A 9-1-1 “HANG-UP” CALL AROUND 3:40 A-M THIS MORNING, PROMPTED SANTA CRUZ POLICE OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO THE 13 HUNDRED BLOCK OF PACIFIC AVENUE IN SANTA CRUZ, TO INVESTIGATE. WHILE THEY WERE SPEAKING WITH 69 YEAR-OLD DONALD JOHNSON AT HIS APARTMENT, HE ALLEGEDLY REACHED FOR A HOLSTERED WEAPON (INSIDE THE WAISTBAND OF HIS PANTS). THE OFFICERS WRESTLED HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND, AND REMOVED THE GUN FROM HIS PERSON. JOHNSON TOLD THE ARRESTING OFFICERS THAT HE HAD PURCHASED THE SINGLE ACTION COLT .45 AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS LAST SUNDAY. HE WAS THEN ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL.
