parents to check that their day care programs are licensed and operated within state regulations. A registry of licensed day care providers is available here. 

Strangers gathered Monday to remember a woman killed in the South Bay as homicide investigators search for her killer.

Pamela Burgos, 24, was gunned down on Quintard Street in Chula Vista last Thursday and now people living in the neighborhood are hoping police find the clues to solve this case.

On the sidewalk shrine of flowers and candles left in her honor was growing.

Despite this very public killing there has been no arrest.

It concerns neighbors, that whoever did this is still out here maybe even nearby.

Many are willing to say what they saw but are afraid of retaliation if they are seen on television.

“I stood outside and looked at the body she was laying over there. I don't want to get close because I didn't know if she was dead or alive and if I went in close they would probably think I was the one who shot her,” one neighbor said.

Burgos was shot three times in the head and chest last Thursday while walking with her boyfriend on Quintard between 3rd Avenue and Palomar Street.

The 24-year-old woman was returning to a friend's house after going to the store up the street.

The gunman is an unknown man that escaped after the shooting.

The first 911 calls were received at 12:01 a.m. from witnesses who reported hearing three to four gunshots.

Emergency crews found the woman dead in the middle of the street.

Dreaming of a Violent Free Everywhere or "DOVE" organized some of its members for a short memorial service for Burgos in Grant Hill Monday night.

They sang hymns, said prayers, and shared a message with the Chula Vista Community.

Burgos cousin tells NBC7 the family is anxiously waiting for answers from investigators.

Because much of the family lives in Tijuana, the funeral and burial was being planned there.

Local space enthusiasts can celebrate Pluto at Reuben H. Fleet’s science center Tuesday night.

Attendees of the Science Center’s Pluto Fly-by party will have the chance to see New Horizon’s images of Pluto and the activities at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab through a live stream.

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reached its closest approach to Pluto on the morning of July 14 after a nine-and-a-half-year journey. Launched in January 2006, the spacecraft will provide never before seen close-up views of dwarf planet.

NASA Solar System Ambassador Jerry Hillburn and the Science Center’s resident astronomer Dr. Lisa Will are hosting the event, and as well as the live feed, they hope to get an exclusive interview with one the researchers for the mission.

New Horizons is NASA’s first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. It is also the fastest mission ever launched with the farthest target destination. The spacecraft’s main goals are to see how Pluto fits in with other planets in our Solar System and discover more about the dwarf planet itself including the makeup of its atmosphere and what its surface looks like.

The spacecraft includes infrared and ultraviolet imaging spectrometers, telescope camera, and a dust counter built by students to measure the amount of dust collected by New Horizons on its journey.

The party goes from 6:30 pm to 8 pm Tuesday, July 14 at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park in the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater.

Admission for Fleet Members is $12.95 for adults, $11.95 for seniors and $10.95 for children 12 and under.

Admission for nonmembers is $16.95 for adults, $15.95 for seniors and $14.95 for children 12 and under.

Buying tickets ahead of time is recommended because of limited seating. Tickets can be purchased by calling (619) 685-5728 or by visiting its website.

Two women were pushed off a seaside cliff in a bizarre fight involving Marines in San Diego’s North County, officials said.

Carlsbad Police were investigating the fight between four people, including two Camp Pendleton Marines, just before 1 a.m. Tuesday along Carlsbad Boulevard near Cerezo Drive.

One of the Marines pushed two young women – one described as 18 years old – down a 9-foot cliff, the victims told police.

The women didn’t fall the entire length of the cliff but did suffer injuries. One woman broke her wrist and was taken by ambulance to Scripps La Jolla. The other injured her ankle in the fall.

The Marines involved were 20 and 21 years old and walked from the scene before emergency crews arrived, officers said.

Investigators said they were not sure what the fight was about or if the group knew each other before the incident. The group was believed to have been intoxicated before the fight, officers said.
 

North County residents will now be able to get to Las Vegas a lot faster.

The McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad will begin offering a jet shuttle service to Las Vegas starting July 30.

BizAir, a commercial air carrier, will be flying single or round-trip flights on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays initially with plans to potentially expand if the service is popular.

“Now, if you want to fly out to Vegas, it means you don’t have to drive downtown to San Diego International Airport,” said County Supervisor Bill Horn, whose district includes McClellan-Palomar, in a statement. “This is a great service for North County residents or anyone across the county and it’s great news for our local economy.”

The 30-seat jet shuttle initially started flying twice a day between McClellan-Palomar and Los Angeles International Airport in June. 

In 2009, the county completed a $24 million renovation that added an 18,000 square-foot terminal in addition to new parking and a restaurant.

For more information on the flights or to book flights, visit BizAir's website.

A beached great white shark was rescued and led back to the open ocean on Monday after Cape Cod beachgoers kept it alive on the sand.

The seven-foot male great white shark needed to be revived on South Beach in Chatham, Massachusetts, when he became stranded, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

Beachgoers kept the shark wet by splashing it with buckets of water; about 40 people crowded around the shark, which appeared dead when Harbormaster Stuart Smith arrived, he said.

Smith and officials with the Conservancy and Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries pulled the shark back into open water. Officials say it took about an hour. Video posted online showed the rescue and the shark being towed at sea.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Investigators now say a man killed in a house fire in Alpine in May died from carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation.

The 54-year-old man’s death was ruled a suicide, according to a report from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies had responded May 12 to a report of a potentially intoxicated man yelling at the home when 911 callers indicated the house was on fire.

The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m. in the 1400 block of Marshall Road.

Firefighters put out the fire at the single story family home, but found the man already dead in the kitchenette area.

A San Diego dog owner may face charges after her dog attacked a group of children playing in Temecula, officials said Monday.

One of three children injured in the mauling was flown to San Diego for medical treatment.

A dog described as an American Bulldog was visiting a Temecula home Saturday afternoon when the dog mistook kids playing as aggressive action, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

The dog attacked one child and when the other two children tried to help, the dog came after them as well, officials said.

The two-year-old dog was being held in quarantine while the investigation was ongoing.

His owner, a resident of San Diego, may face charges if the investigation reveals there is a previous history of the dog attacking children.

Monqunec Middleton, Animal Control Supervisor for Animal Friends of the Valley told NBC Los Angeles that the owner said there was no previous sign of aggression by the dog and doesn’t want the dog to lose his life over this.

Two boys and a girl suffered injuries described as punctures and tears to their arms and legs. There are various reports of the children's ages ranging from 3 to 16. 

Middleton said it appears the owner left the dog with the family.

“Dogs do what dogs do,” Middleton said adding that she would lock up her own dog before leaving the animal unsupervised with children.

“I’ve done this for a long, long time and the sweetest dog in the world, put in the right situation, will bite,” she said.

A former Disneyland resort dishwasher was charged Monday after allegedly trying to trade tickets to the Orange County theme park for sex with an undercover police officer who was posing as a teenage girl, prosecutors said.

Darreck Michael Enciso, 27, of Adelanto is accused of posting a Craigslist ad on July 1 seeking sex in exchange for the tickets, the Orange County District Attorney's Officer said in a news release.

Prosecutors said Enciso arranged to meet with an undercover Huntington Beach police officer who was posing as a 14-year-old girl.

Officers took Enciso into custody after he arrived to the prearranged location, prosecutors said. He allegedly had condoms and Disneyland tickets on him.

Enciso was charged with felonies including attempting to commit a lewd act on a child. If convicted, prosecutors said he faces a maximum sentence of more than four years in state prison and must register as a sex offender.

It's unclear Monday whether Enciso has an attorney.

"He was immediately relieved of his duties as a dishwasher," Disneyland resort spokeswoman Suzi Brown said.

