Man arrested on drug charges
• Gilroy – A 30-year-old Madera man was arrested for drug
possession after he drove through a closed construction area on
Pacheco Pass Highway early Friday.
Man arrested on drug charges
• Gilroy – A 30-year-old Madera man was arrested for drug possession after he drove through a closed construction area on Pacheco Pass Highway early Friday.
A California Highway Patrol officer saw Joaquin Saucedo Castro, driving eastbound on Highway 152, veer into an area of the road that was closed for Caltrans construction and strike several cones. Castro crossed over the double yellow lines and made a U-turn, then headed south on San Felipe Road, according to the arrest report.
When the officer pulled Castro over, there were two baggies of a rock-like substance in plain view. Three more baggies containing drugs were found in the car’s center console during a search.
Castro was arrested and booked into county jail on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and driving without a license, a misdemeanor.
Burned corpse found in San Jose identified
• San Jose – Police have identified a badly burned body that was found last month just off Mount Hamilton Road in an unincorporated area of San Jose.
The victim was identified as Delania Carroll, 34, a transient out of San Jose.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office used DNA testing to match the remains to Carroll, who was reported missing May 24.
Carroll’s body was found May 26 inside a small brush fire on Mount Hamilton Road about 1 mile east of Three Springs Road.
The Sheriff’s office is investigating Carroll’s death as a homicide. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call detectives Sgts. Dean Baker of John McIntosh at 808-4500, or may anonymously provide information at 808-4431.
Rummage sale benefits shelter
• San Martin – The Friends Of San Martin Animal Shelter (FOSMAS) will be conducting their annual Rummage Sale Saturday from 8am to 7pm, and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. The sale will be held at the shelter, 12370 Murphy Ave.
Find deals on furniture, household items, pet supplies, tools, garden decorations and more. All clothes will be on sale for only 50 cents. Proceeds from the sale will help purchase food and medical supplies needed for the animals at the shelter.
Details: 683-4186 or 686-3900.
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