An interim Chief of Police has now been chosen to fill the position that Robert Masterson resigned from in King City. Captain Keith Boyd has been picked to hold down that job until a permanent Police Chief can be chosen. Masterson stepped down so he could accept the job as the Police Chief for the city of Atascadero. His last day on the job in King City was Sunday.
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A Fresno construction crew came down with symptoms of Covid-19 after they stayed at a Salinas motel. Reportedly there were people staying at the motel that were isolating there, after being infected with the virus....however, the members of the Fresno crew were not informed of that before they stayed there. Because the people in that construction crew didn’t know, some of their family members have now been infected as well.
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The CZU August Lightning Complex Fires Debris Flow Map has been refined. Because of that, Santa Cruz county officials are encouraging people living in (and near) the burn scar area to review the latest maps for the debris flow evacuation zones. That information can be found on-line at: Community.ZoneHaven.com
Reportedly about 300 residences have been removed from the evacuation zone.
All residents within the updated evacuated areas are asked to be prepared to leave, or, if Property-Access Only would be impacted, should maintain adequate supplies to Shelter-In-Place for an extended duration. Debris flows can lead to property damage and loss of road access, and rescues by public safety personnel may not be possible during that time. Regardless of the risk level, all residents are encouraged to sign-up for emergency alerts. To do so, people can go on-line to: scr911.org or people can text “SCR911” to 99411 to sign up.
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Although there were 20 fatal crashes statewide over the new years weekend, reportedly none of those were in Santa Cruz county. That said, 14 people were arrested in the county for Driving Under The Influence during that time period. There was a solo bicycle crash that left the cyclist with major injuries, and that cyclist was also arrested on suspicion of D-U-I after crashing near the intersection of Capitola Road and Harbor View Court.
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