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3 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN SALINAS TODAY. Christopher Estes, Patricia Hall and Anthony Strunk wERE arrested IN CONNECTION WITH ILLEGAL WEAPONS AND NARCOTICS, AS WELL AS STOLEN PROPERTY. DURING SEARCHES OF A HOME ON LOMA DRIVE AND A BUSINESS ON BURTON DRIVE, approximately 2 OUNCES of methamphetamine, mushrooms, scales, packaging material, a stolen motorcycle, and 13 firearms were seized. Estes, Hall, and Strunk were booked into Monterey County Jail.
A KNOWN NORTENO MEMBER WAS ARRESTED TODAY IN SOLEDAD. JUAN GABRIEL “ZIGGY” HERNANDEZ, WHO HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN ARRESTED IN THE PAST FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER, NOW FACES NEW CHARGES OF SUSPICION OF ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, EVADING ARREST, AND COMMITTING 2 COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. HERNANDEZ WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL.
A Salinas police officer appeared in court earlier this week, to plead not guilty to several sex crimes. 44-year-old Lance Mosher entered the plea on Monday. He is accused of committing various offenses against a minor, first in 2005. Pacific Grove police arrested Mosher, after they began investigating the allegations in April. Mosher is on paid administrative leave from the Salinas Police Department, and is free on 2-hundred-thousand dollars bail. He is slated to return to court on October 26th.
The toy-manufacturer Fisher-Price is issuing a recall of more than 10-million products. The recalls are for various safety hazards on several products. The biggest recall is for the company’s Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles. For a full list of affected products, go to the company’s website at: www.service.mattel.com. Or, go to the Consumer Product safety Commission’s site, at: www.cpsc.com.
The Watsonville Police Department resumed officer inspections yesterday(wed), after going 4-years without them. The department had cut the officer inspection ceremony due to budget cuts. Officers were inspected for uniform and grooming standards, and were presented with medals and certificates for outstanding police work. Watsonville saw an 8-percent decrease in crime last year, and has seen a 3-percent decline so far this year.