San Diego County Sheriff's Department

There’s a fresh call for change from the families of people who died while in law enforcement’s custody. One family recently settled a lawsuit with San Diego County.

The Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB) approved sending a letter to the San Diego County sheriff, expressing frustration with the response to requests for information as the committee reviews complaints against the department.

The family of a diabetic who was allegedly not provided enough insulin by San Diego County jail staff and died as a result has filed a federal lawsuit against the county, among others.

The family of a diabetic man who died while in custody at the San Diego Central Jail after not receiving insulin is suing the county and dozens of others. His name was Keith Bach, and the medical examiner said his death was a homicide. NBC 7’s Dana Williams reports.

Five dozen more license plate readers could be on their way, namely to areas like Alpine, Lakeside, Fallbrook, Julian, Ramona, Spring Valley, 4S Ranch and Valley Center.

Drivers traveling through unincorporated San Diego County could soon be monitored by automated license plate readers.

The San Diego’s Sheriff’s Department is looking to expand its use of license plate readers.  NBC7’s Omari Fleming shows us what areas they’re hoping to install them, and how the plan is being received by locals.

The Medical Examiner’s Office ruled 63-year-old Keith Galen Bach’s death as a homicide by negligence, and now the San Diego District Attorney is investigating it.

The Medical Examiner’s Office ruled 63-year-old Keith Galen Bach’s death as a homicide by negligence, and now the San Diego District Attorney is investigating it. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada reports.

For the remainder of Mauricio Bernal’s time in jail after injury, deputies allegedly taunted him by giving him a thumbs up, the complaint states

Two elderly adults were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a Santee senior living home on Tuesday morning, following a similar incident at the same facility earlier this year, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is cracking down on illegal drugs, weapons and other contraband that’s finding its way into local jails. It announced new policies that mandate security screening procedures for anyone entering jails.

Elisa Serna died shortly after she collapsed in her cell in the jail’s medical observation unit, five days after she was booked into the jail.

A 42-year-old man died while in custody at the San Diego Central Jail after a medical emergency, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.

Authorities put out a public call Friday to anyone who might be able to help investigators determine what led to the death of a man whose skeletal remains were found in Alpine in 2012, about 15 years after he went missing.

Authorities asked for the public’s help Saturday in finding a suspected felon who is allegedly armed with a knife in Encinitas.

At least two people were injured Tuesday when a man fleeing from deputies crashed the car he was driving into several other vehicles on a thoroughfare near Spring Valley.

A 19-year-old man was killed on Thursday afternoon in a motorcycle crash in Vista, just hours after getting his motorcycle license and one day shy of his 20th birthday.

A 19-year-old was killed in a motorcycle crash in Vista. Friends say he had gotten his motorcycle license just hours before the collision. Members of the community gathered that night to remember a life cut short. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada reports on May 9, 2024.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department hosted a gun safety event Saturday to collect unwanted weapons off the street.