A San Diego State student sexually assaulted
off campus early yesterday morn.
We've got brand new information about
the suspect who has not been ca.
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if you've experienced domestic
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CBS8 News Live at six starts no.
Tonight, a man who's sexually
assaulted an SDSU student over
the weekend is on the loose.
Good evening and thank you for joining us.
I'm Carlo Chichetta.
I'm Marcella Lee.
Thousands of students are back t
school in the area where it happened.
It happened early yesterday morning and
this is their second week of classes.
CBS8's Anna Laurel spent the
day in the college area.
Anna, what can you tell us?
That's right, you guys.
Look, it was just here on one
of these streets in the college
area just South of campus,
that police tell us a student
got into what she thought was a
rideshare early yesterday morni.
Instead, the driver sexually assaulted her.
And tonight that driver is
still out there somewhere.
SDSU students just starting
their second week of class,
and already this weekend a student says
they were sexually assaulted off campus.
And the person who did
it has not been caught.
I think it's horrible.
Details are limited, but here's what we know.
According to San Diego police,
an SDSU student says Sunday they got into a
car they thought was their rideshare vehicle.
They say the driver sexually
assaulted them them dropped them off.
In the area of 70th and Sarniak streets,
students are upset.
I think SDSU
doesn't take any preventative
like actual preventative measurs
to reduce the amount of sexual
assault and assault in general.
This sexual assault happened
off campus in San Diego.
Police are leading the investigation.
I did ask SDSU what it does to e
off campus safer and how they to
prevent things like this from happening.
They pointed me to the SDSU Safe
app and university resources and
initiatives related to sexual
violence prevention. Students
everywhere. But like young femas
who are scared, like they're scd
to be walking around at night,
2 weeks ago I did a story with a student
who lives off campus in the college area.
She caught a peeping Tom looking
into her bedroom window.
She's angry that the city street lights
in her neighborhood are out, she says.
The college area is dark and unsafe. Before
I even moved to a house over in this area,
like, I was well aware that lots of girls
and just other students are targeted.
And especially with these St.
lights being out, I just think it makes us
just so much more susceptible to that. Two
weeks ago, the city told me electrical
crews are in the college area working.
As of tonight, those St.
lights are still out.
As for the sexual assault this weekend,
here's some safety tips for using rideshares.
Request your ride from indoors,
Don't stand outside and wait.
Check your driver's rating.
Tell someone about your trip.
Confirm the car,
license plate and driver before
you even get in the car.
Ask your driver the name of
the person they're picking up.
Your driver will know your name,
sit in the back seat and
always know your surroundings.
Yeah, we forget to do those this
when we're in a hurry and or its
late at night, things like that.
But I did just get an e-mail rit
before we came to air from the
San Diego Police Department's
Crimes unit, Sex Crime Unit.
They're telling us now.
The student contacted police at
1:50 AM early Sunday morning.
And here's the description of the suspect.
It's really vague,
but this is what they have.
He's in his 20s with tan skin and an accent.
Again, this happened right heref
campus in the college area.
That's where we are live tonighr
CBS8. I'm Anna Laurel. Guys,
we're
starting off the week with a
potentially dangerous heat waved
a reminder tonight to stay hydr,
keep cool and check on your neighbors,
especially the elderly.
Chief meteorologist Carlene
Chavis is here now with the
first look at your forecast.
Carlene, how long is this
heat going to stay around?
Because today if you walked out,
especially anytime after 11 this morning,
you got punched in the face.
Yeah, we don't get punched in
the face in the next couple day.
Want to put it like that?
Yeah, the heat's going to be lasting.
It's not going to be a long heat wave
like the last one that we did h.
So it's taking us all the
way through about Wednesday.
And then the second-half of the week,
it's going to bring a welcome s,
if you like some cooler
temperatures into next.
This week, highs for today,
that punch well that was 100 degrees.
That was for Escondido, 103 for Ramona,
the same for Valley Center.
Triple digit heat saw for
El Cajon and for Alpine,
as well as some warmer than
usual temperatures in those
80s right along the coast,
106 degrees today in Campo
actually tied the record back on
this day and that was in 2021.
So we are still in store for moe
heat and even an extension when
it comes to the excessive heat
warning goes all the way until
Wednesday night now at 8:00 PM.
Previously it was through tomorw
night we're still talking about highs
between 112 to 118 across the desert,
expecting those highs 90 to
104 across the inland valleys.
And added to that,
you still have that heat advisory and
that's for the mountains below 0
feet with the 90s and one up to.
So we really have to be careful
the next couple of days.
We'll go ahead and take a look t
your highs tomorrow and that cooldown
I just talked about coming up,
Marcella.
Thanks, Carlene.
Military officials are identifyg
the three Marines killed in
an Osprey crash in Australia.
Corporal Spencer Collart,
Major Tobin Lewis, and Captain Eleanor
LeBeau were based out of Hawaii.
