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Salinas Murder Suspect-2/22/21-1727-PMD

A Salinas man accused of killing his girlfriend entered a plea on Monday. 59-year-old Richard Ruiz pleaded not guilty. Ruiz is facing murder and evading charges, the next hearing is set for March 9th. Ruiz's girlfriend was reported missing after family members had not heard from her in several days. She was later found dead at the home on Great Island Street near Beacon Hill Drive. Ruiz was taken into custody after leading officers on a chase that ended in Soledad.

 

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SWEPT OUT 2 SEA IDENTIFIED-2/22/21

 THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING FATHER SWEPT OUT TO SEA RESUMED AS A RECOVERY OPERATION ON MONDAY. 32 YEAR OLD SALINAS-RESIDENT GEORGE BOTELLO  WENT MISSING NEAR MOSS AFTER HE ENTERED THE WATER TO RESCUE HIS 12-YEAR-OLD SON ON SUNDAY. THE BOY WAS RESCUED BY ONLOOKERS.  THE FATHER WAS PULLED OUT TO SEA. A RECOVERY EFFORT WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY.

 

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Fatal DUI- UPDATE-2/22/21-1517-PMD

A BMW was traveling southbound SR-1, south of Airport Boulevard. A Nissan was traveling wrong way on southbound Highway 1, north of Main Street when it collided head on with the BMW causing the Nissan to come to rest blocking the #3 lane of southbound SR-1. The 45 year old female passenger of the BMW was pronounces deceased at the scene. The driver of the BMW suffered minor injuries and was transported to Natividad Medical Center. The wrong way driver, 22 year old Johanna Mayapuga, was arrested for Felony DUI - was transported to Natividad Medical Center for moderate injuries. Other charges are pending.

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SCruz County Hemp Lawsuit 02.22.2021 0940 7 JS

Santa Cruz County could be on the hook for $10 Million due to a lawsuit filed last week.

The lawsuit is being filed by Joseph Salama on behalf of Jordon Levy with Sungrown Organic Hemp who is principal of the company.

Joseph explains the allegations as to why they are filing suit.

“[The crop] was being grown to extract CBD flower from it. We contend that [Santa Cruz] County came in and did the wrong kind of testing. They followed a different guideline, from the newly enacted California guidelines, and the result was they ended up getting a false positive. The test resulted that it was marijuana, not hemp”, Salama stated.

Salama also mentioned in an interview on KSCO that the county refuses to admit they “screwed up the first time” and they fear a follow-up test would have had them destroying the crop, and that due to the delay a majority of their crop had spoiled, resulting in filing suit to cover losses as a result of these events.

 

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Hollister Stolen Vehicle Arrest 02.22.2021 0740 6 JS

Officials with Hollister Police have announced an arrest of a person suspected of carjacking.

Santiago Cavazos was arrested last week on charges of the sale of illicit drugs, was booked, released, and then arrested again for stealing a motor vehicle when officers realized the vehicle he crashed wasn’t his.

The vehicle he stole was unreported as the owner did not know about the loss until being notified that it was involved in a collision.

Cavazos was booked into the San Benito County Jail.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact the Hollister Police using the WeTip hotline at 1.800.78.CRIME.

 

 

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