A 78 YEAR OLD SALINAS MAN THWARTED A BURGLARY WHEN HE SHOT AT THE WOULD BE BURGLARS. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE SUNDAY NIGHT ON ST ALBAN’S CIRCLE. WHEN THE MAN WAS AWAKENED SHORTLY BEFORE 10 P-M BY INTRUDERS KICKING IN HIS GARAGE DOOR, HE GRABBED A GUN NEXT TO HIS BED AND FIRED IT AT A FIGURE ENTERING HIS ROOM WITH A FLASHLIGHT. POLICE SOURCES SAY THE BULLET WENT INTO THE CEILING, AND WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING TO MEN RUNNING FROM THE SCENE.
