MISSING WOMAN FOUND JKB 11/16/11
- A MISSING FORT BRAGG WOMAN WAS FOUND SAFE AND SOUND YESTERDAY THE DAY AFTER HER CAR WAS DISCOVERED ABANDONED BUT RUNNING, PARKED ALONGSIDE HIGHWAY 1 NEAR ELK CREEK.
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF 51 YEAR OLD DAWNEL GREER PROMPTED AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH EFFORT BY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES AND THE MENDOCINO COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE UNIT MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. SHE WAS LOCATED IN GOOD CONDITION IN THE ELK AREA TUESDAY MORNING. NO OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE INCIDENT HAVE BEEN RELEASED.
CHP OFFICER INJURED JKB 11/16/11
- A CHP MOTORCYCLE OFFICER HELPING CLEAR A TWO CAR FENDER BENDER ON HIGHWAY 101 IN SANTA ROSA WAS INJURED WHEN HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS STRUCK BY ONE OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH AS IT WAS BEING MOVED.
OFFICER MARTIN LITTLE WAS CLEARING THE SANTA ROSA AVENUE OFF RAMP FOR THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DRIVER MADE AN ABRUPT RIGHT TURN AND STRUCK THE MOTORCYCLE. OFFICER LITTLE SUFFERED MINOR TO MODERATE INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR, 23 YEAR OLD JUAN ORTIZ OF ROHNERT PARK IS AN UNLICENSED DRIVER WITH TWO PRIOR CONVICTIONS FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE. HE WAS ARRESTED FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION.
FATAL ACCIDENT JKB 11/16/11
- TWO MEN WERE KILLED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 101 IN SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY LAST NIGHT.
ACCORDING TO A WITNESS WHO REPORTED THE ACCIDENT AT 6:30 PM, THE PICK UP TRUCK INVOLVED WAS SWERVING JUST BEFORE IT DROVE 150 FEET OFF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TREE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ONE OF THE VICTIMS WAS FROM MYERS FLAT, THE OTHER FROM THE BAY AREA. BOTH MEN WERE IN THEIR LATE 20S TO MID 30S AND BOTH DIED AT THE SCENE. THEIR NAMES ARE BEING WITHHELD PENDING NOTIFICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS. ACCORDING TO THE CHP, IMPAIRMENT APPEARS TO BE A FACTOR IN THE CRASH.
HUMBOLDT MAN BUSTED FOR POT IN IOWA JKB 11/16/11
- A EUREKA MAN WAS ARRESTED IN IOWA AFTER HE STEPPED OFF A TRAIN IN OTTUMWA WITH 80 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN HIS POSSESSION.
31 YEAR OLD BRADLEY RICHARDSON WAS ARRESTED AT THE STATION ON FRIDAY. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER MARIJUANA, AND FAILURE TO AFFIX A DRUG TAX STAMP.
CAMPING PERMITS FOR OCCUPY PROTESTORS REJECTED AND EMBRACED JKB 11/16/11
- CAMPING PERMITS BEING OFFERED FOR FOR OCCUPY PROTESTORS BY CITY OFFICIALS ARE BEING EMBRACED BY SOME, WHILE REJECTED BY OTHERS.
OCCUPY SANTA ROSA DEMONSTRATORS VOTED TO REJECT THE CITYS PROCESS FOR ISSUING CAMPING PERMITS AT CITY HALL YESTERDAY, WHILE SOME OF THE GROUP SIGNED UP FOR THE 57 PERMITS THAT WERE AVAILABLE. THE BULK OF DEMONSTRATORS, MORE THAN 200 STRONG, HELD A GENERAL ASSEMBLY OUTSIDE CITY HALL TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND VOTED TO REFRAIN FROM APPLYING FOR THE PERMITS. MEANWHILE OCCUPY SEBASTOPOL DEMONSTRATORS MADE LAST MINUTE APPLICATIONS TUESDAY FOR A SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE CAMPING AT THE TOWN PLAZA.
S.F. GIANTS PAYROLL MANAGER ADMITS TO EMBEZZLEMENT JKB 11/16/11
- A NAPA COUNTY WOMAN WHO WAS THE PAYROLL MANAGER FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS PLEADED GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $2.2 MILLION DOLLARS YESTERDAY.
42 YEAR OLD ROBIN OCONNOR OF AMERICAN CANYON ADMITTED TO DIVERTING PAYROLL MEANT FOR EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING SOME PLAYERS IN TO HER PERSONAL ACCOUNT BETWEEN JUNE OF 2010 AND JUNE OF 2011. AS PART OF HER PLEA OCONNOR HAS AGREED TO FORFEIT A 2011 BMW 335, A 2011 FORD F-150 PICK UP TRUCK, AND MORE THAN $465,000 THAT WAS SEIZED FROM THREE BANK ACCOUNTS. OCONNOR HAD PREVIOUSLY RETURNED MORE THAN $600,000 TO THE TEAM. OCONNOR COULD FACE UP TO 20 YEARS IN STATE PRISON WHEN SHE IS SENTENCED MARCH 5TH
LAKE COUNTY BOS CONSIDERING REMOVING FEES JKB 11/16/11
- THE LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ARE CONSIDERING WAIVING AND / OR DEFERRING CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION-RELATED FEES IN ORDER TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH.
COUNTY STAFF WAS ASKED TO PRESENT A NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS DURING YESTERDAYS SUPERVISORS MEETING TO IMPLEMENT FEE WAIVERS OR DEFERRALS FOR PROJECTS THAT CREATE JOBS OR INCREASE TAX REVENUES. 5TH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR ROB BROWN SAID THE FEES HAD BECOME A BARRIER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION ON THE LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT DID GIVE STAFF THE GO AHEAD TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE CONCEPTS. ANY PROPOSED CHANGES FOR FEE WAIVERS OR FEE DEFERRALS WOULD REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE SUPES AND MAY BE BROUGHT BACK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSIDERATION BY AS EARLY AS DECEMBER.
FLU CLINICS AVAILABLE JKB 11/16/11
- THE MENDOCINO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WILL BE SOME UP COMING FLU VACCINATION CLINICS IN UKIAH, WILLITS, AND FORT BRAGG DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
THERE IS A SUGGESTED DONATION OF $10.00 PER SHOT, AND THERE IS A LIMITED SUPPLY OF VACCINE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR. THE CLINIC IN UKIAH WILL BE HELD AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON SOUTH DORA STREET ON MONDAY DECEMBER 5TH. THE CLINIC IN FORT BRAGG WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 15TH AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON WEST FIR STREET, AND IN WILLITS THE CLINIC WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21ST AT THE CLINIC ON SOUTH LENORE STREET. THE HOURS FOR EACH CLINIC WILL RUN FROM 11 AM TO 1 PM.
