Police Beat

Two drivers crash into trees in unrelated collisions early Sunday morning.

A Chula Vista Couple pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of grand theft and forgery in a real estate fraud scheme in Riverside County on Dec.8 and were each immediately sentenced to a year of probation.

The hearing for guardianships is scheduled for Jan.19 in probate court.

A Chula Vista woman suspected the murder of her friend last summer appeared in court for a preliminary hearing on Dec.6 that is scheduled to continue today at a South Bay courthouse.

Lateche Norris confirmed she is safe and not the victim of any crime

New leads in the case of missing Indiana woman Lateche Norris point investigators to Chula Vista nearly a month after she was last spotted in San Diego.

Two former Chula Vista High School sues the Sweetwater Union High School District for negligent supervision among other complaints over sexual abuse inflicted by a former teacher.

Chula Vista Police coordinated efforts with Los Angeles detectives to arrest Jose Godinez, the suspect of a Nov.28 shooting that killed a 40 year old man.

The death of a 22 year old Saxon Fredrick Rodriguez ruled an accident as an autopsy report released on Dec.1 by the San Diego County Medical Examiner indicated a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose.

Ernesto Renteria, 45, was sentenced to 71 months in custody on Dec.1 for distributing over 100 pounds of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, cocaine and methamphetamine.