In today's newscast:
Monterey County DA concludes investigation into the fatal shooting of Ronald Tinsley.
The Monterey County District Attorney's Office has concluded its investigation of the fatal shooting of Ronald Tinsley in Marina. A Marina Police Officer killed the 31-year-old during a traffic stop on Jan. 18.
In a 12-page letter to Marina Police Chief Randy Hopkins, the DA stated that there was insufficient evidence to show that the officers involved broke the law.
The Marina Police Department did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.
Santa Cruz County opens Crisis Stabilization Unit.
Young people experiencing mental health crises in Santa Cruz County now have access to short-term treatment. A crisis stabilization unit has opened at Hope Forward—Esperanza Adelante Youth Crisis Center in Live Oak.
”We're strengthening the continuity of care that's so essential for the long-term well being that we really want our young people to have,” said Marni Sandoval, Director of Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health.
She said this space will help reduce unnecessary hospital emergency visits.
“We want to help defer folks from going to a hospital emergency room when there really isn't a physical health crisis so that we can make sure when there's a mental health crisis, that they're coming to a facility that's specifically designed to support stabilization in those types of circumstances, rather than flooding our emergency rooms at our hospitals.”
She also hopes young people and their families will no longer need to travel outside the county for urgent mental health care.
The crisis stabilization unit is run in partnership with the social service agency, Aspiranet.
