Employees left bound with zip ties after robbery
Two suspects allegedly robbed the Cold Stone Creamery at 2448 San Diego Ave. on Oct. 12, leaving the two employees bound inside, police said.
The incident occurred shortly after 11 p.m.
The first suspect is described as a Hispanic male about 20 to 25 years old, about 5 foot 8 inches, 160 pounds, with short hair and and a mustache. He wore a gray hooded sweatshirt with white baseball gloves.
The second suspect is described as a Hispanic female, about 5 foot 6 inches, about 130 pounds, about 16 to 23 years old. She was wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up. She was described as having shaved eyebrows, said Lt. Vincent Villalvaso.
As the male suspect allegedly used a small, silver semi-automatic handgun to threaten the employees, the female went behind the counter and told the employee to open the register, Villalvaso said.
The female suspect reportedly took one employee ” a female minor ” into a restroom and restrained her hands and feet with plastic zip tie, Villalvaso said.
The other employee, a male, was taken into a rear office and forced to open the safe. The suspects also allegedly restrained the second victim using zip ties.
“[Zip ties] are not very common. It would be significant if this pair of suspects continued that modus operandi in future cases,” he said.
Both suspects fled the scene and there was no vehicle was reported. No other cases have been connected with these specific suspects as yet, he said.
Personnel of local Navy submarine under probe
The Navy has taken disciplinary action against one unidentified Navy officer and several enlisted personnel onboard the USS Hampton ” recently ported in Point Loma. Members of Submarine Squadron 11 reportedly identified “issues” which will keep the attack submarine docked in San Diego until it meets operational requirements, according to a statement from Lt. Alli Myrick, Squadron 11 public information officer.
Capt. Chip Jaenichen, commander of Submarine Squadron 11, ordered the investigation, Myrick said in a written Navy statement.
The issues, the details of which have not been released because of the pending investigation, revolve around maintaining the “high Navy standards for professionalism,” including operations, record keeping, training and other qualifications, according to the statement.
Additional oversight by the Navy, the commander, Submarine Force and U.S. Pacific Fleet has been provided to the Hampton until it is determined the attack submarine meets the required standards to resume operations, officials said.
The vessel arrived at Naval Base Point Loma in September after spending seven months at sea conducting exercises and a deployment to Seventh Fleet Region in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Motorcyclist killed in crash with SUV driver
A 22 year-old man was killed when the motorcycle he was riding hit an SUV as the larger vehicle pulled out of a private driveway along Sports Arena Boulevard near Rosecrans Street on Oct. 11, said police.
The incident occurred at about 8 p.m.
The driver of the SUV, a 40-year old woman from out of town, reportedly made an illegal left turn in front of the motorcycle, according to San Diego Police Sgt. Jeff Fellows.
Fellows said it’s difficult for a driver to make the left turn in that area because of the six-lane stretch of street from one side to the other. As the woman pulled out, she apparently didn’t see the sign prohibiting left turns and attempted to drive around the plastic pylons in the middle of the road, he said,
Investigators determined the SUV’s driver to be at fault and will hand the case over to the San Diego City Attorney’s Office after the police department submits a request to prosecute the driver for vehicular manslaughter, he said. The name of the motorcyclist was not immediately released.
Rosecrans columbarium expansion announced
Congressman Bob Filner has announced the expansion of the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery columbarium to provide an additional 4,000 spaces for the cremated remains of veterans, according to a statement released by the representative’s office.
The action by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will keep present levels of service at the cemetery until the scheduled completion of the first phase of the Miramar Annex Cemetery in 2010, which was originally scheduled for completion in August 2008.
Construction of the entire annex is scheduled for 2012, according to the statement.
The Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery was scheduled to reach full capacity earlier than the Miramar Annex development project would be ready to receive burials, causing concern that families of deceased veterans would have to keep loved ones’ remains at Riverside National Cemetery, according to the statement.
The annex at MCAS Miramar would ensure the burial capacity up until the year 2040.