Assault suspect’s hearing continued
San Martin – A hearing for two Morgan Hill residents accused of assault with a hate crime enhancement has been delayed a month. The attorney for Charles Peralta, 24, and Nicole Agriesti, 21, requested the continuance.
The pair will return to the courtroom Oct. 25 at 1:30pm, this time to enter a plea.
Both Peralta and Agriesti are free on $100,000 bail. They are charged with assault after an incident outside the apartment of the victim, Xochitl Calderon, 32. According to Morgan Hill Police Cmdr. Joe Sampson, Peralta and Agriesti struck Calderon on the arms and abdomen, yelling racial insults at her while also kicking her. Calderon told police she screamed to Peralta and Agriesti to stop, that she was pregnant.
Calderon did not lose the baby, despite grim predictions from her doctor.
Hollister PO helps foil e-mail scam
Hollister – Last month the Hollister Post Office foiled a money order scam, and is now warning the public about responding to possibly fraudulent e-mails.
The Postal Inspection Service said that in August a female Hollister resident received an e-mail in response to a room for rent ad she had placed. The e-mail was from a woman claiming to be responsible, clean, and good looking who expressed interest in renting for a two-month trial period. She asked for a name and address to send the money.
The woman said she was going to have an agent mail the Hollister woman money orders in excess of the amount required for the rent and in return asked the Hollister resident to wire back the overpayment so that she might purchase a plane ticket.
The next week the Hollister woman received five $950 money orders, an overpayment of $3,500. The resident made photo copies of the money orders then went to the Hollister Post Office where a clerk confirmed they were fraudulent
The British woman kept e-mailing the Hollister woman, pleading with her to send the money that she said she now needed for her dying mother’s burial expenses.
4th Street Live Friday night
Gilroy – Enjoy the transcriptions of classical vocal themes for the trombone and piano at 7pm, Friday, as Angel Talk Productions presents Russ Sanchez and his pianist performing “The Criminal Trombone,” at United Methodist Church, 7600 Church St. A family entertainment, refreshments will be served, and donations are requested.
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