They were temporarily based
in Darwin, Australia,
for a multinational training exercise.
Twenty others were hurt in the crash.
Some of the other Marines invold
were based at Camp Pendleton,
though it's not clear right noww
many and the extent of their injuries.
We still don't know what caused the crash.
Investigators will be at the crh
site for the next several days.
60% of mass shootings were linko
domestic violence from 2014 to ,
and as many as 8000 people are
trafficked in San Diego every y.
That's according to the National
Coalition Against Domestic Viol.
CBS8's Arianna Cohen visited a
local center that helps victims.
The team here at Your Safe Placs
working every day to help domesc
violence survivors become thriv.
So long this wall. We have
pictures of former clients.
Today, the team at Your Safe Ple
Family Justice Center gave me ar
of the facility in downtown San Diego.
One in four women and one in nie
men are victims of domestic violence.
According to the National Coalin
Against Domestic Violence,
this San Diego agency provides
confidential services to anyone
experience domestic violence,
family violence, elder abuse,
sexual assault or sex trafficki.
The services are free for adult,
seniors, children and teens,
regardless of age, gender,
sexual orientation, income,
zip code or immigration status.
They have rooms with emergency
products for clients who come i,
whether it's hygiene items,
toilet paper, diapers, clothing,
and this boutique to provide
clothing to those fleeing viole.
We want to support our clients
who are going to court,
who may be going to a job inter.
Your Safe Place also provides me
clinics where the team goes outo
different parts of the San Diego
community to help people who cat
make it to their downtown offic.
And so instead of asking people
to come here, we
actually go out into the commun,
really trying to specialize andp
those who may be in marginalized
communities or who may be in die
communities who aren't necessary
able to readily access services.
The presence of a gun in domestc
violence situations increases
the risk of homicide by 500%,
according to NCA DV.
That's why the team here also hs
with the process of obtaining a
gun violence restraining order
and that allows us to remove tht
gun from that explosive situatin
before somebody is harmed.
In September, they opening a new
children forensic interview center here,
a safe space for children who have undergone
trauma to feel comfortable sharing their
experiences with licensed professionals.
We are here, we believe our clients. There
is no judgment here. We want
to make our survivors thrivers who can
stand on their own 2 feet and bk
that cycle of violence and trafficking.
If you or anyone you know needs help,
we posted a link and phone numbr
to your safe place at cbs8.com.
I'm Arianna Cohen for CBS8.
Thanks, Arianna.
We have an update tonight on the story
we first brought you earlier this month.
The bike theft caught on surveillance
camera and the whole thing went viral.
You probably remember this guy.
He was stealing the E bike from
a home's garage in Pacific Beach
when the Golden Retriever who
lived at the home came out.
The guy stopped right in the mie
of a crime to play with the dog.
San Diego police say they've
arrested a 42 year old man and y
have recovered the E bike so fa.
No other details have released except
we know that the dog's name now is Ace.
So there you go,
the guy tell the dog, tell your owners
to keep their garage door shut.
I mean, just the whole thing was crazy,
but glad Ace is good and the
bike is back with its owner.
All right, CBS8 is working for u
to find out why a restroom at Ba
Park has been boarded up for mo.
Viewer contacted us after atteng
a class reunion near Morley Fie.
CBS
Eight's David Golferton is workg
for you to find out when the
restroom might open up again.
A CBS8 viewer emailed us after
attending a high school reuniont
Morley Field in Balboa Park, He wrote.
The bathrooms are all boarded u.
Some of the people were in their 80s and 90s.
Now the closest bathrooms are
about two blocks away. Any help?
I checked out the area for mysef
along Jack Aranda Drive right next to
the Morley Field bocce ball cou,
and sure enough,
the restrooms are all boarded u,
much to the chagrin of the
local bocce ball players too.
Well, I wish it were open.
When we're out here playing boce
ball gets a little warm and you know,
periodically nature calls.
You'd have to go.
The players were eating lunch in
a nice shady spot right next to
the boarded up bathroom buildin.
Well, I would probably not use t
even if it was open to be hones.
One of the problems in the bocce ball
community is you're usually parf
the elderly community and they're the
ones that need the restroom the most.
And so sometimes it's very difft
for the elders to have to wait
to go to the restroom. I
reached out to the City of San Diego and
they sent me a statement saying in part.
The Comfort Station in Morley
Field along Jack Aranda Dr.
was closed in February of this r
to repair damage resulting from arson.
City staff estimate that repairs
should take approximately 4 to 5
weeks and will include testing
for asbestos, lead and mold.
I think it should be open to the public,
but it should also be monitored,
perhaps locked at night,
opened in the morning,
and have it checked out in the
morning to see if it's clean.
We'll keep working for you and
let you know if and when the ciy
reopens this restroom in Balboa Park.
David Goffertson, CBS8
Thanks, David.
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