New task force targets crime in homeless encampments. Four have been convicted so far.

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, center, joins other law enforcement leaders Friday to announce the new San Diego Accountability Renewal and Community Health Task Force that targets crime in encampments . San Diego law enforcement leaders have convicted four people of drug offenses with the help of a new task force that targets crime in encampments. One woman and three men in their 40s and 50s were convicted of either possessing or selling methamphetamine. The cases come as cities throughout the region face increased pressure to respond to...