June 27, 2019 (El Cajon) – Two suspects masked with black bandanas demanded merchandise from customers at a T-Mobile store at 354 N. Second Street in El Cajon at 11:05 a.m. yesterday. A customer was assaulted, suffering minor injuries before the two robbers fled in a dark Chrysler four-door sedan along with a third suspect.
Two of the suspects were described as black male adult wearing jeans. One wore a black hooded sweatshirt and is around 6 ft. tall, weighing 200 pounds. The other is approximately 5 ft. 7 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. A third suspect is of unknown description.
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June 24, 2018 (San Diego) – Two San Diego Police officers who responded to a call in the Rolando area near San Diego State University last night were shot by a suspect wearing body armor.Both officers are listed in stable condition, one with serious injuries, though Police Chief David Nisleit says both are expected to survive.
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March 5, 2018 (Rolando) -- A masked gunman opened fire in the Food 4 Less store in the 6500 block of University Avenue in the Rolando area shortly before midnight Sunday, after demanding money from employees and chasing the manager, who locked himself into a back room. The robber then fired at least two shots at the door, according to San Diego Police.
The gunman, who wore a hooded sweatshirt as well as a mask, fled the scene without getting any money, and he remains at large.
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10,000+ Attendees, 5 bands, 150+ Vendors, Carnival Rides, Face Painting, & More
March 20, 2016 (Rolando) – The 20th annual Roland Street Fair will be held today , hosted by the Rolando Community Council (RCC), a grassroots neighborhood organization devoted to making life in Rolando better. Live music, unique vendors, and tasty food make for a family-friendly day in Rolando, a San Diego community just east of La Mesa.
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December 5, 2015 (Rolando)--County Animal Services is asking for the public’s help in finding out who threw two small dogs out the window of a car in the Rolando area Wednesday evening, leaving one dead and the other injured.
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November 12, 2015 (Rolando) – San Diego Police seek public help to locate Vicent “Chente” Garza Salas, 22. He is suspected of murdering 43-year-old Vincente Carrera with a machete on Nov. 5 at 10 p.m. at a home in the 6800 block of Waite Drive in the Rolando area, just west of La Mesa.
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May 29, 2014 (Rolando)--Sophia Pruden, a 13 year old Rolando resident, hosted the 7th annual Cookies for a Cure fundraiser last Sunday, May 25, in loving memory of her aunt, Amy Pruden, who passed due to Leukemia in 2007.
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December 1, 2013 (Rolando)--San Diego Police Department Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the death of a man in the Rolando area.
On Saturday, November 30th at approximately 11:27 p.m., patrol officers responded to a 911 call of a shooting in the 7100 block of El Cajon Boulevard. Arriving officers located a man in his thirties lying on the ground in a parking lot. He was bleeding from the torso and appeared to have suffered at least one gunshot wound.
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April 23, 2012 (San Diego) -- On April 21, Sun Beauty Supply in the 6300 block of El Cajon Blvd. in Rolando was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money.A male suspect entered the store at approximately 3:14 p.m. and pointed a knife at the owner, demanding money.He left with the money and was last seen south bound on Art Street, according to San Diego Police.
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July 7, 2011 (Rolando) – A man posing as a customer at the Jolar Cinema adult bookstore at 6321 University in the Rolando area put a gun to a clerk’s back at 4:27 a.m. yesterday, demanding cash and the clerk’s cell phone.
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June 19, 2011 (Rolando) – A man in his 60s carrying a bank deposit bag was knocked down from behind and robbed in the parking lot of Bank America, 6801 El Cajon Blvd. in the Rolando area on June 17 at 10:05 a.m.
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February 11, 2011 (Rolando) – San Diego Police report that around 3:26 a.m., two suspects broke the front glass doors at Change U Beauty 6463 University Ave and entered, then stole numerous human hair extensions value at about $10,000 and an undisclosed amount of money.
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November 1, 2010 (Rolando) – Halloween Night ended badly for two 18-year-old men, who were both seriously injured after crashing into a parked car in the 4500 block of Revillo Way in Rolando last night. The driver sustained an open fracture to his leg. The passenger sustained facial fractures and a broken hip.
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Injured woman lives in Rolando, just blocks from where an earlier pipe bomb was found
September 24, 2010 (Rancho San Diego) – The explosion that seriously injured Connie Hoagland yesterday afternoon after she started up her pickup truck in Rancho San Diego was caused by a pipe bomb, Sheriff’s officials confirmed today.
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August 3, 2010 (San Diego) – A employee at Wings and Things, 6715 El Cajon Boulevard in the Rolando area, was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery at 9:08 p.m. last night. The suspects, three black male adults in their 20s, were all armed and had their faces covered.
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June 28, 2010 (San Diego) – San Diego Police Department seeks two men who robbed a 7-11 store at 6571 El Cajon Boulevard Sunday night at gunpoint at 11:08 p.m.
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Tragedy highlights importance of pool safety; drowning is second leading cause of death for children under age 14
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April 23, 2012 (San Diego) -- On April 21, Sun Beauty Supply in the 6300 block of El Cajon Blvd. in Rolando was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money.
July 7, 2011 (Rolando) – A man posing as a customer at the Jolar Cinema adult bookstore at 6321 University in the Rolando area put a gun to a clerk’s back at 4:27 a.m. yesterday, demanding cash and the clerk’s cell phone.
Injured woman lives in Rolando, just blocks from where an earlier pipe bomb was found
June 28, 2010 (San Diego) – San Diego Police Department seeks two men who robbed a 7-11 store at 6571 El Cajon Boulevard Sunday night at gunpoint at 11:08 p.m.
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