A WATSONVILLE GANG MEMBER WAS ARRESTED IN SANTA CRUZ LAST NIGHT, AFTER HE AND ANOTHER MAN ALLEGEDLY YELLED GANG SLURS, AND THEN SHOT A 33 YEAR-OLD MAN (WHO IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER). 21 YEAR-OLD CAMERON ANTHONY DIEHL WAS ARRESTED AFTER THE 10 P.M. INCIDENT, THAT OCCURRED AS THEIR VICTIM WAS WALKING ON THE 100 BLOCK OF SYCAMORE STREET, IN DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ. DIEHL’S ACCOMPLICE IS STILL BEING SOUGHT.
THAT SECOND SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A 5-FOOT 8-INCH TALL, 18-20 YEAR-OLD, THIN, WHITE MAN. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SHOOTING, OR THE IDENTITY (OR WHEREABOUTS) OF THE 2ND SUSPECT, IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SANTA CRUZ POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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A San Jose mother is slated to receive a 5-million dollar lawsuit settlement after her daughter was killed in a fiery vehicle crash involving a Pacific-Gas-and-Electric utility truck. The mother, Lisa Bernstien agreed to the settlement last month after her daughter, 20-year old Mary Bernstein along with her boyfriend, died in the 2006 crash after the PG&E truck crashed into a group of cars stopped on an interstate 280 off-ramp. The driver, John Mayfield, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to spend 3 years in prison.
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Salinas police arrested a man monday night in connection with raping a 12-year old girl. 32-year old Rodolfo Barreto was taken into custody from his home around 10 p.m. He was booked into Monterey County Jail on suspicion of forcible rape, oral copulation of a person under the age of 14, and child endangerment, kidnapping and false imprisonment.
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THE ORGANIZER OF THE FIRST-EVER SALINAS SALSA FEST SAYS THAT PEOPLE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EVENT MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL FALL. THAT BECAUSE ITS TAKING A WHILE TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY PERMITS FROM THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE EVENT, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD JULY 16TH , IS NOW LIKELY TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER.
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