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Local fisherman will be assisting a team of scientists in conducting a study of sardine populations along the west coast. Two fishing boats and a small plane from Watsonville will be used in a large-scale study of the sardine populations in order to help the fisheries industry better regulate fishing seasons. The survey will photograph transects at 15-mile intervals from Washington state to San Diego.
A 40 YEAR-OLD GONZALES WOMAN, WHO WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY MORNING, REPORTEDLY WOULD ONLY HAVE BEEN CITED AND RELEASED, IF SHE HADN’T LEFT THE SCENE OF THE HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF LA GLORIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MARICELA MEDINA LEON TOLD OFFICERS SHE HAD TO GO HOME AND CHANGE HER CLOTHES (AFTER THE CAR SHE WAS DRIVING HIT A 9 YEAR-OLD GIRL), BUT SHE ALLEGEDLY TOLD A WITNESS SHE WAS GOING TO GET HER LICENSE. LEON RETURNED JUST 7 MINUTES LATER.
THE 9 YEAR-OLD WAS AIR-LIFTED TO A SAN JOSE TRAUMA CENTER, WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
A NUMBER OF PERSONAL CHECKS WERE TAKEN FROM THE DONATION BOX AT TEMPLE BETH EL IN APTOS OVER THE WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH THE DOOR THE THIEF USED IS USUALLY LOCKED, IT WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OPEN ON SATURDAY. THE THEFT, WHICH WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, WAS REPORTED AROUND 4 P.M. ANYONE WHO RECENTLY MADE A DONATION TO THE TEMPLE IS ASKED TO CONTACT TEMPLE STAFF, AND ANY CHECKS THAT WERE STOLEN SHOULD BE CANCELLED.
3 LARGE WINDOWS WERE SMASHED, AND TAGS WERE SCRAWLED ON WALLS AT APTOS HIGH SCHOOL, JUST A FEW HOURS BEFORE STUDENTS RETURNED TO SCHOOL FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR YESTERDAY. THE DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN 400 DOLLARS. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE VANDAL (OR VANDALS) IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
A 26 YEAR-OLD MOTORCYCLIST AMPUTATED ONE OF HIS FINGERS, WHEN HE LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRE ON HIS MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL IN WATSONVILLE. THE MONDAY AFTERNOON ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS HE EXITED SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY 1 ON THE AIRPORT BOULEVARD OFF-RAMP. NO OTHER VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN THE 1:30 P.M. ACCIDENT. THE MOTORCYCLIST WAS TAKEN TO WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.