The City of East San Diego sprang forth in 1912 with a population of 4,000, lured there by a land boom, dreams of prosperity, and prohibition. At the
time of its incorporation into San Diego in 1923, its population had grown to 12,000. During East San Diego s eleven years as a city, its people, their 
dreams, and booze made a police force necessary.
Gary E. Mitrovich s East of San Diego uncovers, for the first time, the lost history of the East San Diego Police Department, revealing a forgotten place and time in the history of San Diego, and its law enforcement. Through its inviting text and many vintage photographs, Mitrovich s book relates stories of bank robberies, assaults, and scandal. Its never-before-told history is education and exciting to San Diego residents, history-buffs, and law enforcement officials

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