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A Watsonville man was taken into custody yesterday on suspicion of committing lewd acts with a child. Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputies say the victim, a 10-year old girl, claims 59-year old George De La Paz committed lewd acts with her during 3 different occasions over 3 years.
The body of a homeless woman, who was found lying beside Highway-1 near Scott Creek earlier this month, has been identified. Authorities say, the woman, 59-year old Karen Cook, died of natural causes. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies have determined that the sheet the woman was found wrapped in on October 8th, was being worn as a type of cape, and the knife found lying underneath her, was not related to her death. Cook died at Dominican Hospital within an hour of being discovered.
A Salinas youth program targeted at keeping youth off the streets, was awarded a $5,000 donation this week. The program, “Strengthening Families” helps dysfunctional families and the newly acquired funding is expected to expand their resources and be used to train other organizations to work with teens so they can reach out to more kids in the city. The 5-year old program is said to have reduced delinquent behavior by 30-to-60%, lowered levels of aggression and improved parenting skills.
In anticipation of cutting 2.4 million dollars from it’s 2011-12 budget, Cabrillo Community College is expected to begin benefits negotiations with it’s 2 major unions. College officials say benefit and salary reductions are expected to occur in every component of the college’s operations, from administration to instruction and student services. A Cabrillo College official says health care costs will be a significant part of the negotiations.
A Salinas gang member was convicted today on multiple charges for a September shooting that involved 2 victims. The court found that 32-year old alleged Sureno gang member Gerardo Pineda Gomez co-participated in a shooting which inflicted great bodily injury on one of the victims. Gomez faces a maximum sentence of life in prison on four of the charges which include attempted murder, assault with a firearm, shooting at an occupied vehicle, attempted solicitation of murder, witness intimidation and attempted solicitation of perjury.