South Park

A San Diego police pursuit ended in a crash in South Park on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

The westbound lanes of State Route 94 remained closed Tuesday night after a police pursuit ended with a crash in the South Park area.

The lot was cleared after the city saw NBC 7’s story with frustrated neighbors on July 6, according to a spokesperson.

People living in the South Park neighborhood are frustrated after they said the City of San Diego is not maintaining a city-owned lot that has now become a weed-infested fire danger.

Residents say the lot is a not only an eye-sore, covers the sidewalk —but is also a fire hazard, NBC 7’s Dana Williams reports. 

Community leaders came together on Thursday to read to elementary school students, reports NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez.

Retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant Gary Mitrovich returned to Grape Street Park in South Park where he was wounded in the shoulder, in the line of duty back in 1984, while responding to a call for backup.

Officer Timothy Ruopp and rookie Officer Kimberly Tonahill both died from their gunshot wounds on that fateful day in 1984, NBC 7’s Omari Fleming reports.

Street crews have been installing ADA-compliant curbs, designed to be accessible to people with disabilities, but some residents along Petra Drive say the work is taking up parts of their front yards.

One resident is so angry he’s planning a sit-in to block further development, NBC 7’s Dave Summers reports.

Police in South Park are searching for the driver who seriously injured a pedestrian and fled the scene early Friday.