Escondido, Calif. – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Escondido Police Department will be actively looking for drivers throughout the month who are in violation of the state’s hands-free cell phone law. “Holding your phone and . . . read more

The AB481 Military Use Equipment Meeting is open to the public and will be held on March 30th, 2023 at 6pm in the Mitchell room.

While conducting a DUI checkpoint on March 2, 2023, Escondido Police issued 41 citations to unlicensed drivers. One citation issued to a driver who was driving on a suspended license and also uninsured. Two citations were issued to drivers not . . . read more

The Escondido Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on Thursday, March 2, 2023 beginning at 6:00 PM at an undisclosed location within the Escondido city limits. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and . . . read more

In early November, Industrial Liquidation Plus was burglarized of approximately $60,000 in tools, including a concrete tamper. Escondido Police Detective Martinez was assigned the case and discovered a man was selling the stolen concrete tamper on . . . read more

Escondido, Calif. – On Friday, January 6, officers with the Escondido Police Department arrested a felon in possession of a firearm while conducting a distracted driver detail. Officers also issued 104 citations for distracted driving violations and . . . read more

On December 11th, 2022, at around 5:45pm, numerous 911 calls were received by the Escondido Police Dispatch Center reporting gunshots heard in the area of the flood control channel at Hickory St. A 16-year-old victim was found in the flood . . . read more

While conducting a DUI checkpoint on December 17, 2022, Escondido Police issued 14 citations to unlicensed drivers. One driver under age 21 was cited for possession of alcohol. Three citations were issued uninsured drivers, one for expired . . . read more

The Escondido Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on Saturday, December 17, 2022 beginning at 6:00 PM at an undisclosed location within the Escondido city limits. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes . . . read more

On December 11th, 2022, at around 5:45pm, numerous 911 calls were received by the Escondido Police Dispatch Center of gunshots heard in the area of the flood control channel at Hickory St. Officers arrived minutes later and found a Hispanic . . . read more