A  BAT,  FOUND  NEAR A  TRAIL  IN  LOS  GATOS  LAST  MONTH,  HAS  TESTED  POSITIVE  FOR  THE  RABIES  VIRUS.       THE  BAT  WAS  DISCOVERED  BY  A  HIKER  ON  THE  LOS  GATOS  CREEK  TRAIL.       ANYONE  WHO  MAY  HAVE  COME  IN  CONTACT  WITH  THAT  BAT,    IS  ENCOURAGED  TO  BE  TESTED  FOR  THE  RABIES  VIRUS.

Those  who  are  exposed  to  rabies,   generally  undergo   a  series  of  injections  (of  a  rabies  vaccine).

ALTHOUGH  INSTANCES  OF  HUMAN’S  GETTING  THE  DISEASE  FROM  A  RABID  ANIMAL  ARE  RARE,     UN-TREATED  RABIES  IS  ALMOST  ALWAYS  FATAL  TO  HUMANS.

SALINAS POLICE REPORTED A COLLISION, BETWEEN A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK AND MOTORCYCLE, THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE TAYLOR FARMS PARKING LOT AROUND 2 P-M.      WITNESSES SAID THE MOTORCYCLIST, HAD BEEN DRIVING AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE TRUCK.    WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEY FOUND THE RIDER OF THE MOTORCYCLE UNCONSCIOUS AND BEGAN CPR AT THE SCENE, HE WAS LATER TAKEN TO SALINAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.     POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING IF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL WERE A FACTOR.

DEPUTIES ARE URGING SOQUEL RESIDENTS TO LOCK THEIR DOORS AT NIGHT AFTER TWO RECENT BURGLARIES.      THE FIRST REPORTED INCIDENT WAS ON APRIL 18^TH AT THE 4000 BLOCK OF FAIRWAY DRIVE AND THE SECOND WAS ON MAY 14^TH AT THE 100 BLOCK OF BAY HEIGHTS WAY IN SOQUEL.   THE VICTIMS WOKE TO FIND MISSING ITEMS FROM THE HOUSE, THE BURGLAR GAINED ACCESS TO BOTH HOMES THROUGH AN UNLOCKED DOOR.     ANYONE WITH INFORMATION OR TO REPORT A SIMILAR INCIDENT IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFFS DISPATCH.

CAL-FIRE WORKED THURSDAY EVENING, TO CONTROL A FOUR ACRE BRUSH FIRE, IN MORGAN HILL ALONG SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY 101, NEAR COCHRANE ROAD.    THERE WAS BILLOWING SMOKE ACROSS HIGHWAY 101 FOR A SHORT TIME BUT NO LANES WERE CLOSED.    THE FIREFIGHTERS USED 8 ENGINES AND A HELICOPTER TO FIGHT THE BLAZE.

CAL-FIRE HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.