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Sgt. Tim Celli reported that officers were dispatched to the 3700 block of Howard Avenue at around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday on the report of a home invasion robbery.
The alleged victim, 23-year-old Juan Flores, told police he was at home sleeping when two black men kicked in his door, held him at gunpoint and battered him, Celli said.
Flores reported that one of the men was wearing a ski mask. Celli said that Flores stated that while he was being held at gunpoint, the second man ransacked his home.
After the suspects left Flores' home, he ran to a neighbor's home and police were called, Celli said.
Celli said Flores has not yet been able to identify what property was stolen in the robbery, but items believed to belong to Flores were located in the street outside of the residence and collected for evidence.
Flores was treated for his injuries at St. Helena Hospital Clearlake and later released, Celli said.
Celli said the investigation is ongoing.
He asked anyone with information about the case to call Clearlake Police Officer Paulsen, 707-994-8251.
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Between Saturday, Dec. 18, and Tuesday, Dec. 20, Cal Fire dispatched and responded to nearly 4,000 emergencies and calls for service statewide, including more than 450 traffic collisions, more than 100 flooding incidents and more than 20 water rescues.
In the hard-hit Southern California counties of Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego, Cal Fire said it responded to more than a dozen additional water rescues and more than 50 new flooding incidents on Wednesday morning alone.
As heavy rainfall continues in many parts of the state, Cal Fire engine companies, fire crews, and personnel continue to be on high alert for additional flooding calls and rescues, the agency reported.
Cal Fire's inmate fire crews often play a large role in flooding incidents since they are also trained in sandbagging and debris removal. Each crew consists of 15 to 17 inmates that are supervised by a cal Fire captain.
Cal Fire reported that it has 196 inmate fire crews across California.
Motorists are urged to use extreme caution when driving on flooded roadways and obey road closure barricades. These are in place for driver safety and the safety of emergency responders.
Prior to traveling, motorists are encouraged to check on current weather and road conditions.
For more information on flooding and winter weather safety visit the Cal Fire Web site at www.fire.ca.gov.
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The 2010 count showed the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2010, was 308,745,538.
The resident population represented an increase of 9.7 percent over the 2000 U.S. resident population of 281,421,906.
That increase is the smallest population growth change over a 10-year period since the 1940 Census, when a 7.3-percent growth rate was reported, according to Census date from 1910 to 2010. The largest growth rate during that time was 21 percent in 1910, followed by 18.5 percent in 1960.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Acting Commerce Deputy Secretary Rebecca Blank and Census Bureau Director Robert Groves unveiled the official counts at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
“A big thanks to the American public for its overwhelming response to the 2010 Census,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. “The result was a successful count that came in on time and well under budget, with a final 2010 Census savings of $1.87 billion.”
The national participation rate for the 2010 Census was 74 percent, based on households that filled out their questionnaire and returned it. That matched the 2000 participation rate.
California had a 73 percent participation rate, down from 76 percent in 2000. Lake County's rate was 61 percent this year, up from its 56-percent 2000 participation rate, officials reported.
Rebecca Blank, now acting deputy secretary of Commerce who has overseen the 2010 Census as under secretary for Economic Affairs, echoed Locke.
“The 2010 Census was a massive undertaking, and in reporting these first results, we renew our commitment to our great American democracy peacefully, fairly and openly for the 23rd time in our nation's history,” Blank said.
The U.S. resident population represents the total number of people in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The most populous state was California (37,253,956); the least populous, Wyoming (563,626).
The state that gained the most numerically since the 2000 Census was Texas (up 4,293,741 to 25,145,561).
The state that gained the most as a percentage of its 2000 Census count was Nevada, up 35.1 percent to 2,700,551, followed by Arizona, up 24.6 percent to 6,392,017; Utah, up 23.8 percent to 2,763,885; Idaho, up 21.1 percent to 1,567,582; and Texas, up 20.6 percent to 25,145,561.
Regionally, the South and the West picked up the bulk of the population increase, 14,318,924 and 8,747,621, respectively. But the Northeast and the Midwest also grew: 1,722,862 and 2,534,225.
Additionally, Puerto Rico's resident population was 3,725,789, a 2.2 percent decrease over the number counted a decade earlier.
California's percentage of growth over the last 10 years was approximately 10 percent, the Census Bureau reported.
States and territories that actually showed population declines were Michigan, down 0.6 percent, and Puerto Rico, the population for which declined 2.2 percent.
More specific state and regional data will become available between February and March 31, the Census Bureau reported. That data will be necessary for redrawing U.S. Congressional and state legislative district boundaries.
