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The arrival of a new discount retail store is expected to bring more jobs into the Santa Cruz area this fall. Plans were announced for a Marshall’s to move into the space formerly occupied by a Circuit City store located on Commerical Way. T-J-X, the company that owns Marshalls, filed for tenant improvements last week on the empty 28-thousand square foot building. Officials with Marshalls hope to open the new store by the end of October.
A robbery suspect was arrested after threatening a man at knife point last night in Salinas. Police say 41-year old Kelvin Williams approached the 39-year old victim at an ATM machine at a Main Street bank around 7:15 p.m., when he demanded money from the man. After a brief struggle ensued between the 2, the suspect then pulled out a knife and the victim gave up his wallet. Williams then fled towards a nearby inn on Monterey Street, where he was identified by witnesses and was later arrested. Williams was booked into Monterey County jail for robbery and violation of parole.
A robbery suspect was arrested after threatening a man at knife point last night in Salinas. Police say 41-year old Kelvin Williams approached the 39-year old victim at an A-T-M machine at a Main Street bank around 7:15 p.m., when he demanded money from the man. After a brief struggle ensued between the 2, the suspect then pulled out a knife and the victim gave up his wallet. Williams then fled towards a nearby inn on Monterey Street, where he was identified by witnesses and was later arrested. Williams was booked into Monterey County jail for robbery and violation of parole.
A new report released this week outlines changes in service, along with the direction the Salinas Police Department is headed towards. The “Report to the Community" covers changes within police services, crime statistics for 2009, annual arrests and calls for service spanning 10 years. It also updates 2 major operations the department headed in the past year, “Operation Knockout and Ceasefire”. With all the recent cuts the department has seen this year, Salinas Police Chief Louis Fetherolf says it’s more important than ever for city residents to continue to be the eyes and ears of the department. On June 15th, Fetherolf announced that his department was cut to 158 sworn-in officers due to city budget cuts. While no staff was laid off, 15 vacant positions were frozen and several civilian staff lost their jobs.
DUI arrests nearly tripled this year in Monterey County during the 4-day holiday weekend driving under the influence crackdown. 50-drunken driving suspects were arrested during the ‘avoid the 18 campaign’ over the July 4th weekend, compared to the 17 arrests made last year during the same weekend. An 18-day campaign starting August 20th and ending September 6th is next on the enforcement calendar.