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RESTITUTION

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If our Office files charges in your case, you have the right to ask for restitution for the crime. This means you can ask to be paid back for any economic losses you’ve suffered as a result of the crime, such as medical bills, lost wages, and the cost of replacing stolen or damaged property.

 

We encourage you to request restitution for all your economic losses due to this crime and we will help you do that, but it is your decision. If you submit a request, we will pursue a restitution order in court for you. 

 

You can start the restitution process by submitting an Online Restitution Request Form. (You will need your Court Case Number for the form. This number is in the text we sent you if we filed charges in your case.) To learn more, please visit the Restitution FAQs here and the main restitution webpage here. â€‹

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IDENTITY THEFT

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To learn more about resources available to you if you have been a victim of identity theft, please go to: https://www.sdcda.org/preventing/identity-theft/. 

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VEHICLE THEFT and BREAK-INS

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For information on protecting your vehicle from being stolen and broken into, please see: https://www.sdsheriff.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/704/637456315736270000. If you are in the market for a new vehicle, those equipped with a passive immobilizer device are more difficult to steal. 

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RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY

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Helpful tips on safeguarding your home are posted in this document, which provides detailed information on using crime prevention through environmental design to help prevent residential burglaries:

https://www.sdsheriff.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/8842/638690897670900000.​

 

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SCAMS

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Tips for Avoiding Scams and Protecting Your Personal Information Online

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Do not give your personal information to someone who emails you unless you initiated the contact.

 

Do not click on links in an unsolicited email because they may contain viruses that will infect your computer.

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Scam artists are highly skilled at impersonating banks, stores, or government agencies, so scrutinize any incoming requests by doing the following:

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  • If you receive an email claiming to be from a business, utility company, or government entity you do business with, look up a legitimate phone number for that institution and call it to verify that the email is genuine instead of responding to the email.

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  • Log on directly to the official website for the business identified in the email instead of clicking a link in an unsolicited email.

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  • The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) Website has a search option where you can look up financial institutions and obtain their legitimate contact information - Licensee and Financial Service Provider Search

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  • Double-check the website name and URL (Uniform Resource Locator). Often scammers will change one letter in a legitimate business name URL so that at a quick glace the website looks authentic.

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  • Most U.S. government websites end in .gov or .mil. Search.gov maintains a list of all U.S. government entities that do not end in .gov or .mil​​

 

Avoid sharing sensitive information on social media like addresses, email addresses, children’s names, and birth dates. Criminals can easily scan social media pages to learn who your family and friends are and then use that information to scam you.

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​More information on avoiding financial scams can be found here: https://www.chulavistaca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/21749/637431034620000000.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

 

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  • 211 – a free, 3-digit number that provides access to local community services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in more than 200 languages. More information is here: https://211sandiego.org/mission-values

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  • Aging and Independence Services - resources for elders (65+) and dependent adults 800-339-4661

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