Just before Tuesday's announcement, Locke delivered the apportionment counts to President Barack Obama, 10 days before the statutory deadline of Dec. 31.
The apportionment totals were calculated by a congressionally defined formula, in accordance with Title 2 of the U.S. Code, to divide among the states the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The apportionment population consists of the resident population of the 50 states, plus the overseas military and federal civilian employees and their dependents living with them who could be allocated to a state.
Each member of the House represents, on average, about 710,767 people. The populations of the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are excluded from the apportionment population, as they do not have voting seats in Congress.
Based on the apportionment, states that will gain representatives are Texas, four; Florida, two; and Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah and Washington all get one each.
States that lost representatives are New York and Ohio with two each, and Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey and Pennsylvania each losing one.
California's congressional seats stay flat at 53, the largest number of any state.
“The decennial count has been the basis for our representative form of government since 1790,” Groves said. “At that time, each member of the House represented about 34,000 residents. Since then, the House has more than quadrupled in size, with each member now representing about 21 times as many constituents.”
President Obama will transmit the apportionment counts to the 112th Congress during the first week of its first regular session in January. The reapportioned Congress will be the 113th, which convenes in January 2013.
Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution calls for a census of the nation's population every 10 years to apportion the House seats among the states. The 2010 Census is the 23rd census in our nation's history.
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The quake occurred at 2:10 a.m., according to the US Geological Survey.
It was a “poorly constrained” quake just under the earth's surface, based on survey reports. It was centered three miles west northwest of Anderson Springs, four miles east southeast of The Geysers and four miles south southwest of Cobb.
The US Geological Survey received nine shake reports from Lakeport, Middletown and Santa Rosa.
A 3.7-magnitude earthquake was reported near The Geysers on Dec. 6, as Lake County News has reported.
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Karen Lee Allen, 51, and Wendie Christine McRae, 46, both of Lower Lake, were arrested by a District Attorney's Office investigator on Dec. 15.
Both women are charged with felony theft from an elder and grand theft exceeding $400 for activities alleged to have taken place in November 2008, according to court records.
In addition, Allen, a paralegal with Attorneys Aren't Us in Lower Lake, is charged with two misdemeanor counts for alleged unauthorized advertisement to practice law, one count for activities alleged in November 2008, the second for activities this past June.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Rachel Abelson said the two women are alleged to have been involved with accessing the estate of an elderly man with dementia.
McRae was a certified nursing assistant at the hospital where the man was receiving care. Abelson alleged that McRae was getting money from the man while he was still alive.
Within a month of meeting him, McRae is alleged to have gotten power of attorney and within two months was inheriting from his estate, Abelson said.
Abelson said McRae was set to get stocks and a house as part of the inheritance, and between $10,000 and $35,000 in cash.
Abelson alleged that Allen's role was typing up the man's trust, giving McRae power of attorney and inserting herself into the trust as well.
“They distributed the estate very quickly to themselves,” Abelson said.
The women were arraigned last Friday, with Ukiah attorney Bob Boyd appearing on their behalf.
“I just did a special appearance for both the ladies to get them out of custody and exonerate a 1275 bond hold,” he said.
A 1275 bond hold is commonly used in narcotics cases as well as in financial cases such as this one, Boyd said.
It's meant to ensure that the money being used to post bond is coming from a legitimate source, and not from proceeds of the alleged charges, he explained.
“We were able to show through family members that these were legitimate bonds,” he said.
The women were then released from custody on Friday, he said. Bail for each had been set at $50,000.
Boyd said he's not yet sure if he'll be retained for the cases going forward.
Court records showed that four county judges – David Herrick, Vincent Lechowick, Richard Martin and Andrew Blum – have recused themselves from covering the case.
Boyd said Judge Blum's wife, Debra – herself an attorney practicing locally – was a witness in the case, so a visiting judge had to be brought in from Alameda County.
Boyd called it “a fairly paper intensive case.”
Abelson said there was a related civil case relating to the matter that was settled.
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The fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. Monday.
Initially, reports from the scene indicated the fire was on Point Lakeview Road, but Kelseyville Fire Chief Mike Stone said the fire took place on nearby Terrace Way.
“When units arrived they found some fire in the back deck of the house,” Stone said.
Four units and two chief officers responded, and were able to quickly extinguish the blaze, he said. There were no injuries.
Stone said it took about an hour and a half to mop up the scene.
He said there was no real fire damage to the inside of the residence, although there was some smoke and water damage.
“We are investigating the cause,” Stone said.
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