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CONGRESSMAN SAM FARR IS SCHEDULED TO HOLD A TOWN HALL MEETING TOMORROW IN MONTEREY. THIS ONE IS SLATED TO BE HELD, AT THE MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ON PIERCE STREET. THE 6-8 P.M. TOWN HALL MEETING IS SLATED TO BE HELD IN THE INSTITUTE’S IRVINE AUDITORIUM.
2 people were arrested on suspicion of breaking into cars yesterday in Watsonville. Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Wagner Avenue about a possible fight while cars were being broken into in the area. Officers were able to locate and detain 22-year old Gabriel Zamora and 24-year old Efren Zamora on multiple charges including vehicle tampering and petty theft. They 2 were booked into Santa Cruz County jail, while a juvenile suspect was cited and released to a family member.
A Westside santa cruz bank was robbed late this morning. THE 11:30 A.M. INCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MISSION AND DUFOUR. THE SUSPECT WAS DESCRIBED AS A MAN IS HIS 30’S. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BANK ROBBERY OR THE SUSPECT IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SANTA CRUZ POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Convicted rapist, Tom Pollacci is expected to appear in court today on 3 additional rape charges. The former Pacific Grove business man has already been sentenced to spend 8 years in prison for raping a woman in April of 2008. If convicted of the new charges, Pollacci faces 24 more years in prison for raping 2 other women.
Over a dozen people met yesterday morning at the alisal union school district to protest a plan for students to make an earlier exit to the bilingual program. Before, English learners made the transition to English-only instruction at the end of 3rd grade, the new changes will now affect students in the last trimester of 1st grade. The changes, which are expected to occur when Alisal begins it’s school year next week, comes as part of state-led efforts to improve the Alisal District as measured by the Academic Performance Index.