8 PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR CONTAMINATION, AFTER THEY WERE EXPOSED TO A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN AROMAS SUNDAY MORNING. 2 OF THE PEOPLE WERE REPORTEDLY TRYING TO STEAL OLD, OBSOLETE, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS FROM AN AROMITAS ROAD AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY, WHEN THEY SPILLED THE OLD TRANSFORMER OIL. THE OTHER 6 WERE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES FROM SAN BENITO, SANTA CRUZ, AND MONTEREY COUNTIES (THAT RESPONDED TO THE SCENE).
THEY WERE ALL EVALUATED AT THE SCENE, AND RELEASED FROM ANY MEDICAL CARE. THE 2 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO SAN BENITO COUNTY JAIL.
