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By Gina Yarbrough El Cajon, CA–A man on probation for carrying a concealed weapon was arrested Wednesday afternoon for possession of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia, El Cajon Police Department said. Officers stopped a man in the 1300 block of East Main at around 3 p.m. for causing a traffic hazard. They conducted a record check…

By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life for randomly pushing an elderly man into a freight train at the Old Town Transit Station in San Diego, prosecutors said. Superior Court Judge Rachel Cano handed down the sentence to 27-year-old Ryan Rukstelis for the unprovoked attack. The victim,…

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A man and a woman are in custody after a violent crime spree that spanned from coastal North County to the South Bay on Wednesday, authorities said. According to the Sheriff’s Department, a man called 9-1-1 around 7 p.m., to report he was the victim of a carjacking in the…

From left, La Jolla Music Society SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan and composer-in-residence, Thomas Adès Photo credit: Marco Borggreve By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–La Jolla Music Society’s annual SummerFest returns to The Conrad from July 28 to August 26, bringing the finest chamber musicians in the world to La Jolla for four weeks of…

By Gina Yarbrough Lemon Grove, CA–The Sheriff’s Department is investigating a suspicious structure fire that damaged a motel room on Friday in East County. The fire was reported just after 12 p.m. in the 8000 block of Broadway in Lemon Grove.  Deputies on patrol noticed smoke coming from a nearby motel. When they arrived at…

Hall of Justice in downtown San Diego. By SDCN Staff San Diego, CA–The San Diego District Attorney’s Office has filed child molestation charges against a 72-year-old man for an April 2017 incident in which he molested a 5-year-old victim at a church on the University of San Diego campus. Chester Yang, who was extradited from…