Daylight savings time ends this Sunday November 7th, and according to officials with the Central Fire Protection District, this is a good time to remember to change the batteries of your smoke alarm. Smoke alarms are a necessary part of a home safety plan, but only if they are properly maintained. If you do NOT have a smoke alarm in your home, Central Fire District will install a battery operated smoke alarm in your home, or change the batteries in existing alarms. This is a free service offered for residents living within the central fire protection district. For more information, contact the fire Prevention Division at 930 17th Avenue. If you do not live within Central Fire District, contact your local fire department at www.centralfpd.com.
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A free health fair is being offered in Monterey County this weekend. Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula will host tomorrow’s event at it’s outpatient campus in Ryan Ranch at 2 Upper Ragsdale Drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities such as glucose screenings, blood pressure checks, lung screenings and “smoke checks, to determine cigarette consumption and exposure to 2nd-hand smoke, will be available, along with experts discussing heart disease, cancer, nutrition and other health topics. Visit www.chomp.org for more information.
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A 17-year old, accused of fatally shooting a Watsonville store owner last month, is expected to enter a plea today. Christian Speaker is being charged as an adult in connection with the October 19th robbery and fatal shooting of 32-year old Fiesta Latio Market owner Yahya Saleh Ali Ahmed. Speaker demanded money from Ahmed before shooting him point blank in the chest. The robbery and shooting were captured on surveillance video. Speaker refrained from entering a plea when he appeared in court last month.
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A burglary suspect, who may be involved in 2 separate incidents which occurred within 2 hours of each other yesterday morning in Salinas, is being sought. The first burglary occurred around 9 a.m. on the 100 block of Kenneth Avenue, while the 2nd one took place roughly 2 hours later in the 500 block of San Benito Street. During the 2nd burglary, the man was said to have threatened a victim with a knife. Witnesses say the suspect was seen fleeing in a white mini-van, and in both burglaries matched the description of a Latino male in his early 30s wearing dark pants, a baseball cap and blue denim jacket.
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