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SEA OTTER CLASSIC- 04-14-14 8:00 SG

A MONTEREY CYCLING EVENT ENDED A WEEKEND OF RACING YESTERDAY.    THOUSANDS OF CYCLISTS AND SPECTATORS GATHERED AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA FOR THE LAST DAY OF THE 24^TH ANNUAL SUBARU SEA OTTER CLASSIC. THE 4-DAY EVENT FEATURES CYCLISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD RACING IN CATEGORIES SUCH AS DOWNHILL AND CROSS COUNTRY.

SALINAS CLAY ST ROBBERY SUSPECT- 04-14-14 7:00 SG

A SALINAS MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY, RESISTING ARREST, AND PROBATION VIOLATION.   AN OFFICER SPOTTED 28-YEAR-OLD JOHN PALACIOS RUNNING DOWN CHURCH STREET SHORTLY BEFORE 10 P-M LAST NIGHT.   UPON SEEING THE PATROL CAR, PALACIOS RAN INTO A YARD AND BEGAN JUMPING FENCES.    HE WAS DETAINED A SHORT TIME LATER.    POLICE RECOVERED A FAKE HANDGUN AND CASH FROM AN EARLIER ROBBERY AT CLAY STREET LIQUORS.    PALACIOS WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL.

SALINAS ATTEMPTED MURDER- 04-14-14 6:30 SG

A SALINAS MAN IS IN STABLE CONDITION AT A BAY AREA HOSPITAL AFTER AN ATTEMPTED MURDER LAST (SUN) NIGHT. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A SHOOTING VICTIM SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.    POLICE ARRIVED NEAR NORTH SANBORN ROAD AND KIMMEL STREET TO FIND A MAN WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS FACE.    THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER AND THEN LIFE-FLIGHTED TO A BAY AREA HOSPITAL.   THE CASE IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS GANG RELATED.

SANTA CRUZ TRAFFIC PROJEC-4/13/14-1850-PMD

THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ON TUESDAY, APRIL 15^TH , THE INTERSECTION OF PARK WAY AND SOQUEL AVENUE, NEAR CAPITOLA ROAD WILL BE UNDERGOING TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPLACEMENTS.  THE INTERSECTION WILL FUNCTION AS A 4-WAY STOP BETWEEN 7 A-M AND 3 P-M. THE PUBLIC IS ALSO REMINDED TO EXPECT DELAYS IN THAT AREA MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY UNTIL THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED.

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