Sycuan presents $180K to 25 charities gift giving ceremony

Sycuan presents $180K to 25 charities gift giving ceremony

Sycuan Casino Resort presented $180,000 to 25 charities during its 2023 Holiday Gift-Giving ceremony in El Cajon Thursday. Photo provided by Sycuan Casino Resort By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Sycuan Casino Resort Thursday presented $180,000 to 25 charities during its 2023 Holiday Gift Giving ceremony in El Cajon. Each December, members of the Sycuan Tribal…

15th MEU identifies Marine killed in rollover at Camp Pendleton

15th MEU identifies Marine killed in rollover at Camp Pendleton

Front gate of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA–Marine Corps officials identified Sgt. Matthew K. Bylski as the Marine who died in a tactical vehicle rollover Dec. 12 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Bylski is a native of Royal Oak,…

One person arrested on suspicion of DUI at checkpoint

One person arrested on suspicion of DUI at checkpoint

By Gina Yarbrough Santee, CA–One driver was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at a checkpoint conducted by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department in Santee Friday night. Deputies from the Santee Sheriff’s Station conducted a Driving Under the Influence/Driver’s License checkpoint from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. in…

Four people, pets displaced in mobile home fire

Four people, pets displaced in mobile home fire

Oceanside Fire Engine. Photo by Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA– Four people, one dog and one cat were displaced after a two-alarm structure fire damaged their residences at a mobile home park in Oceanside Saturday morning, fire officials said. The Oceanside Fire Department responded to reports around 7:16 a.m. of…

Man arrested in connection with hit-and-run injury to pedestrian

Man arrested in connection with hit-and-run injury to pedestrian

By Gina Yarbrough Carlsbad, CA–A man was taken into custody in connection with a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a 15-year-old female pedestrian, the Carlsbad Police Department said Tuesday.  Carlsbad police responded to the intersection of Chestnut Avenue and Highland Drive regarding a vehicle that had struck a pedestrian and fled the scene.  When officers…

San Diego City Council adopts complete streets policy

San Diego City Council adopts complete streets policy

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego City Council has adopted the city’s first-ever Complete Streets Policy, which reflects and guides the city’s commitment to providing a safe, comfortable, and accessible transit circulation system that meets the mobility needs of everyone.  The policy is intended to guide to improvement of mobility governance and implementation…

San Diego invites public to participate in police chief recruitment forums

San Diego invites public to participate in police chief recruitment forums

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–As the city of San Diego conducts a nationwide search for a new chief of police for the San Diego Police Department, community members are invited to a series of public forums intended to gather San Diegans’ thoughts and opinions about the qualities and characteristics they desire in the city’s…

Suspect arrested on charges connected to illegal fireworks investigation

Suspect arrested on charges connected to illegal fireworks investigation

Sheriff’s deputies display illegal fireworks, narcotics, a firearm, ammunition, and cash found in a suspect’s home in Vista. Photo: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–A man was arrested on multiple charges connected to an illegal fireworks investigation in Vista, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday. Deputies served a search…

Brothers sentenced to prison for manufacturing, distributing firearms intended for ISIS

Brothers sentenced to prison for manufacturing, distributing firearms intended for ISIS

By SDCN Editor Two brothers were sentenced to federal prison in connection with manufacturing and distributing firearms intended for ISIS, federal authorities said Wednesday. Moyad Dannon, 25, of Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced to 200 months, equivalent to 16 years and eight months, in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty…

San Diego awarded federal ‘Safe Streets and Roads for All’ grant

San Diego awarded federal ‘Safe Streets and Roads for All’ grant

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the city of San Diego with $2.25 million as part of the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All Program.  Created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program is…