Prosecutors said Enciso has posted similar ads on Craigslist and there may be more victims. Anyone with information was asked to call police at 714-536-5960.

A man who drove through heavy Pacific Beach crowds on the 4th of July had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit when he hit several people and scared hundreds more, according to prosecutors.

Villiami Pomale, 45, from Northern California, is accused of scaring hundreds of people near Pacific Beach when he drove on the sand for nearly half a mile. At his arraignment Tuesday, a judge raised his bail from $30,000 to $100,000. He faces five felony counts and five misdemeanors and could be in prison for up to six years and eight months if convicted. 

Prosecutors said Pomale was in a crash around 6 p.m. that evening on Mission Boulevard but was afraid of being arrested for driving drunk. Instead, he sped down a street leading to the bay, hit a pole, but managed to get onto the beach. He drove on the sand for almost half a mile.

San Diego Police say he entered the bay at San Jose and drove along the water all the way to Fanuel.

"He hit four people but there were thousands of people on the beach that day. One of the police officers, basically they could not drive their vehicle on the beach safely and he was driving on the boardwalk, up to 40 or 50 miles an hour," said Karra Reedy, Deputy District Attorney. "There were over 50 calls to 9-1-1 based just upon his driving. The Fourth of July is the busiest beach day in San Diego."

Witnesses at the scene say they were terrified and ran for cover, grabbing their kids to get them out of the way. The Deputy DA said there were more than 50 calls from people that day, complaining about his driving. 

Robert Thele was on the beach Saturday and saw the incident play out. He says the driver was going way too fast, hitting several abandoned bikes and scaring a lot of people.

“He could’ve hurt people very easily,” Thele said.

Officers say they eventually caught up with Pomale and took him into custody. He faces charges of driving under the influence, hit and run and assault with a deadly weapon.

He was convicted of a felony car theft in 1999 in Northern California. 

His defense attorney said he has been attending AA meetings on a regular basis. 

No one on the beach was injured.

A Valley Center man was named in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday alleging a multi-million dollar money laundering and stock manipulation scheme.

Harold Bailey Gallison II, 57, was one of nine defendants accused of running a “pump-and-dump” scheme designed to inflate the price of a common stock before selling it for a profit.

The other defendants live in Miami, Costa Rica, Las Vegas and New York.

According to investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Securities Exchange Commission, Gallison allegedly controlled an offshore brokerage and money laundering platform called “Moneyline” that was used in the scheme.

The defendants are accused of using phone lines and instant messaging systems that were proprietary and operated off of U.S. servers to avoid wiretaps by federal authorities.

The indictment unsealed Tuesday in Virginia alleged the scheme generated $6.5 million.

Gallison faces two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

United Kingdom law enforcement has charged a man in connection with dozens of harassing phone calls and a bomb threat to La Jolla Country Day School.

William John Cooper, 39, is accused of shutting down the campus in February when he phoned in the bomb threat, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s office.

Officials say Cooper also sent a series of harassing emails and calls to the school, though details about their content have not been released.

Because the suspect was living in England when the bomb threat occurred, the San Diego DA and school police had to work with U.K. agencies to investigate the case.

San Diego law enforcement issued an arrest warrant for Cooper in May, and the U.K.’s Hampshire Constabulary took him into custody on June 26 at his Hampshire home.

During the arrest, officials seized his computers and his phone, according to the San Diego DA.

Cooper has since been charged with three counts of harassment and one count of violating a restraining order in connection with the bomb threat. Cooper posted bail and is awaiting his next court appearance in July 24 in the U.K.

“This case demonstrates there will be consequences when school threats are made,” said San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis. “You can run but you can’t hide — even outside the borders of the U.S.”

There are no plans to extradite Cooper back to San Diego unless he returns to U.S. soil, according to the DA. In that case, he would face separate prosecution in San Diego County.

La Jolla Country Day is a private, college preparatory school with about 1,200 students, ages 3 through grade 12.