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A 16 YEAR-OLD BOY WAS ARRESTED EARLY THIS MORNING IN SALINAS. THAT AFTER HE LED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON A CHASE, AFTER ALLEGEDLY FIRING 1 ROUND INTO A FRONT WINDOW OF A JAMES STREET RESIDENCE. THE TEEN WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JUVENILE HALL. HE FACES POSSIBLE CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, SHOOTING INTO AN INHABITED DWELLING, AND RESISTING ARREST.
A SALINAS BAKERY RE-OPENED THIS MORNING. THAT AFTER IT WAS CLOSED AFTER THE OWNER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOOTING. IT IS THOUGHT THAT 52 YEAR-OLD OWNER ARTURO GONZALES, WHO JUST EARNED A BLACK BELT IN TAE-KWON-DO, MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN,. (BECAUSE ONE OF THE BULLETS THAT STRUCK HIM LAST THURSDAY SHATTERED HIS SPINE).
THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S SUBSTATION IN APTOS WAS CLOSED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS TODAY. THAT AFTER A MID-COUNTY MAN BROUGHT IN AN ENVELOPE THAT CONTAINED A SUSPICIOUS WHITE POWDER. THE MAN SAID HE AND HIS BROTHER HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ONGOING DISPUTE, AND HIS BROTHER HAS SENT HIM THREATENING LETTERS IN THE PAST. THE SUBSTANCE TURNED OUT TO BE SUGAR.
A man accused in a Salinas burglary has been arrested. The Friday incident occurred at a home in the 300 block of Cross Avenue, near Williams Road after a responding officer saw a man jump the back fence of a home when he arrived. A neighbor helped officers locate the man who was found inside the bedroom of a nearby apartment acting like he was asleep. 19-year old Preston Cunha was arrested after jewelry taken from the burglary was found inside his pockets. He was booked into Santa Cruz County jail on charges including burglary and resisting arrest.
SKELETAL REMAINS THAT WERE FOUND NEAR HIGHLAND WAY, IN THE SUMMIT AREA OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY LAST MARCH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. USING D.N.A. SAMPLES THE BODY WAS DETERMINED TO BE THAT OF 23 YEAR-OLD JOSE PABLO GAVALAN. HE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AT LEAST A YEAR BEFORE HIS REMAINS WERE FOUND. HE WAS LAST SEEN BY HIS FAMILY IN 2007, AND ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CASE IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.