A former Navy detective and El Cajon police officer who choked a handcuffed Navy sailor at Naval Base San Diego to the point of unconsciousness was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison.

Meki Gaono was 17 years old when he and two alleged gang members opened fire on Officer Dan Bessant days before Christmas in ...

A man who was 17 when he shot and killed an Oceanside police officer was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the ...

A man who shot and killed an Oceanside police officer when he was 17 years old was sentenced to life in prison without the ...

About five years after Jonathan LaRoche resigned from the El Cajon Police Department over multiple uses of excessive force ...

Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy is pushing to hire more officers to address the city’s expected growth and security needs.

Meki Gaono was 17 when he and two alleged gang members opened fire on Officer Dan Bessant days before Christmas in 2006. He ...

A former Navy detective and El Cajon police officer who choked a sailor to the point of unconsciousness was sentenced ...

Meki Gaono was resentenced to life without parole plus 51 years for the murder of Oceanside Police Officer Bessant at age 17, ...

A gang member who shot and killed an Oceanside Police officer in 2006 was back in court Monday for resentencing due to a recent change in state law affecting juveniles convicted as adults.

Meki Gaono, now 36, was originally convicted of first-degree murder in 2009 and sentenced to life without parole plus 61 years. He was 17 years old at the time.