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STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SERVING CASTROVILLE, ECHO VALLEY, ELKHORN AND PRUNEDALE BEGAN SCHOOL TODAY, ALONG WITH THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNTERPARTS. HOWEVER, THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY, ALONG WITH STUDENTS IN THE REST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS, PLAN TO START THEIR SCHOOL YEAR TOMORROW.
A Brookdale man was arrested yesterday afternoon on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing his car in a ditch. A C-H-P officer responded to a report of a 4-runner weaving in and out of lanes at around 1 p.m. The officer spotted the vehicle on Graham Hill Road near Mount Hermon Road, and followed the vehicle as it traveled near the shoulder of the road, before the driver realized he was being pulled over. The driver reportedly did not notice the C-H-P officer, got distracted then drove into a ditch, causing the car to overturn.
Several vehicles from a King City business were vandalized after they were broken into over the weekend. A manager with Rio Farms reported the vandalism that occurred sometime between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday after someone broke the windows of 4-company owned trucks and carved the letters “FUUSA” in front of one of the vandalized vehicles. Monterey County sheriff’s deputies say that this is the 3rd report of vandalism at this location since the beginning of the year.
An investigation into a King City theft continues after Monterey County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a robbery yesterday. The victim claims an unknown man he was drinking a beer with, stole his gold necklaces from around his neck after punching him in the face. The suspect fled on foot in an unknown direction after the Lonoak Road robbery.
A King City man was booked into Monterey County jail yesterday afternoon after weapons were found at his home. 19-year old Joseph Abraham Pineda was taken into custody when a search warrant was served at his Royal Drive home following an investigation conducted into a drive-by shooting earlier in the day. Deputies discovered a pair of brass knuckles and 12-gauge shotgun shells.