| Police and fire reports for Monday, November 19, 2007
Mary Ortiz, 56, of Sterling; 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Eberly Park, Lefevre Road at Lynn Boulevard; while traveling west through the parking lot, Ortiz apparently crashed head-on into a tree; charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI-blood-alcohol content of greater than .08; refused medical treatment and was released with a notice to appear in court.Dixon Police Brian Meyers, 25, of 1375 Flagg Road, Dixon; 5:50 p.m. Friday; charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to yield/stop intersection, Dixon Police warrant for failure to appear/contempt; posted bond and was released.Boy, 16, of Dixon; 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block of North Ottawa Avenue; runaway and possession of tobacco as a minor; released to a guardian.Tyler Donna, 23, of 50 N. Michigan Avenue, Villa Park; 8 p.m.
Sturgeon spends £25m to tackle Scots' alcohol abuse
HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is set to unveil a massive increase in funding for alcohol treatment and rehabilitation. As part of the Scottish Government's plans to tackle alcohol misuse, she will announce a 150 per cent boost in funding for local treatment and education services on alcohol from the current £10 million a year to £25m. .
Bridgeton Police Blotter
Jorge Vasquez, 35, of North Laurel Street, was arrested Sunday night at the Coastal gas station convenience store for shoplifting and resisting arrest. He is accused of attempting to steal roughly $10 worth of food items from the store and of resisting officers' attempts to both search him for the items and to place him in handcuffs. Vasquez was released on his own recognizance. Armando V. Hernandez, 20, of Cottage Avenue, was arrested Sunday night on East Broad Street for driving while intoxicated after police observed him attempt to drive away from a car accident. Hernandez, who was also cited for driving while unlicensed, failing to report an accident, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving and possessing open alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle, was lodged in the county jail without bail on a detainer issued by federal immigration officials.
County Lines for November 15, 2007
Santa Maria
Temp ties record high for Nov. 14
Offshore winds and high pressure over the Pacific Ocean warmed the Central Coast Wednesday for the start of the week, tying a record high for the date in Santa Maria.
Santa Maria reached 88 degrees, matching a mark set in 1906, according to data from the National Weather Service.
Although the area saw temperatures almost 20 degrees above normal, the cooling marine layer is expected to return tonight into Friday, said Stuart Seto, weather specialist in the Oxnard office of NWS.
Officials are forecasting highs in the 70s for the rest of the week in Santa Maria and other inland areas. The coast is expected to see highs in the 60 today and mid 50s to upper 60s by Friday, according to the weather service.
How alcohol killed my son at 23
Chris died earlier this year at the age of 23 as a direct result of alcohol abuse. Here his mother Kathy describes how her only son went from a thoughtful little boy to a desperate alcoholic. It's funny looking back now, how strongly he objected to alcohol at the age of nine or 10. His father had been an alcoholic and had committed suicide when Chris was just six. But I had thought that together, we had come to terms with this and moved our lives on. He wasn't one of these 12 or 13-year-olds you read about downing cider in parks. He didn't have his first drink until he was 15, and he certainly wasn't out bingeing then. He was working hard at school, and left with 12 GCSEs. .
Petty cases help to fill Bernalillo County jail
The man arrested after Wal-Mart employees said he stole toothpaste might seem the victim of an overzealous Albuquerque police officer. But take a closer look at Kenneth Monk's history - three shoplifting arrests this year alone, more than 50 Metro Court cases - and the officer's decision to arrest on a charge of commercial burglary becomes a bit more understandable. Still, Monk's arrest Monday landed him in a jail that is packed more fully than ever before - 555 people over its designed capacity as of Tuesday morning. Monk's story is another example of the jail crowding problem that won't go away. Bernalillo County is still involved in the 12-year-old McClendon lawsuit prompted by inmate complaints about conditions at the crowded jail. U.S. District Judge Martha Vazquez continues to monitor the jail, in particular inmates' claims that the county has violated the terms of a 2005 agreement to hold down the West Side jail's population.
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