Unsolved Crimes

Crimes are solved by law enforcement with the help of the community. Anyone with information relating to a crime in Carlsbad is asked to call the Carlsbad Police Department at (760) 931-2197 or Crime Stoppers' anonymous tip line.

Unsolved Homicides

Unsolved hit and run victim Robert Verdin
On 10-02-98, at 0853 hours, emergency units were dispatched to the area of Palomar Airport Road and Hidden Valley Road for a male subject lying in the bushes.

Unsolved hit and run victim Michael Burke
Michael Patrick Burke, a 25-year-old Los Angeles resident, was found dead along Carlsbad Boulevard north of Poinsettia Lane early in the morning on Monday, Oct. 18, 2004.

Unsolved 2007 homicide victim Jodine Serrin
A reward is being offered in the unsolved murder of Carlsbad resident Jodine Serrin. On February 14, 2007, 39-year-old Jodine Elizabeth Serrin, a mentally challenged woman, was found murdered in her Carlsbad condominium.

Wanted homicide suspect Catarino Nicolas-Cruz
On Feb. 8, 2000, information developed that led to the discovery of the missing worker's body. Investigators believe that Catarino Nicolas-Cruz, cousin to the victim, is the primary suspect in this homicide. The victim's neck had been severed to the spinal cord.