North County
San Diego County sheriff’s deputies Thursday arrested James McDonald, 26, on suspicion of 11 motel robberies in North County. McDonald is being held in County Jail in lieu of $130,000 bail.
McDonald was held on suspicion of 11 counts of robbery and 11 counts of burglary--five in Carlsbad, three in Encinitas, one in Solana Beach, one in Del Mar and one in Vista.
The deputies apprehended McDonald near a Del Mar motel.
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