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THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017
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SDPD searching for ‘Incense Man’ killer
SLIP SLIDING AWAY
Walter Riley, known as “Ras” or “Incense Man,” was stabbed to death June 22 on the sidewalk at 1900 Bacon St., near where he often stood and sold sticks of incense. At 12:28 a.m. on that Thursday morning, the San Diego Police Department Communications Center received a 911 call regarding a male attacking another male. The first San Diego Police offi-
cers to arrive found the 65-year-old Riley lying on the west sidewalk with trauma to his torso. Officers began life saving measures and the victim was transported to UC San Diego Hospital. Despite life saving measures, Riley died at the hospital. The suspect fled the scene on foot before police SEE SEARCH, Page 10
OB Lifeguard Station design plans funded
Birthday partygoers have fun on the make shift slip ‘n’ slide on No Surf beach at Sunset Cliffs.
PHOTO BY THOMAS MELVILLE
SLICK PARTY AT I SUNSET CLIFFS
n a scene straight out of a light beer commercial, a group of beachgoers built a make shift slip ’n’ slide on a Sunset Cliffs beach and spent the afternoon gliding into the ocean on tubes, boards, and even an inflatable pineapple. On that warm Sunday in late June, which saw two wedding ceremonies on the
By THOMAS MELVILLE
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District 2 Councilmember Lorie Zapf was successful in obtaining $200,000 in this year’s budget to begin the design process for a new OB Lifeguard Station. The project was listed as a top priority by both the Ocean Beach Town Council and the Ocean Beach Planning Board. Each group sent letters of support to help secure funding for planning for the new tower. “This lifeguard station
was constructed almost 50 years ago, and the deferred maintenance, lack of improvements and recent overloading of the building have made it inadequate for our public safety personnel,” said architect John Ambert, OBPB chair. “The exterior block walls are crumbling away, exposed metal door and rebar systems are rusting out and the plumbing systems fail regularly,” Ambert said.
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