Counterfeit bill used to buy hot dogs
Gilroy
– A 24-year-old Hollister man was chased by an employee of a
fast-food restaurant before being caught and arrested by
police.
Counterfeit bill used to buy hot dogs
Gilroy – A 24-year-old Hollister man was chased by an employee of a fast-food restaurant before being caught and arrested by police.
Pablo Juan Cisneros, of 900 Nash Road F, Hollister, was arrested on suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill and robbery, both felonies, after he tried to pay for his purchase at Wienerschnitzel, 711 First St., with a fake $50 bill, police said.
A restaurant employee gave Ciscneros change before realizing the bill was counterfeit, and then asked for the change back. Ciscneros confronted and tried to fight the employee before he fled the restaurant, police said. The employee pursued Cisneros while another called for police assistance.
An officer was in the area and caught Cisneros in an alley behind First Street.
Man arrested for felony insurance fraud
Gilroy – Police arrested a 20-year-old Gilroy man on suspicion of felony insurance fraud and other charges Wednesday, because it appeared he ditched his car and then reported it stolen to avoid being arrested for hit-and-run.
Salvador Mendoza Valencia, of 111 Ronan Ave. #201, surrendered at the Gilroy police station, 7370 Rosanna St., at 6:39pm and was later booked into county jail on suspicion of fraud, and falsely reporting a car theft and hit-and-run, both misdemeanors.
Police said Valencia fled from the scene of an accident at Mantelli Drive and Santa Teresa Boulevard Tuesday night. The car he allegedly struck with his Dodge Stratus sustained extensive damage but the driver was not injured.
The next morning, Valencia reported to police that his car was stolen. He had already reported the alleged theft to his insurance company, police said.
Meanwhile, police found Valencia’s car ditched on Bluebell Drive, farther up Mantelli, with extensive damage and blood inside.
Bill prevents parolees from living by schools
Sacramento – A bill that would prohibit violent sexual predators on parole from living a quarter-mile from any high school passed the Assembly Committee on Public Safety Tuesday.
Existing law keeps offenders on parole from living within a quarter-mile of elementary and middle schools, but does not include 14- and 15-year-old children.
Convicted sex offenders are allowed to live near schools once they complete parole. Their names, addresses, and other information is listed on a state Megan’s Law Web site.
Death with dignity bill passes committee
Sacramento – An Assembly bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives cleared the Assembly Judiciary Committee by one vote this week. Local representatives voting for the measure were John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, and Sally Lieber, D-San Jose.
Called the California Compassionate Choices Act, AB 654 would allow terminally ill patients who are expected to live no more than six months and are judged mentally competent to receive prescriptions for fatal doses of barbiturates. It is modeled after Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act, which has been in place since 1998.
The bill must also pass through the Committee on Public Safety before reaching the Assembly floor.
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