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A SAN JOSE FAMILY WAS RESCUED FROM CAPITOLA BEACH THIS AFTERNOON, AFTER THE FAMILY GOT TRAPPED ON THE ROCKS BY A FAST HIGH-TIDE. A BYSTANDER CALLED 9-1-1 AROUND 12:40, AND MORE THAN A DOZEN RESCUE PERSONNEL CAME OUT TO HELP THE COUPLE AND THEIR 5 AND 10 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTERS.
The investigation into the cause of a small grass fire behind Soquel High School this afternoon is on-going. The blaze broke out (off greenbrae lane) shortly after 5 p.m., and was contained a short time later. The burned spot is being described as about 40 by 70 feet, and firefighters are mopping-up now.
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN A DECADE-OLD HOMICIDE. BASED ON A RECENTLY RECEIVED TIP, SALINAS POLICE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT 33 YEAR-OLD JOHNNY MARTINEZ SHOT AND KILLED JAVIER TOVAR, IN FRONT OF THE SALINAS FIRE STATION ON WILLIAMS ROAD IN MAY OF 2009. HOMICIDE AND ROBBERY CHARGES ARE NOW BEING ADDED TO THE PAROLE HOLD WHICH HAS MARTINEZ CURRENTLY IN ALAMEDA COUNTY JAIL.
2 men were sentenced last week for a gang-related shooting last year. 21-year old Edgar Maldonado and 17-year old Eddy Lopez were sentenced to spend 21 and 19 years in prison for shooting an 18-year old victim in the 400 block of Calaveras Drive on June 2009. Both Maldonado and Lopez pleaded no contest to attempted murder and admitted personal use of a firearm and a gang enhancement. According to officials, Lopez was tried as an adult due to the seriousness of the crime.
Hollister city council members approved a decision to formally oppose the state proposition that would legalize recreational marijuana use. Council members voted 4-to-0 to oppose Proposition 19. The vote comes after the city already has it’s own ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries and is also undergoing a legal battle with the owner of Purple Cross R-X, a shop which opened downtown and is now a delivery-only service. The initiative on the November ballot calls for legalization of marijuana use beyond the state law, which already allows medical pot consumption.