La Mesa Today's La Mesa Blog Posts Tagged 'Ed Aceves' (23)

Police Chief Aceves To Retire

LA MESA -- With almost 30 years with the La Mesa Police Department, Chief Ed Aceves has decided to resign.

Aceves said today that he plans to retire as soon as a replacement can be hired.

"I expect it could take six months,'' Aceves said. He said he…

Siege Ends With Suspect's Death 

LA MESA -– Traffic on Spring Street was cutoff this morning in both directions as La Mesa Police and Federal…

Inside La Mesa's DUI Crusade

By Chris Lavin

La Mesa Today Editor

LA MESA -- When they asked the notorious criminal Willie Sutton why he robbed banks, he famously answered "because that is where the money is.''

Spend an evening with the La Mesa police officer Ryan Rogers and…

Raising Funds For La Mesa Teen Effort

LA MESA -- Police Chief Ed Aceves and his department officers are hosting a public dinner March 20th to raise funds for its community outreach Peer Support efforts. See poster for details above. Call Dani Womack for tickets…

Fielding Concerns Big And Small

LA MESA -- The City Council's second Town Hall meeting moved from the west to northeast La Mesa and found a large audience with many more concerns and a bit more vitriol than encountered recently in Rolando.

A two-hour meeting at Northmont Elementary…

Another Skirmish Leaves Madrid Spurned

LA MESA -- At its last regular meeting, the City Council let die without a second a proposal by Mayor Art Madrid to seek national All-American City status for this city.

At Tuesday night's meeting, council members learned the effort is going on…

A Tranquil 'Town Hall' Greets Leaders

LA MESA -- The La Mesa City Council took its annual Town Hall meet and greet away from City Hall and out among the neighborhoods on Thursday evening. Considering the relative warmth and amiability they encountered at Rolando Elementary School, the civic…

How To Survive Super Sunday

By Chris Lavin

La Mesa Today Editor

LA MESA -- The young men working the Meat Department at Vons in La Mesa were running non-stop to keep up. The…

La Mesa: A Bedroom Community For Gangland

LA MESA -- The San Diego Association of Governments issued a report this week on the impact of gangs in…

La Mesa Dentist Boosts PAL Program

LA MESA -- La Mesa dentist Jeff Gray loves baseball. In fact, at age 52, he still plays on a team in the San Diego Adult Baseball League.

So it’s no surprise that Jeff and Mary Gray decided this year’s “Smiles for Life” annual fundraiser to benefit…

Local Teens Graduate From Leadership Training

LA MESA -- For the last four days, 23 young East County youths got the full attention of the La Mesa Police Department.

It was all good.

The first annual Youth Leadership Camp, the brainchild of La Mesa police Captain Dan Willis,…

The Time Spent Saving Armando

Second of Two Parts

By Chris Lavin

Editor/LaMesaToday.com

LA MESA – It is just after 6 p.m. when the night shift and its supervisor sit down for…

Can The Robbery Wave Be Stopped?

The First of Two Parts.

By Chris Lavin

Editor/LaMesaToday.com

LA MESA – City police officer Gary Moss was driving by a 7-11 on Baltimore Drive…

Aceves Promotes Six To Police Leadership Roles

LA MESA -- The city's new police chief, Ed Aceves, continues to restructure the management of the department and has made a number of promotions recently among the leadership ranks.

Aceves promoted Angela DeSarro and Ray Sweeney to the…

They Came In Peace, Baring Gifts

LA MESA -- Almost every day police officers spend much of their shifts dealing with La Mesans at their worst.

Crime, family fights, thefts and burglaries. Anger is a constant in one form or another. Danger too.

Despite the romance in which TV shows bathe such…

Marking The Quiet Bravery On Crime's Front Lines

MIRAMAR MARINE AIR STATION -- Sitting in on a gathering of San Diego County Sheriff's personnel can give a unique overview of crime in and around the Jewel of the Hills:

Seeing, in one place, the size and relative youth of the Sheriff's…

Merchants Get A Lesson In Combating Robberies

LA MESA -- In response to a recent string of armed robberies, La Mesa's new Police Chief Ed Aceves put out a call for local business owners to come in and talk about what they can do.

The…

Of Sewers, Robberies And Good Neighbors

LA MESA -- The good news at Tuesday's mostly sedate City Council meeting was an announcement that the city soon will only be sending two sewer bills to local residents each year.

The bad news is…

Is La Mesa Becoming '211' Robbery Heaven?

LA MESA -- The people of the Jewel of the Hills like to think of La Mesa as San Diego's best small town.

Over the last 10 days, however, this small town has been the center of a big and startling crime spree -- five armed…