Three bits of news from a local TV Station News TelePrompTer

[Guest guest]

This was yesterday. I'll add MY comments in [brackets].

Abbott Street Shooting

WE START OFF TONIGHT WITH A TERRIFYING AND VIOLENT DAY AT ONE SALINAS

BUSINESS. A MAN IS DEAD AFTER A CO-WORKER CAME IN WITH A GUN AND SHOT HIM

POINT BLANK.

IT HAPPENED AT VALLEY FABRICATION ON THE 600 BLOCK OF ABBOTT STREET, IN

SALINAS.

IT'S A WAREHOUSE AND WORKSHOP WHERE THEY REPAIR SHEET METAL.

THE MAN WALKED IN AND AT 12:45 THIS AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY HE SHOT AND

KILLED HIS CO-WORKER.

THE MAN THEN DROVE TO THE PARKING LOT AT THE STAR SHOPPING CENTER. AT

BLANCO ROAD AND SOUTH MAIN STREET IN SALINAS.

THAT'S WHERE HE TURNED HIMSELF IN TO POLICE.

POLICE SAY AFTER AN ARGUEMENT WITH ONE OF HIS CO-WORKERS.32-YEAR OLD

GILBERT AGABON WENT ON A LUNCH BREAK AND RETURNED TO WORK WITH A GUN.

THE SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY FIRED SEVERAL SHOTS AT MIGUEL AMEZCUA.KILLING HIM.

HE THEN FLED TO THE STAR SHOPPING CENTER.ON SOUTH MAIN STREET.AND CALLED

POLICE.

" SUPSECT WAS ON CELL PHONE HE CALLED CA HIGHWAY PATROL.AND TOLD US WHERE HE

WAS AT.AND A SURRENDER WAS WORKED OUT " .

[This wireless 9-1-1 call was answered at my Comm Center; he didn't dial

" the CHP " directly. One of our day watch dispatchers - with 2 years

experience - took his call. His first words were " I want to confess. I

just killed a guy. " Although the Comm Center was aware of the shooting

scene, it was still a bit of a shock for her to hear his spontaneous

confession. She said, " Oh yeah? Where? " and he told her.... so she told

got the minimum pertinent information and transferred that puppy to the

appropriate PSAP.]

Operation Cease Fire

IT'S DANGEROUS AND IT'S AGAINST THE LAW. FIRING GUNS INTO THE AIR DURING

NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATIONS.

POLICE WANT YOU TO KNOW. THEY'LL BE ON THE LOOK OUT. FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO

BRING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A BANG.

THAT'S IN TONIGHT'S FOX FOCUS.

Op Cease Fire

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES' TOP PRIORITY IS PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND

ACCIDENTS. ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

TODAY, THEY KICKED-OFF " OPERATION CEASE-FIRE TWO-THOUSAND " .

IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS IN SALINAS. BUT THIS YEAR IT'S A

COUNTY-WIDE EFFORT. TO STOP GUNFIRE DURING NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS.

VOLUNTEERS WILL BE GIVING OUT A RECORD ONE-HUNDRED THOUSAND FLYERS TO

SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WITH A MESSAGE. DONT MAKE

GUNS PART OF YOUR CELEBRATIONS.

Op Cease Fire

" PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND. IS A BULLET. "

ON NEW YEARS EVE. SALINAS POLICE AND C-H-P OFFICERS WILL PATROL COUNTY

STREETS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE SHOOTING GUNS.

" OPERATION CEASE-FIRE " WAS STARTED IN 19-96 AND IT'S ESTIMATED THE PROGRAM

HAS CUT GUNFIRE ON NEW YEARS EVE IN HALF.

[salinas PD officers and our officers pair up and ride together, some in

their units and some in our units. Almost all of their radio

communications is handled through the PD - which is dispatched out of a

consolidated, county-wide PSAP. In the past, as stated, it was only within

the Salinas City limits. This has been one of our most closely coordinated

and positive cooperative efforts with allied agencies... that is, for a

specific, recurring program. It will be interesting to see how it works

out this year when they expand to the unincorporated area usually handled

by the sheriff's office. Oh well; we've been going into " their " city all

this time for this; now they can come wander out into " our " turf.]

Earthquake

AND DID YOU FEEL IT? THE CENTRAL COAST RUMBLED THIS AFTERNOON. AN

EARTHQUAKE CENTERED ABOUT FOUR MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRES PINOS. NEAR

HOLLISTER. HIT AT ABOUT 3 THIS AFTERNOON. THE QUAKE MEASURED 4.3 ON THE

RICHTER SCALE. NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

['Nuff said.]

Happy to be here, proud to serve.

Olmstead

Communications Supervisor

~on the Central California coastline~

" Not presumed to be an official statement of my employing agency. "

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