r/sandiego • u/nemos_nightmare • 7h ago
Possible Law Enforcement Raid in Alpine
We came home on Saturday 05/30/2026 at approximately 4pm to what looked like a nearby house being raided by the police. There were 10+ vehicles, a helicopter circling, multiple fire engines, and a large number of uniformed (both tan and blacked out possibly tactical) officers on the property. We haven't been able to find a single shred of news on this. Does anyone have any idea what may have been the cause for this massive residential raid?
Occurred at the far east end of Alpine Blvd before it crosses back over the 8 towards Viejas.
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u/chicky_nuggy_7 7h ago
Maybe this is the other end the tunnel they found
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u/LGFSD_619 6h ago
That would be one LONG LONG tunnel..
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u/Wildwing89 6h ago
like having to get through all sorts of different rock too hahahaha talk about an accomplishment if that's really what it is
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u/ProjectConfident8584 7h ago
I was gonna say that. Guess I’m on Reddit too much
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u/chicky_nuggy_7 7h ago
So relieved someone knew what I was talking about hahaha
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u/Otto_the_Autopilot 6h ago
Alpine is nowhere near the border.
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u/Taco_Auctioneer 2h ago
In Alpine? 🤣
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u/SoZZled1 4h ago
I think there was a gang crackdown over the weekend. Police were also raiding some biker compound in Lakeside on Saturday....tons of police.
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u/SanDiegoThankYou_ 6h ago
Possibly the home of whoever owned the warehouse that had the tunnel from TJ. I don’t think fire engines are normal at these kinds of raids unless bomb squad was called out.
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u/SnoopTomyTom 5h ago
Darrell Isa’s house looking for evidence about a warehouse fire he allegedly set.
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u/ScipioAfricanusMAJ 5h ago
That’s Laurie’s Ranch
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u/BetterNowThks 2h ago
Who is Laurie.
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u/ScipioAfricanusMAJ 1h ago
The lady Rue works for. Alamo set them up with the DEA raid. Don’t you watch the news
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u/hooldon 5h ago
One of those is Highway Patrol so it might have something to do with… I don’t know. Everyone else was posting nonsense so I had to chime in… I’ll show myself out
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u/nemos_nightmare 5h ago
Yeah it's not the tunnel 😂 that much is obvious. But there was clearly something large going on and I'm genuinely curious what the hell it was!!
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u/HoseOfCrazy 6h ago
Free donuts
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u/bruxistbyday 6h ago
It's not the 90s anymore and cops usually aren't fat
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u/SimpleAffect7573 5h ago edited 5h ago
The cop/donut thing actually came about because cops (obviously) work at all hours, and rely on caffeine just like the rest of us. Where can you get a hot cup of coffee at 4AM? Only a few places — many of which are donut shops.
Shift work is literally listed as a carcinogen, and probably takes years off your life if you do it long enough. Part of it (I assume) is that it’s impossible to find healthy food in the middle of the night in most areas, and you’re probably not going to be content to eat cold food from home every night (no microwave in a police cruiser). That was my experience when I worked EMS, anyway. The best option was a 24-hour Subway, and I’d hardly call that health food. Other than that, it was Jack in the Box, 7/11, or donuts. And I live in a city of ~2M; imagine what it’s like in small towns.
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u/Black-Shoe 5h ago
Have you shared this esoteric information with anyone else?
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u/Voided_Chex 4h ago
Don't answer that, u/SimpleAffect7573 !
Any time someone asks you "Have you told anyone else?" they are coiling a length of extension cord in their hands, you know what comes next.
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u/TypoChampion 2h ago
This was the end of a pursuit. A guy on a motorcycle went there (Alpine Blvd) and ran inside.
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 7h ago
Wow. Alpine is usually pretty mellow no?
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u/nemos_nightmare 7h ago
Yeah Alpine has been super mellow the entire time we have been out here. I've never seen anything like this before.
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u/619deadhead 4h ago
Something to do with the hells angels I’m pretty sure, they were out this weekend for the 60th. I was hearing stuff about alpine
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u/619deadhead 4h ago
Download the app regrid and find out who owns the house then Google the name. You’ll know more about your neighbor too
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u/Grand-Oil7372 2h ago
You should’ve casually strolled over in your quad dressed as a concerned red neck neighbor to find out the scoop.
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u/PrestigiousHippo7 5h ago
White nationalist compound?
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u/along_the_road 4h ago
Probably - the cops weren't raiding the compound, they were attending the event!
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u/one_love_silvia 5h ago
People in here really think there is a tunnel going from MEXICO to ALPINE? Good lord.