Soquel, CA…The remarkable and legendary US Senator from Illinois, Senator Everett Dirksen, was noted as saying this line during a discussion of a spending bill before the Senate in the 1960s: “A billion here, a billion there and pretty soon, you’re talking real money.” Actually, there is no formal record that the Senator said those […]
Santa Cruz, CA…On May 31, 2021, at approximately 12:23 a.m., SCPD responded to multiple reports of shots fired in the 100 block of Elm Street at Pacific Avenue. Witnesses described two suspects shooting at each other, then fleeing the scene in vehicles. No victims were located or went to local medical facilities for treatment. Officers […]
Corralitos, CA… On May 30, 2021, at approximately 2029 hours, a two-vehicle crash occurred on Corralitos Road, south of Varni Road. The preliminary investigation revealed, a 2003 Ford Mustang occupied by two male adults, was traveling southbound on Corralitos Road at a high rate of speed. A 1998 Honda Accord, occupied by a solo female […]
Santa Cruz, CA…On Thursday, May 27, 2021, at approximately 1:11 am, the Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) received 911 calls regarding a solo vehicle collision in the 1200 block of Seabright Avenue. When officers arrived, they located a male pinned under the involved Mercedes sedan. Santa Cruz Fire extricated the man from the car and […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that Jose Nunez, age 37, pled guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography. Nunez also admitted an enhance-ment for having a prior strike conviction. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Rafael Vazquez will sentence Nunez to 16 years in prison on July 8, 2021. In addition […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that the Honorable Rafael Vasquez sentenced Leonardo Ramirez Jr., age 28, to life without the possibility of parole after he was found guilty at jury trial for violently raping a 10-year-old girl, during the commission of a residential burglary in which he had the intent […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that the Honorable Mark E. Hood sentenced Charel Van Vliet, age 71 and a resident of Monterey, to thirteen years eight months in prison for committing three counts of assault with the intent to commit sodomy on a person under 18 years old. All of […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that the Monterey County Multi-Agency Detail for Combating Auto Theft (MADCAT) concluded an investigation that resulted in the recovery of 35 stolen vehicles valued at approximately $2.5 million dollars. At the beginning of April 2021, MADCAT investigators were contacted by a victim in Monterey County concerning […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that a jury found Severiano Negrete, Jr., age 24 of Prunedale, guilty of assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury, battery causing serious bodily injury, and attempting to dissuade a victim from prosecuting a crime. The jury also found true an […]
Monterey, CA…Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced that in a sweeping effort to battle pandemic-related fraud in Monterey County, indictments have been unsealed against 29 people. The indictments were found true by a Monterey County Grand Jury on April 30th after they heard five days of evidence. The indictments included 21 individuals who […]
