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A 27-year old man was arrested in Salinas this week after officers found drugs for sale in his home. Officers stopped Xavier Saenz around 11:08 a.m. in the Circle K parking lot on the 1200 block of North Main Street. Saenz, who was wanted for an outstanding parole violation, was booked into Monterey County Jail on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, sales of marijuana and cocaine, and violation of probation.
ABOUT 130 P.G. & E. CUSTOMERS IN WATSONVILLE LOST THEIR POWER THIS MORNING WHEN A BIG-RIG CLIPPED A POWER LINE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE BIG-RIG’S DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE A U-TURN IN A PARKING LOT ON THE 100 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET. ALTHOUGH A NUMBER OF THOSE AFFECTED HAVE HAD THEIR POWER RESTORED, THE REST SHOULD HAVE THEIR POWER BACK ON BY 6 P.M. TONIGHT.
AN 18 YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY IN CONNECTION WITH ONE OF TUESDAY NIGHT’S STABBINGS IN WATSONVILLE. JOSUE GRANADOS IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE 7:40 P.M. INCIDENT, THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE 900 BLOCK OF FREEDOM BOULEVARD. GRANADOS WAS BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL.
THE 25 YEAR-OLD VICTIM OF THAT STABBING IS CURRENTLY LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION IN AN OUT-OF-COUNTY TRAUMA CENTER.
A DOMINICAN HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DISMISSED FOR ACCESSING PATIENTS RECORDS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, EVERYONE WHO WORKS AT DOMINICAN HOSPITAL IS EXPECTED TO PROTECT PATIENTS’ MEDICAL INFORMATION. THE AFFECTED PATIENTS WERE NOTIFIED BY MAIL.
STATE SENATE CANDIDATE SAM BLAKESLEE HAS AGREED TO TAKING PART IN A SERIES OF DEBATES WITH CANDIDATE JOHN LAIRD. THE DEBATES WOULD BE HELD IN EACH OF THE 5 COUNTIES IN THE 15TH SENATE DISTRICT. THE DETAILS OF THE WHERES, WHENS, AND HOW MANYS, OF THESE DEBATES HAVE YET TO BE WORKED OUT.