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Salinas Dance Teacher Releases Book on Murder

Salinas Dance Teacher Releases Book on Murder

It's the fourth book for Lisa Eisemann, profiling Salinas' violent past and the history of crime in the city she's called home for decades along with her husband, a former Salinas police officer.

She released, "Murder, Salinas Style:  Book Three, He Shot the Sheriff,"  which tells a fascinating story of Salinas violence back in 1898-1899.  The case of the murdered sheriff, killed downtown near her dance studio, included a lynch mob, courtroom theatrics and went all the way to the California State Supreme Court.

Book Signings are next week as follows:                  Tues., May 29th        7-8 p.m.        Steinbeck Library         Friday, June 1st&nbsp

Push-Up Bikini For Kids, You Can Buy One at Abercrombie

Push-Up Bikini For Kids, You Can Buy One at Abercrombie

A push-up bikini top may not sound to racy, until you find out that it is for a 7-year-old. The Ashley Push-Up triangle bikini is in the current spring line for Abercrombie Kids.

As you can probably imagine, many parents are saying the swimsuit it too sexy for children.

Some experts also believe the clothing can even be dangerous, saying it gets young girls to think about themselves in sexual ways.

Abercrombie & Fitch released a statement saying it has removed the words "push-up" from the description of the top on its website. However, the padded tops are still available.

Fans of Central Coast News seemed to be split about what the think of a children's push-up bikini.

Felicia Nicole Cota wrote "provocative??? children Don't even know what that means! All they know is they look cute and feel cute. Is that so wrong?"

Ashley Ray wrote, "Looking CUTE is one thing...

Industry Insider: Gas Will Be $5 a Gallon in 2012

If you cringed when gas reached $3 a gallon you may have a heart attack when you hear what the former president of Shell Oil has to say about gas prices. In an interview with Platt's Energy Week, John Hofmeister said that Americans could be paying $5 for a gallon of gasoline by 2012.

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"I'm predicting actually a worse outcome over the next two years, which takes us to 2012 with higher gasoline prices," said Hofmeister.

So why the high gas prices? In the interview Hofmeister predicts that it is because of growing global demand for oil, tighter supplies, and inadequate responses by the US government.

Is that a Pumpkin or a Tomato?

9 year-old Shelby O'Neil from San Juan Bautista is very proud of her tomatoes and was probably a little shocked to find that one of her tomatoes has a face.

This little guy came just in time for Halloween and seemd pretty intent on going as a Jack-o-Lantern

The family says, "It's nothing we did, it just came out this way!"

 

Suspicious package at mall

Workers at the mall discovered a suspicious package in the breezeway leading into Northridge Mall just north of J.C. Pennyey.

After reviewing the surveillance tape, police learned that an adult male entered the breezeway thru the east side of the mall. He very casually placed the item on the ground and immediately walked northbound through the mall and out the west side of Macy's.

The item was a blue cooler type bag that was approximately 2' X 2'.

Man Gets Busted After His Stolen Vehicle Runs Out of Gas

Deputies say that Sasche Jerome Owen led them on a short pursuit after the stolen car that we was driving ran out of gas.

The Monterey Sheriff's Department says that on Monday they were checking on a vehicle that had run out of gas on North Davis Road.

Tickets for Parking in the Driveway

A Central Coast News viewer wrote in and told us on January 24th police ticketed about a dozen cars parked in driveways. You wanted to know why, so we went to the North Salinas neighborhood and talked with Police.

Cora Montoya and her husband have lived on Parsons Avenue in North Salinas for 30 years. On January 24th they got two tickets because cars in their driveway blocked the sidewalk, "The city of Salinas allowed these kinds of houses to be built.