Former San Diego County tribal police chief admits stealing $300K, issuing badges for gun privilegesAkiva Grunewald, a 45-year-old West Los Angeles resident, admitted in a plea agreement this week ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Police are investigating a man seen wearing a badge and knocking on women’s doors asking for help. The first incident was reported on April 7 at 2:30 a.m. in the ...

LOS ANGELES — One of two Los Angeles-area men who prosecutors say illegally sold or bought police badges from a southeastern San Diego County tribe was sentenced in federal court in Los Angeles ...

Join the 20,000+ people who get Times of San Diego in their inbox at 8 a.m. every day – plus breaking news alerts. ... In 2018, Grunewald gave Vazquez $20,000 to obtain a police badge, ...

That includes 20 officers in San Diego County who lost their badges. “I'm happy at the end result of him not being an officer anymore,” Johnson said about Dages.

Los Angeles man gets probation in badge bribery scheme in San Diego County Akiva Grunewald, 46, pleaded guilty in February to one count of bribery for paying the then-police chief $20,000 in ...