Alleged Rape in Woman’s Home

A Pebble Beach woman told police she was raped by an intruder at her home Saturday evening.

Sheriff’s deputies said they reported to her house a little after 7p.m., where the woman reported the attack by a man who broke into the house.

She had a bruise on her forehead and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Man arrested on kidnapping charges

A man from Greenfield was arrested on Saturday after reportedly forcing a man to drive him around, feigning that he  had a gun in his pocket.

Filberto Navarro was sitting in his work truck at around 9 am when he was approached by 32 year old Gabriel Tarango. Tarango threatened to kill him if he didn’t obey his demand of driving him from Hollister to Soledad. Oddly enough. Navarro was offered $2,000 for the ride.

Navarro obliged and dropped him off in Soledad, where he was later arrested on charges of kidnapping and carjacking.

Lifeguards rescue four people at Carmel River

State Parks lifeguards saved four people from certain drowning in Carmel River Lagoon on Saturday.

It is unknown how the trouble started for the kids, but in the end four kids and adults were saved from the lagoon at around 4 pm. Two others were able to make it to shore on their own volition, and only one of the rescued was admitted to a local hospital for hypothermia.

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Salinas police are searching for suspects in two home-invasion robberies that were reported Thursday.

The two robberies took place about 9a.m. and 11a.m., and police believe the same people were responsible. No one was injured.

At a home in the 500 block of San Benito Street, a woman caught an intruder as he came out of her son’s bedroom, police said.

The intruder left after the woman said she was calling police, officers said. The man was seen getting into a white minivan driven by a woman, police said.

In the second robbery, a man followed a woman to her apartment in 100 block of Kenneth Avenue and forced his way in. The woman had given the man a glass of water after he asked for one while she was outside, police said.

A knife was held to the woman’s throat, police said, but she was not harmed.

The man fled after the woman’s daughter came out of a bedroom and scared him away. Police said the man grabbed a necklace from one of the women before fleeing.

In both incidents, the intruder was described as being about 30 years old, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 170 pounds. He wore dark pants, a baseball cap and blue denim jacket, according to the victims.

Man shot in shoulder while sitting in car

Salinas police said a 19-year-old man was injured about 7 p.m. Thursday in a shooting that is believed to have been gang-related.

Police said the victim was sitting in his car in the 1800 block of Stratford Court when the assailant approached and fired several shots.

The victim was hit at least once in the shoulder and was taken to a hospital by a relative. Police said the wounded man was treated and released.

The gunman was described as a male wearing a black and white flannel-style shirt and was seen running away on Emerald Drive.

Police ask anyone with information to call 775-4222.

Three men arrested for drugs or warrants

Salinas police said three men were arrested about 2:15p.m. Wednesday in the area of Soledad Street after they were found to have drugs or outstanding warrants.

All were taken to the Monterey County Jail.

Police said Eddie Ramirez, 31, jumped a retaining wall and dropped a syringe after seeing officers in the area.

Jose Hurtado, 30, also was trying to jump a fence when officers caught him, police said.

Hurtado was wanted on a warrant and was carrying a syringe loaded with heroin, officers said.

A third man, Lawrence Velasquez, 33, was wanted on a warrant in Santa Cruz County, police said.

The arrests were made while officers were searching for a stolen vehicle. Ramirez and Hurtado matched a description of the suspects, police said.

Driver, passenger booked for weapon

Two gang members were arrested Wednesday after a loaded gun was found during a traffic stop, Salinas police said.

The stop was made about 7:40p.m. at Del Monte Avenue and North Sanborn Road, police said.

Eric Gaytan, a passenger in the vehicle, was searched, and a loaded .25-caliber handgun was found in his possession, police said.

Gaytan was arrested and booked at Monterey County Jail along with driver Rogelio Vasquez, 18, on suspicion of allowing a firearm in the vehicle, police said.

Two other passengers were not arrested.

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