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BY SWITCHING CIRCUITS, 600 P. G. & E CUSTOMERS (THAT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER 9 P.M. LAST NIGHT IN THE APTOS, SOQUEL, AND CAPITOLA AREAS) HAVE HAD THEIR POWER RESTORED, LEAVING ABOUT 44 HUNDRED STILL WITHOUT POWER. P. G. & E. CREWS ARE STILL WORKING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE OUTAGE. ONCE THAT IS DETERMINED, THEY WILL WORK TO RESTORE EVERYONE'S POWER AS QUICKLY (AND SAFELY) AS THEY CAN.
ABOUT 5 THOUSAND P.G. & E. CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER AT THIS TIME IN THE APTOS, SOQUEL AND CAPITOLA AREAS. THIS OUTAGE BEGAN AT 9:05 P.M., AND P.G.& E. CREWS ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE, AND GET IT REPAIRED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
A 27 YEAR-OLD MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SPEND 6 YEARS IN STATE PRISON. THAT AFTER HE PURSUED A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A 12 YEAR-OLD. SHANE WRIGHT WAS A MAGICIAN AT A BOULDER CREEK 13 YEAR-OLD’S BIRTHDAY PARTY, WHEN HE MET HIS 12 YEAR-OLD VICTIM.
ALTHOUGH THE SALINAS OFFICE OF BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS OF MONTEREY COUNTY HAS CLOSED IT’S DOORS, THE MENTORING PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS IN SALINAS (FROM THE MONTEREY OFFICE). THE NON-PROFIT SERVES ABOUT 80 CHILDREN IN SALINAS. THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO SAVE ABOUT 12 THOUSAND DOLLARS BY CLOSING THAT OFFICE.
A SAN JOSE MAN, WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN CHARGED WITH IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA, NOW FACES CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY TOO. 27 YEAR-OLD MARK POLINI WAS OUT ON BAIL (ON THE ‘IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER’ CHARGE) WHEN HE WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED AT AN ATASCADERO GAS STATION. ARRESTING OFFICERS FOUND NEARLY 2 THOUSAND IMAGES OF CHILDREN ON HIS LAPTOP COMPUTERS.