San Diego police asked for the public’s help today in finding a man running a phone scam where he pretends to be a law enforcement officer.
The suspect has victimized three businesses, said San Diego police spokeswoman Monica Munoz. The suspect, pretending to be a law enforcement officer, calls a business and asks to speak with a manager.
The caller then says one of the business’ employees was arrested for drunken driving and needs money wired to a specific location for the person to be released, Munoz said. The caller also says the employee asked that the call be made and that the matter be kept confidential. Officials believe there are more victims, Munoz said.
Officials are stressing to the public that no one in law enforcement will call and ask for bail money to be wired, Munoz said. San Diego police is asking anyone with information on the suspect or anyone who may have been a victim
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Carmel Valley community distraught over fatal teen crash Read more: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-11-02/local-county-news/carmel-valley-community-distraught-over-fatal-teen-crash#ixzz0VmfVUPQq
The crash in the early morning hours of Oct. 4 that killed 17-year-old Alex Capozza, a Torrey Pines High School student, seriously injured another, and sent the driver to Juvenile Hall to face felony charges, sent shock waves through Carmel Valley and neighboring communities. And the aftershocks one month later are still registering.
“Everyone is devastated and saddened,” said Frisco White, chair of the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board. “Even if you didn’t know them, you know someone else who knew them. And it’s touched all of the kids to some degree.”
At PTA and site council meetings, school principal coffees, online discussion forums, lunches, workouts and even in grocery lines, people continue to discuss the tragedy — wondering how it could happen, wanting easy answers to difficult questions, and worrying for themselves and their children.
The accident has pierced the community for a number of reasons, said Dr. Lori Rappaport, Carmel Valley psychologist and parent of teenagers. “It’s close to home, it’s seniors, it’s kids in high school driving. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare,” she said.
Part of it, said Rick Schmitt, associate superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District, is that there is more media attention to everything in general.
“The other thing is that just because it happened to be in Rancho Santa Fe, in my opinion, more people are talking about it,” Schmitt said. “There are really cases up and down the county on a regular basis where high school kids die because they made really bad choices - drugs, alcohol, gangs. And it doesn’t get this play.”
An academic powerhouse, Torrey Pines High School, with about 2,600 students, sits in the center of one of the more affluent areas of San Diego County, in the heart of Carmel Valley, with Del Mar to the west, Rancho Santa Fe to the east and Solana Beach to the north.
There has been an undeniable fascination with the case throughout the county — with a great deal of interest focused on the future of the 17-year-old TPHS senior who is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
The tenor in online discussions is decidedly opposed to leniency for the driver who awaits his next hearing on Nov. 10, when Judge George Clarke will decide whether the minor is suitable for what’s called a “deferred entry of judgment.” (DEOJ)
If granted, this would allow the boy to be released to his family and return to school, in exchange for meeting strict conditions for behavior for one to three years. After that time, the felony charges would be wiped from his record.
A number of people have criticized the DEOJ request by the defense, believing money provided special privilege.
“He needs to be punished for what he did. If he were in a different city and not TP, it would be a totally different conviction,” read one online comment.
“The color of justice seems to be green,” read another.
But Aimee McLeod, San Diego County deputy district attorney, said money is irrelevant in this type of plea. She said if a juvenile meets all the conditions set forth under the law, then he or she is eligible for a deferred entry of judgment.
“It has nothing to do with a high-priced attorney,” said McLeod, who works with juveniles and is prosecuting the case. “Deferred entry of judgment applications occur in our courthouse every single day, across the board, across socioeconomic [levels] and ability of lawyers.”
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“Everyone is devastated and saddened,” said Frisco White, chair of the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board. “Even if you didn’t know them, you know someone else who knew them. And it’s touched all of the kids to some degree.”
At PTA and site council meetings, school principal coffees, online discussion forums, lunches, workouts and even in grocery lines, people continue to discuss the tragedy — wondering how it could happen, wanting easy answers to difficult questions, and worrying for themselves and their children.
The accident has pierced the community for a number of reasons, said Dr. Lori Rappaport, Carmel Valley psychologist and parent of teenagers. “It’s close to home, it’s seniors, it’s kids in high school driving. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare,” she said.
Part of it, said Rick Schmitt, associate superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District, is that there is more media attention to everything in general.
“The other thing is that just because it happened to be in Rancho Santa Fe, in my opinion, more people are talking about it,” Schmitt said. “There are really cases up and down the county on a regular basis where high school kids die because they made really bad choices - drugs, alcohol, gangs. And it doesn’t get this play.”
An academic powerhouse, Torrey Pines High School, with about 2,600 students, sits in the center of one of the more affluent areas of San Diego County, in the heart of Carmel Valley, with Del Mar to the west, Rancho Santa Fe to the east and Solana Beach to the north.
There has been an undeniable fascination with the case throughout the county — with a great deal of interest focused on the future of the 17-year-old TPHS senior who is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
The tenor in online discussions is decidedly opposed to leniency for the driver who awaits his next hearing on Nov. 10, when Judge George Clarke will decide whether the minor is suitable for what’s called a “deferred entry of judgment.” (DEOJ)
If granted, this would allow the boy to be released to his family and return to school, in exchange for meeting strict conditions for behavior for one to three years. After that time, the felony charges would be wiped from his record.
A number of people have criticized the DEOJ request by the defense, believing money provided special privilege.
“He needs to be punished for what he did. If he were in a different city and not TP, it would be a totally different conviction,” read one online comment.
“The color of justice seems to be green,” read another.
But Aimee McLeod, San Diego County deputy district attorney, said money is irrelevant in this type of plea. She said if a juvenile meets all the conditions set forth under the law, then he or she is eligible for a deferred entry of judgment.
“It has nothing to do with a high-priced attorney,” said McLeod, who works with juveniles and is prosecuting the case. “Deferred entry of judgment applications occur in our courthouse every single day, across the board, across socioeconomic [levels] and ability of lawyers.”
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