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Welcome to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department Newsletter
This month's edition, features two of our initiatives which focus on children. The Sheriff's KidzWatch in Alpine and Imperial Beach offers an opportunity for children to learn about what the Sheriff's Department does. It's a little citizens' academy that will acquaint youngsters with our stations, deputies, K-9s, and emergency vehicles. Your children will be small experts on our department by the end of the day!
The Encinitas Station is hosting a Bicycle Road-E-O to inspect bikes and helmets. We'll also provide tips for two-wheel rules-of-the-road and place a 'chalk street' course for young riders. There's a lot more in this issue including a homicide cold case we need your help to solve, and scamsters posing as SDG&E workers. Thanks for reading!
Stay safe,
Bill Gore, Sheriff
San Diego County
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Sheriff's KidzWatch
The Alpine and Imperial Beach Sheriff's Stations are offering children an opportunity to gain first-hand information about the role of Sheriff's Deputies in keeping them and their families safe. This little citizens' academy is called KIDZWATCH. It's a FREE program for kids between 7 and 11-years-old just in time for Spring Break. Participants must live in Alpine or Imperial Beach. It's on:
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Imperial Beach Boys and Girls Club - Gym
847 Encina Avenue, Imperial Beach
(619) 498-2435 c/o Julio Garcia
for a flyer, click here
Friday, April 13, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Alpine Sheriff's Station - Community Room
2751 Alpine Boulevard, Alpine
(619) 659-2608 c/o Paula Dickenson
for a flyer, click here
KIDZWATCH includes:
- A tour of a Sheriff's Station or Substation
- K-9 Demonstration
- Presentations from patrol deputies, SWAT, Search and Rescue or SAR (meet SAR beagles!), firefighters and lifeguards.
- Explore patrol cars and emergency services trucks
- Learn about bullying, personal safety, fire and life safety, bicycle safety, water safety
- FREE lunch
- Kids receive free t-shirts and certificates at the end of the class
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Encinitas Bike Road-E-O
Spring is almost here and it's a time when kids love to play outdoors. The Encinitas Sheriff's Station is partnering with Friends of Cycling and Encinitas Parks and Recreation for a Bike Road-E-O. It's FREE to families who live in Encinitas.
Encinitas Bike Road-E-O
Saturday, March 10, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
City Hall
505 S. Vulcan Ave., Encinitas
(760) 633-2759
The Bike Road-E-O features a bicycle and helmet safety inspection. A quick lesson on the rules of the road is followed by a ride on a miniature "chalk street" course where young cyclists are shown where and how to apply the rules. Sheriff's Deputies from the Encinitas Station will escort the kids through the course to point out hazards and give safety tips. To print a flyer, click here.
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Burglary Scam
Beware of burglars posing as SDG&E workers. They ask to come into your home to perform routine inspections. One distracts you, while the other burglarizes your home. To avoid becoming a victim, ask for an ID. Ensure the worker is wearing a SDG&E marked uniform and driving a SDG&E marked car. If you are suspicious of the visit, call 1-800-411-7343. For more information, click here.
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St. Patrick's DUI Crackdown
Don't push your luck on St. Patrick's Day, give your keys to a designated driver before partying. A DUI/Driver License checkpoint is scheduled in Encinitas on March 16th between 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. the next day. The County's Avoid the 14 DUI Task Force will also be conducting DUI patrols on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th. Last year during the St. Patrick's Day period, three people were killed and 96 others were seriously injured in DUI related crashes in California. Remember, Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving. Report drunk drivers, call 911.
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Coffee with the Community
8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Janet's Cafe
1696 Greenfield Drive, unincorporated El Cajon
Here's an opportunity for community members and business owners in unincorporated El Cajon to get to know more about the services of the Santee Sheriff's Station.You can chat with deputies, crime prevention specialists and detectives from the station's Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) Unit. This gives the public a chance to speak with our sworn and professional staff in a casual setting and exchange ideas and concerns over a cup of coffee. *Please note, this event is not hosted. For more information, please contact Sheriff's Crime Prevention Specialist Jessica Turner at (619) 956-4020. For other upcoming Coffee with the Community events, click here.
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Social Host Ordinance Meeting
Thursday, March 8, 2012 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Room S8 West Hills High School 8756 Mast Boulevard, Santee Spring Break is here and the Sheriff's Department wants to remind parents that it is against the law to host underage drinking parties and to allow minors to drink. Any person who sells or provides alcohol to a minor can receive a fine of up to $2,000 , six months in jail or both. Parents if your child is a student at Grossmont Union High School District, the meeting on March 8th is your opportunity to learn more about the social host ordinance. For more information, call (619) 956-0422. |
Vista Elks Lodge Burglars 
The Sheriff's Vista Station wants your help in identifying two men wanted in connection with a burglary at the Vista Elks Lodge in the 1900 block of East Vista Way. It happened between January 14 and January 15. The suspects took food, money and more than $2,000 worth of California Lottery tickets. The photos you see here show two men claiming some of the stolen lottery tickets at various stores in San Marcos. You can enlarge the photos by clicking here. Anyone with information about this crime is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. |
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Cold Case File
Jordan Hickey
A mother is pleading for help in finding her son's killer. Somebody out there knows what happened to Jordan Hickey. The 21-year-old developmentally disabled man was killed on April 29, 2011. He was riding his bicycle in the 2800 block of Grove Street in Lincoln Acres, an unincorporated area of National City. He was only blocks away from home when someone shot him to death. Anyone with information on the identity and or location of the person/persons responsible for this crime is asked to call the
Sheriff's Homicide Detail at
(858) 974-2321.
To submit a tip online,
click here.
You can remain anonymous and be eligible for a $2,500 reward by calling Crime Stoppers at
(888) 580-8477.
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Jordan Hickey Murder Case Profiled on NBC Morning News
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Wanted: Spring Valley
Bank Robber 
Detectives from the Lemon Grove Station want your help in identifying a woman wanted in connection with a bank robbery in Spring Valley. The suspect walked into a Bank of America inside an Albertson's Grocery Store in the 500 block of Sweetwater Road on February 21. She handed a demand note to the teller then lifted her shirt to show a gun on her waist. She then walked out of the store. No one was hurt. To see more photos, follow us on  . If you recognize the suspect or see her, please do not approach her. Call 911 or you can remain anonymous and be eligible for a $1,000 reward by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. |
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