The Tuesday Wakeup

November 2, 2009

Update: Homicide suspect was seen at Sacramento County Halloween party

A 22-year-old Galt man wanted in connection with a Halloween night homicide in San Joaquin County was seen hours later at a southern Sacramento County party during which a volley of gunfire erupted, according to authorities.
As of Monday night, San Joaquin sheriff's deputies continued their search for Anthony Adell Hubbard (left photo), who is suspected of fatally shooting 28-year-old Adam Mariano Campa, also from Galt, Saturday night in Acampo, said Deputy Les Garcia, sheriff's spokesman.
-Sac Bee


Sacramento health official calls for H1N1 flu emergency declaration

Last Modified: Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 - 8:26 pm

Sacramento County's chief public health official said she will recommend that a state of emergency be declared in the county because of the dramatic rise in the number of cases of H1N1 flu.
Sacramento County's board of supervisors is expected to consider the request at its meeting tomorrow. Increased concern over the spread of the novel flu comes on heels of the latest H1N1-related death in Sacramento County - the 15th since last April, when the virus first appeared in the region. County officials could not provide specific details on that fatality.
-Sac Bee


Increasing incidents of bicycle theft on campus
Julia Baum

The State Hornet -

http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2009/10/28/News/Increasing.Incidents.Of.Bicycle.Theft.On.Campus-3815389.shtml
Sacramento State police have made two arrests in the wake of a series of bicycle thefts on campus.Interim Lt. Kelly Clark said the arrests were the result of an effort by plainclothes officers to stop the thefts. There have been more than 20 bike thefts since the beginning of the semester. University police are uncertain if the thefts are related.

Sac State lawsuit investigation continues
Brittany Bottini
The State Hornet -

http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2009/10/28/News/Sac-State.Lawsuit.Investigation.Continues-3815366.shtml

An investigation conducted by Sacramento State concluded that retired engineering professor Miroslav Markovic created a hostile work environment, in direct violation of the university's harassment policy. On Aug. 7, Cici Mattiuzzi, career counselor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, filed a lawsuit against Sac State and Markovic on seven charges, including sexual harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and retaliation.Markovic could not be reached for comment.

Bay Bridge stays closed

Pushing traffic turmoil into a second week, Caltrans said late Sunday that the workhorse Bay Bridge will probably remain closed through the morning commute after a fix meant to shore up a cracked beam failed a critical stress test.
When the region's busiest span will reopen remains unknown. Caltrans officials refused to speculate, saying that their repairs must pass several rounds of tests and inspections before the bridge is deemed safe for traffic.
"Unfortunately, (drivers) need to plan that the Bay Bridge will not be in service for the morning commute," Caltrans spokesman Bart Ney said at a briefing Sunday. "At this point, we don't want to make a false prediction about when the bridge can reopen."

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Grizzly grotto adventurer wins round in court
(11-02) 19:04 PST SAN FRANCISCO --

A judge tossed out a trespassing charge Monday against a man who sneaked into the San Francisco Zoo's grizzly bear grotto, leaving the defendant facing just a misdemeanor count of bothering a dangerous animal.
Kenneth Herron wasn't trespassing, Judge Wallace Douglass ruled, because he had no intention of staying in the enclosure for a long time - which the defense argued was the legal definition of the misdemeanor offense.
Douglass' ruling leaves Herron facing just one charge as his trial proceeds in Superior Court, a count of willfully disturbing dangerous animals. The defense is expected to argue today that Herron's troubled mental state explained his behavior and that he should be acquitted.
Herron's lawyer, deputy public defender James Conger, cited legal precedent that to be convicted of trespassing, someone has to seek "occupancy," akin to squatting. Conger argued that Herron "did not intend to make the bear enclosure his place of residency, nor did his actions convey any indication that he would."
The judge agreed.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/02/BAJ01AE4KH.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0VlJY1bPs


Boy's fatal fall from midtown parking garage investigated
By Chelsea Phua cphua@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 - 8:51 pm

A 15-year-old Elk Grove boy fell to his death from a midtown Sacramento parking garage last week, authorities said.
The Sacramento County Coroner said the manner and cause of death is still under investigation. Authorities say they have ruled out homicide.

http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2301023.html