DUI fatality at La Costa Blvd and Piraeus

NBC 7:

Carlsbad police arrested a 33-year-old man Saturday in connection with a two-vehicle collision that killed the other driver.

At 5:20 a.m. Saturday, officers were sent to the intersection of La Costa Avenue and Piraeus Street in response a traffic collision, the Carlsbad Police Department stated in a news release.

Police said that a Subaru crossover collided with a Nissan pickup truck. "The driver and sole occupant of the Nissan was transported from the scene and later pronounced deceased at a local hospital."

Police arrested the Subaru driver, 33-year-old Philip Webb of Oceanside, on suspicion of driving under the influence, "causing injury or death and vehicular manslaughter," officials said.

Stabbing at Target yesterday

Instagram:

The Sheriff’s Department is searching for an armed and dangerous suspect this evening after a stabbing near a youth soccer game and shopping center in #Encinitas.

Deputies responded at approximately 4:30 p.m. to a reported assault with a deadly weapon near a Target store in the 1000 block of North El Camino Real. One person was found to have sustained a stab wound during the incident and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Their condition was not immediately known.

A Sheriff’s Department helicopter has been orbiting over the scene, warning those in the area about the search for an armed and dangerous suspect. As of 6:15 p.m., the suspect has not been taken into custody.

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ICE raid at Home Depot

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I was driving home from Trader Joe's this morning after I dropped my son off at summer camp and saw ICE tying these people up at Home Depot.

I watched as these two people were disappeared into unmarked vehicles, with one of the ICE vehicles trying to back into me when I wasn't looking.

Another woman tried to help. An ICE agent tried to slap her phone down when she tried to get a phone number to call this man's family. They wouldn't let her. Instead, they whisked him away and accused her of obstructing justice.

City staff withdraws $3 million grant application without council’s approval

 Coast News:

Former city management quietly withdrew a nearly $3 million state grant application to address local homeless encampments late last year, failing to notify the newly seated City Council despite prior council approval, public records show.

The Encinitas City Council, then led by former Mayor Tony Kranz, unanimously approved the grant application on June 12, 2024. The city applied later that month, seeking $2.9 million from California’s Encampment Resolution Funding Program (ERF-3-R), pledging more than $5 million in additional resources.

Blakespear bike obstacles cause another crash

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