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A 38 YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SELL HIS BABY GIRL OUTSIDE A SALINAS STORE, WAS ARRESTED AGAIN THIS WEEK. THAT AFTER PATRICK FOUSEK REPORTEDLY TRIED TO KEEP LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM ENTERING HIS EAST ROMIE STREET APARTMENT EARLY THIS MORNING. HE NOW FACES CHARGES OF RESISTING ARREST AND VIOLATING HIS PROBATION, ALONG WITH THE CHILD ENDANGERMENT CHARGES RELATED TO THE ATTEMPTED BABY SELLING INCIDENT.
A bag containing about a dozen unknown types of explosive devices, was found yesterday by a South Monterey County man. Officials say the Bradley man found the bag in the Jolon and Interlake Roads area. The explosives, which were turned over to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Bomb Unit, were destroyed at the Fort Hunter Liggett Tank Range.
In an effort to reduce airborne asbestos emissions, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has ordered 29,000 acres in Hollister be closed to new mining claims. The temporary action closes the Clear Creek Management area for up to 2 years, while the secretary of the interior is proposing to withdraw the lands from mining for 20 years. The Bureau of Land Management, in the meantime, plans to conduct various studies to support a final decision on whether to permanently close Clear Creek due to dangerous levels of asbestos in the area.
Police in Morgan Hill say a San Jose man was arrested on suspicion of child molestation. 47-year old Wallace Carmalt was taken into custody after a search warrant was served on July 20th at his San Jose apartment for sexually abusing a then 8-year old victim for 5 years while she lived in Morgan Hill. Carmalt was booked into Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of 7 counts of child molestation and 1 count of child pornography.
An ordinance was preliminarily approved in Santa Cruz County yesterday that would require owners of rental properties to register their units and eventually submit them in for inspection. Council members passed the rental inspection ordinance in time to meet a deadline outlined in the city’s agreement with U.C. Santa Cruz in an effort to control student growth. The measure is expected to target thousands of suspected illegal units and negligent landlords, along with addressing health and safety hazards posed by overcrowding, illegal construction and poor maintenance. A final reading of the ordinance is scheduled for a later date.