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SALINAS KIDNAPPING/EXTORTION ARREST 06-18-10 13:20 a.v.

A 27-year old man is safe after he was kidnapped and held for ransom by 2 men in Salinas last night.  The suspects, 20-year old Marland Steeples and 19-year old Troy Joseph contacted the victim’s father saying that his son was being held against his will, and demanded money from the man to pay off a drug debt for his son’s safe return. Officers coordinated a ploy to lure the suspects to a pre-determined location to collect the ransom money and turn the victim over to his father. Both Steeples and Joseph, who were taken into custody while the turn-over was taking place, were booked into Monterey County Jail on charges of Kidnapping, Extortation, Criminal Conspiracy, and Narcotics Sales.   Meanwhile the victim was safely reunited with his dad.

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GILROY STABBING 06-18-10 12:45 a.v.

A stabbing that occurred in Gilroy this week is being investigated.   Police say the just after 10 p.m. incident that took place Wednesday in the 8,000 block of Murray Avenue, occurred after a man was assaulted by 3 men who fled the area after the stabbing.   The victim, who was found lying in the roadway on Grant Court, was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.    Police believe the stabbing was gang-related.

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FALL ON CENTRAL COAST 06-18-10 11:15 a.v.

New data released today, shows a drop in unemployment rates statewide as well as on the Central Coast.    Statewide unemployment is down from 12.5% in April to 12.4% in May.   Monterey County unemployment rates showed an 11% decline in May from a 12.7 percentage in April, San Benito County meanwhile, reported a 17.6%  in May compared to 19.25% in April and in Santa Cruz County, unemployment went down from 13.5 percent in April to 11.5% in May.   According to state records, Non-farm jobs in the state rose 28,300 in May.

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S.C. BEACH BOARDWALK STARTS CONCERT SERIES 06-18-10 08:50 a.v.

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk kicks off its annual summer concert series tonight.    Starting tonight, bands from the 40’s to the early 90’s will perform for free at the Boardwalk bandstand every Friday night through September 3rd.   Sixties pop group, Herman’s Hermits, known for hits such as I’m into Something Good and Henry the 8th I am, kicks off the series tonight with 2 shows at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.   For more information on schedule of shows, go to w w w dot beach boardwalk dot com or call 831-423-5590.

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P.V. WATER AGENCY'S RATE INCREASE 06-18-10 08:15 a.v.

Growers in Watsonville, who buy irrigation water produced by the city’s wastewater treatment plant, would pay 14% more under a new rate approved this week by the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.  Officials say the new charge of $306 per acre foot of water, won’t go into effect unless property owners agree to a new rate on water pumped from their wells.  A date of August 10th has been set for a mail-in election that is expected to determine whether the groundwater rate will be implemented.  Meanwhile, board members also approved a 12-million dollar budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year that assumes the measure will pass and that the agency will receive 4.2 million dollars in grant funding promised by the state for completed water projects.

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