On Saturday morning, Santa Cruz Police arrested a man suspected of starting a fire in the entry-way of the Santa Cruz City Attorney's office. 52-year-old Miguel William Balderos had been wanted for the Friday morning arson, after police say they identified him on surveillance video footage. He was taken into custody without incident at 4:15 a.m., at the 7-11 on Mission and Swift Streets, in Santa Cruz. Balderos was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail on a no-bail warrant, and was also charged with a parole violation.
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Dangerous surf conditions at Carmel's Monastery Beach claimed one life on Saturday, while 4-other people were hospitalized. State parks lifeguards, working with Monterey County Sheriff's deputies, rescued a group of 4-people just before 6 p.m. The victims were taken to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, where one victim was pronounced dead.
Meanwhile, in a separate rescue, at the other end of Monastery beach, rescue workers pulled 3-other people from the rip currents. Those victims received C-P-R, but otherwise did not require serious medical treatment.
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Salinas Police are looking for multiple suspects responsible for a non-fatal stabbing in North Salinas on Saturday. The incident occurred at 5:15 p.m., when a man in his 20s was stabbed once in the torso. The victim told police that the stabbing occurred near Beach and Montana Streets. No arrests have been made, and no suspects have been identified.
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A 22-year-old man died on Saturday, after crashing his car in Salinas. Juan Garcia Junior was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred on northbound Constitution Boulevard (north of East Laurel Drive). At 7:30 p.m., Garcia's car somehow drifted into the center divide, before bouncing off and hitting a tree. A passenger in the car was flown to a San Jose trauma center for injuries described as moderate-to-major. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
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