Bobcat seen in
Christmas Hill Park
Gilroy – Police and wildlife officials responded to a call about a bobcat sighting at Christmas Hill Park Monday morning, but did not locate the animal.
Police shot and killed a mountain lion on Polk Court south of Leavesley Road in Gilroy May 28. Though bobcats and mountain lions are different, officials advise to stay away from both felines if spotted.
The major difference between bobcats and mountain lions is their size, according to the University of Santa Cruz Police Department Web site. Bobcats weigh between 15 and 30 pounds and mountain lions weigh between 75 and 150 pounds. The Web site also explains that bobcats are spotted or stripped and have short tails. Mountain lions are usually one color with long tails, sometimes half their body length.
Fish and Game officials said mountain lion attacks on humans are rare. There have only been 13 verified attacks in the state since 1890.
Kids eat for free
Gilroy – All children ages one through 18 are invited to eat for free this summer at Glen View Elementary and South Valley Middle schools beginning Monday and ending July 21. Breakfast will be served from 7:25 to 7:55am and lunch from noon to 12:30pm. All meals, which are provided through the federal free lunch program, must be consumed on campus. Parents are welcome and may purchase breakfast for $1.25 and lunch for $2.25. South Valley is located at 385 IOOF Ave. and Glen View is located at 600 W. Eighth St.
Details: Alane Webb at 848-7147.
Express environmental concerns
Gilroy- Express your environmental concerns Wednesday, June 28, from 7:30 to 9:30pm, at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St. Join community members from South Santa Clara County and San Benito County to discuss environmental concerns with Environmental Action Committee members from the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society. The agenda includes issues such as Coyote Valley development and plans for Sargent Ranch.
Details: 848-0465.
Sprint Equipment Stolen
Morgan Hill – Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for suspects who stole more than $100,000 in Sprint transmitting equipment from a base transmitter site north of Morgan Hill.
Sheriff’s spokesman Serg Palanov said the suspects stole the equipment the morning of June 16. An alarm at the site on Monterey Road and Blanchard Avenue sounded at 5:40am. When deputies arrived, they found a cabinet behind a 6-foot fence had been broken into. The lock was missing from the cabinet, and two transmitting radios worth $25,000, a cellular timing unit worth $15,000, a cellular modular unit worth $20,000 and a modem card worth $30,000 were stolen.Â
Palanov said that the equipment could be for sale on the black market, possibly even sold by now. This is not the first time equipment has been stolen in the state, a Sprint technician told deputies, Palanov said.
Anyone with information may call 808-4400. Â
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