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Firefighters battle Muscoy house blaze

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:54:44 -0800

A fire damaged a two-story home on Second Street in Muscoy this afternoon.

San Bernardino County firefighters came to a home in the 2400 block of West Second Street at 12:14 p.m. and found flames coming from the roof of the house.

Firefighters also found a powerline that had fallen in the area.

The blaze was under control at 12:58 p.m.

melissa.pinion-whitt@inlandnewspapers.com

Muscoy girl nearly drowns in bucket of water

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:15:53 -0800

A 15-month-old Muscoy girl nearly drowned Thursday in an outside bucket of water used as a drinking bowl for the family's dogs.

The child, who has not been identified, was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center. Her condition was unknown late Thursday.

The girl's mother was holding a yard sale at their home when she stepped away to answer her cell phone, said San Bernardino County Fire Capt. Bret Raney. The mother quickly noticed the girl facedown in the five-gallon bucket of water that had been placed near a pair of dogs chained to a tree, he said.

Sobriety checkpoint in Muscoy today

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:34:07 -0800

The California Highway Patrol said it will conduct a drunken driving checkpoint today in Muscoy.

No specific time or location were given.

Girl, 1, killed in Muscoy ice cream truck crash

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:38:05 -0800

A 1-year-old girl was struck by an ice cream truck and killed Wednesday.

A sibling found Diana Morales lying on the road in the 2500 block of West Second Avenue at 5:10 p.m.

Paramedics took her to Community Hospital of San Bernardino where she was pronounced dead at 5:36 p.m., San Bernardino County coroner's officials said.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.

melissa.pinion-whitt@inlandnewspapers.com

One-year old killed by ice cream truck in Muscoy

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:03:32 -0800

A one-year-old girl was killed after an ice cream truck hit her in Muscoy Wednesday evening.
The truck hit the girl at 5:17 p.m. at 2535 W. Second Ave., said California Highway Patrol Officer Steven Cuevas.

The family took the girl to San Bernardino Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Suspect in Muscoy killing arrested in Yucca Valley

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:37:00 -0800

A man suspected of killing his girlfriend and dumping her body by the Lytle Creek Wash was arrested Monday in Yucca Valley, sheriff's officials said.

Eric Demetrius Donaldson, 36, of San Bernardino, was booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino on suspicion of homicide.

San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies received a call at 8:12 a.m. Jan. 2 and came to a dirt area adjacent to the Lytle Creek Wash in Muscoy. They found the body of 27-year-old Sylvana Lewis, who had upper body trauma, and pronounced her dead at the scene.

Deputies obtained a $1 million arrest warrant for Donaldson, who had been involved in a relationship with Lewis, an Adelanto resident. Authorities found Donaldson's vehicle in Las Vegas.

Donaldson was found in Yucca Valley on Monday by the sheriff's Special Enforcement Division and Crime Impact Team.

melissa.pinion-whitt@inlandnewspapers.com

Family of slain Adelanto woman gathers to mourn

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:47:44 -0800

Overcome by grief and aching for answers, a family came to a dirt slope Tuesday to see where Sylvanna Lewis died.

The 27-year-old woman, who was pregnant with twins, moved from Las Vegas to Adelanto eight months ago seeking a better life for herself and her 4-year-old daughter.
Lewis' body was discovered Friday at the end of Mallory Street, just across from the Lytle Creek Wash. An autopsy has not yet been conducted to determine whether she was shot or stabbed.

No arrests have been made.

Woman found dead in Muscoy

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:33:22 -0800

A woman who appears to have been the victim of foul play was found dead near the
Lytle Creek Wash in Muscoy this morning, officials said.

A black woman's body was found around 8 a.m. and reported to law enforcement officials at Duffy and Mallory streets, said sheriff's spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire.

The woman had upper-body trauma that was either the result of a shooting or stabbing, Wiltshire said.

It's not clear when or where the shooting or stabbing took place, she said.

"I know that there was no pulse and the body was cold," Wiltshire said.
Investigators don't have any suspects.

UPDATE: Man shot in Muscoy knew assailant

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:30:32 -0800

A man shot and injured around 8:30 a.m. this morning at Second and June streets knew his assailant, officials said.

"There was an argument over a female," said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire.

Officials have not yet identified the shooter. The 19-year-old victim was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center.

stacia.glenn@inlandnewspapers.com

Man injured in Muscoy shooting

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:11:44 -0800

Sheriff's investigators are looking into a shooting in Muscoy this morning that injured a man.

Deputies were called to Second and June streets around 8:30 a.m. and found a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound, said sheriff's spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire.

The man, who has not been identified, was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center. It was not immediately known whether his injuries were life-threatening.

No other details were available.

stacia.glenn@inlandnewspapers.com

UPDATE: Horses receive minor burns in Muscoy fire

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:22:27 -0800

Two horses received minor burns during a house fire tonight in Muscoy, fire officials said.

The 5:55 p.m. fire in the 2700 block of June Street was contained by 6:17 p.m., but firefighters had to rescue horses on the property before they could fully attack the fire, said county fire dispatch supervisor Tom Barnes.

In addition to the two horses with minor burns, three to four other horses were evaluated by animal control officials.

No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

UPDATE: Muscoy fire out

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:55:08 -0800

A house fire in the 2700 block of June Street in Muscoy is out.

House fire in Muscoy; firefighters rescuing animals

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:20:00 -0800

A house in the 2700 block of June Street is burning in Muscoy.

Firefighters are trying to rescue horses on the property, said county fire dispatch supervisor tom Barnes.

The house fire was reported at 5:55 p.m., he said. The house is fully involved.

There were no injuries reported.