Austin Grabish

San Diego

Emmy award-winning investigative reporter at ABC @10news in San Diego | On the hunt for great stories all the time | Former @CBCNews reporter | 🇨🇦 Expat |

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Courier busted in undercover sting sentenced to 1 year in jail for elder fraud

1 week ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A money mule who went to a Carlsbad senior’s home to collect $50,000 in cash as part of a transnational scam has been sentenced to one year in jail. A judge sentenced Los Angeles resident Eric Anthony Olivas, 30, to the time behind bars and two years of probation last month at the Vista courthouse. Court records show he was charged with three felonies last year after he was arrested at Dale Marsh’s home in Carlsbad.
‘Say no to kings’: Thousands attend anti-Trump demonstration in downtown San Diego

1 week ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Thousands of demonstrators filled downtown San Diego streets Saturday morning, chanting “No Kings!” as they spoke out against the Trump administration for a nationwide day of defiance. “I am so grateful that tens of thousands of San Diegans are taking to the streets today to say no kings, to say yes to democracy, to stand up against the military occupation of California,” said Terra Lawson-Remer, chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
San Diego police officer berates Uber driver, asks ‘are you r****ded’

2 weeks ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — An Uber driver is suing the City of San Diego after a police officer berated him with derogatory language during a heated traffic stop that was caught on camera last year. “This is a disturbing incident of a police officer using their badge to bully and intimidate rather than to protect and serve,” said Los Angeles civil rights attorney Antonio Kizzie, who is representing driver Abdulkadir Bulgaz.
CEO of tiny home company sued for fraud files for bankruptcy

3 weeks ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The CEO of a Chula Vista company that promoted itself as a one-stop shop for ADU solutions has filed for bankruptcy. Jose Frausto has approximately $3.9 million in total liabilities, according to his March court filing. Jose, who also goes by the name Joe, was the CEO of Multitaskr, a tiny home company that abruptly shut its doors last year.
Former nurse in prison for patient’s death eligible for release in June

4 weeks ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A former nurse who is in a California prison for her role in a patient’s death will soon be eligible to be released from custody. Last September, a San Diego judge sentenced Heather Lang Vass to two years of prison time. But Team 10 has confirmed Vass is eligible to be released to community supervision on June 1st. If she is released that day, Vass would have spent a total of eight months and 12 days behind bars. “It's painfully inappropriate.
9-year-old’s death after dental work ruled an accident

4 weeks ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The death of a nine-year-old girl who passed away hours after being given anesthesia during a dental appointment has been ruled an accident by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Silvanna Moreno died in March after visiting Dreamtime Dentistry in Vista. The autopsy report on the child released Thursday said Moreno died from a rare blood disorder after being given laughing gas along with a cocktail of drugs, including Propofol and Hydromorphone.
‘It’s heartbreaking’: San Diego seniors lose $108 million in elder fraud scams

1 month ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The FBI is sounding the alarm after seniors in San Diego County reported losing at least $108 million in elder fraud scams in 2024. “Just in the last two weeks, I've had two victims, both of them reported over $2 million stolen from them,” said Michael Rod, a supervisory special agent with the FBI.
Homeowners, renters expected to be given FAIR Plan surcharge for LA wildfires

1 month ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Homeowners and renters in San Diego may soon get a bill in the mail from their insurance companies to cover some of the cost of the LA wildfires to the California FAIR Plan. Homeowners, renters expected to be given FAIR Plan surcharge for LA wildfires “Unilaterally imposing hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars in surcharges on policyholders who are not even part of the FAIR plan is simply unfair,” said Ryan Mellino, an attorney with Consumer Watchdog.
Nonprofit connecting social workers with evacuees after jet plane crash

1 month ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The smell of jet fuel is still lingering in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, which turned into an inferno after last Thursday’s horrific fiery plane crash that killed six people. On Monday, remediation crews were scraping ash off a burned driveway. Steps away, the home on the property, which the jet crashed into, looked apocalyptic with the front of the structure walloped. The horrifying images in the wake of the tragedy have inspired strangers to step up and help.
"We'll give it a go": Pilot's radio call before Murphy Canyon plane crash

1 month ago | 10news.com | Austin Grabish

MURPHY CANYON, Calif. (KGTV) — New audio recordings reveal the pilot of a private jet that crashed in San Diego received incomplete weather information before the fatal accident. "Alright. Doesn't sound great, but we'll give it a go," the pilot said in response to learning about the poor landing conditions. The Cessna 550 crashed Thursday morning in San Diego's Murphy Canyon neighborhood.