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Traffic was halted for a while on northbound Highway 101 yesterday afternoon. That after a big-rig (GOING FROM HIGHWAY 25 TO NORTHBOUND 101) OVERTURNED, SPILLING A LOAD OF TOMATOES ALL OVER THE ROADWAY. THE ROADWAY RE-OPENED AFTER THE TOMATOES WERE CLEARED, AND THE RIG WAS RIGHTED.
A woman was caught on video, stealing diamond rings from a jewelry store. The incident occurred at a jewelry store in salinas this week. While the owner of the shop said he wants his jewelry back (or the money for it), he was very glad the situation wasn’t worse.
A GONZALES MAN, (WHO PLEADED “NO CONTEST” TO CHARGES OF ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT OF A HOMICIDE, AND DISSUADING A WITNESS, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SPEND MORE THAN 6 YEARS IN PRISON. ALFREDO SARABIA GONZALES WAS INVOLVED IN THE FEBRUARY 21ST FATAL SHOOTING OF A MAN OUTSIDE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX (ON THE 500 BLOCK OF FANOE ROAD). A 15 YEAR-OLD SUSPECT IN THAT CASE IS STILL BEING SOUGHT.
A RHODE ISLAND ARTIST HAS BEEN HIRED TO CREATE SANTA CRUZ’ LARGEST PUBLIC ART PROJECT IN YEARS. BROWER HATCHER’S PROJECT WILL BE TO BUILD, AND INSTALL, “DYNAMIC, ECOLOGICALLY-FOCUSED” SCULPTURES, THAT WILL BE PUT INTO ROUNDABOUTS IN SANTA CRUZ. THOSE ROUNDABOUTS ARE SLATED TO BE PLACED AT SPECIFIC INTERSECTIONS IN FRONT OF THE SANTA CRUZ MUNICIPAL WHARF, MAIN BEACH, THE PLANNED MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY EXPLORATION CENTER AND DEPOT PARK.
THE MONEY FOR THE ARTWORK COMES FROM A SPECIAL FUND, AND HAS TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC ART; WHILE THE ROUNDABOUTS WILL BE PAID FOR WITH FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT.
3 SAN JOSE RESIDENTS WERE ARRESTED this WEEK AFTER THEY ALLEGEDLY ROBBED A SANTA CRUZ MAN AT GUNPOINT. THE 9:40 P.M. TUESDAY NIGHT INCIDENT REPORTEDLY OCCURRED ON THE 400 BLOCK OF LINCOLN STREET IN SANTA CRUZ. 2 MEN WERE BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL, WHILE A 17 YEAR-OLD WITH THEM WAS BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JUVENILE HALL.