ALTHOUGH HE HAS A FEW TESTS LEFT TO GO, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WATSONVILLE POLICE CHIEF MANNY SOLANO WILL BE RETURNING TO ACTIVE DUTY LATER THIS MONTH. HE HAS BEEN ON-LEAVE FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS, WHILE BEING TREATED FOR AN AGGRESSIVE FORM OF BLOOD CANCER. CHIEF SOLANO PLANS TO BE BACK AT WORK NOVEMBER 18TH.
FORMER POLICE CHIEF TERRY MEDINA HAS BEEN FILLING IN AS INTERIM POLICE CHIEF WHILE CHIEF SOLANO HAS BEEN OUT.