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No arrests were made after Greenfield deputies confiscated over 600 marijuana plants this morning. The County of Monterey Marijuana Eradication Team along with narcotics detectives eradicated 667 mature pot plants this morning at around 9 a.m. near the Salinas riverbed. The plants along with several pounds of harvested marijuana, were also located and destroyed.
An Aptos woman was arrested yesterday after items from recent burglaries were found inside her home. Some of the items, including antiques stolen from the Old Adobe House, were discovered while officers were conducting a probation search at the home of 44-year old Leah Bridge. Bridge was taken into custody on suspicion of burglary and was booked into Santa Cruz Jail.
AN OPEN HOUSE WAS HELD YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) ON THE SANTA CRUZ’ WESTSIDE. WHEN A FACILITY ON THE 28 HUNDRED BLOCK OF MISSION STREET IS DONE BEING IMPROVED, THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’S PACIFIC COASTAL AND MARINE CENTER WILL BE LOCATED IN THE OLD JOHNSON-DIVERSEY MANUFACTURING PLANT….WHICH WAS ALSO ONCE KNOWN AS THE OLD WRIGLEY BUILDING. THE WORK BEGAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN MARCH.
A FORMER KING CITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CAME IN 4TH IN A NATIONAL CONTEST. 19 YEAR-OLD ASHLEY NUNES COMPETED IN THE 2-DAY U.S. NATIONAL TEXTING COMPETITION THAT WAS HELD IN NEW YORK CITY. IT CONSISTED OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT CHALLENGES….INCLUDING TEXTING COMPLETE SENTENCES WHILE BLINDFOLDED.
A 19 YEAR-OLD SALINAS WOMAN HAS RECEIVED A PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP. C.S.U.M.B. STUDENT KAREN MARTINEZ MOVED TO THE U.S. AS A 13 YEAR-OLD, AND SAID SHE INITIALLY FELT OUT OF PLACE. SINCE SHE LEARNED ENGLISH, MARTINEZ HAS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS AND CERTIFICATES FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT….ALL LEADING UP TO YESTERDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED THE WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST SCHOLARSHIP….WHICH IS ONLY GIVEN TO 1 STUDENT AT EACH OF THE 23 C.S.U. CAMPUSES.