CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
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Sheriff’s Reports
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Front row (left to right): Jeanne Trang, Zoey Yu, Jenny Tran, Honna Nguyen; Back row (left to right): Castro Valley Rotary President Dwight Perry, Emma Fogle, Andrew Lottich, Amanda Wong, Jamie Fong, Colin Sutedja, and Castro Valley Rotary InterAct Co-Chairs Bruce D. Johnson and Roland Williams.
CVHS InterAct Officers Visit Rotary Club of Castro Valley Representatives from a Castro Valley High School service club got a chance to meet and greet with their local community counterparts this past August 3. The Rotary Club of Castro Valley hosted the CVHS InterAct Club Officers as part of their annual acknowledgment of their patronage, and celebration of their great, youthful energy, organizers said. The Rotary Club of Castro Valley sponsors three InterAct Clubs: Castro Valley High School, Redwood Christian High School, and Canyon Middle School. The Rotary Club has a rich history of training and encouraging emerging student leaders.
CVHS InterAct President Amanda Wong, Advisor and InterAct Area 2 Director Jenny Tran, and Digital Media Coordinator Andrew Lottich shared their vision for serving others during the 2021-22 school year and answered questions from Rotarians. Vice President Zoey Yu, Treasurer Emma Fogle, Events Coordinator Colin Sutedja, Outreach Coordinator Jamie Fong, and Publicist Honna Nguyen also attended the meeting sitting with Rotarians throughout the room. All the students are seniors except for Zoey Yu, who is a sophomore. In addition, Jenny Tran and Andrew Lottich shared their experience with the Camp
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RYLA (Rotary Youth Leaders Awards), which was held virtually this summer replacing the traditional in-person, weeklong camp in the Santa Cruz mountains. They shared that they enjoyed the experience of meeting others and thanked the Club for sponsoring their attendance at RYLA. President Amanda Wong attended Camp RYLA in 2019. The InterAct members sat at multiple tables providing Rotary members with a great opportunity to get to know these student-leaders. Also attending was 2017 CVHS graduate and former CVHS InterAct President Jeanne Trang, who is now serving as the Rotary District see ROTARY on page 14
Wanted Man Walked Away Sunday, August 8: at 12:06 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 41-year-old man with no permanent residence as part of a warrant issued for his capture. The man was traveling on Norbridge Avenue near the Castro Valley BART station when deputies made a positive ID on his warrant. The man reportedly ignored the deputy’s request to stop and began walking away. He was previously charged with fraud and breaking and entering. Deputies additionally charged the man with resisting arrest and possession of illegal drug paraphernalia. The man was taken to Santa Rita Jail. Traffic Stop Ends in Arrest Sunday, August 8: at 8:15 a.m., a 36-year-old man from Hayward was arrested as part of a warrant for his capture. Deputies pulled the man over near the
She Threw Coffee at a Firefighter Thursday, August 5: at 6:22 p.m., deputies arrested a 55-year-old woman with no permanent residence on suspicion of assaulting a first responder. The woman was stopped for questioning outside a fast-food restaurant on Redwood Road near Redwood Court after an Alameda County Firefighter identified the woman as the person who threw a bottle of cold coffee at him. Deputies report the firefighter was in his vehicle when the woman came
up to him and threw the coffee into the driver’s seat drenching him. The woman was taken into custody. Drove Drunk, Drugged, and Assaulted Nephew Tuesday, August 3: at 9:23 p.m., a 27-year-old woman from Antioch was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, assaulting a family member, child endangerment, and resisting arrest. Deputies pulled the woman over on Eden Canyon Road near Hollis Canyon Road after observing her swerving in traffic. The woman reportedly had four prior convictions for driving under the influence. Deputies noted the woman assaulted her nephew who was a passenger in the car at the time of the arrest. She was taken into custody. The nephew was released to a guardian.
Coroner’s Office IDs Motorist Found Dead Alameda County Coroner’s Office on Monday released the name of a motorist found dead in a car on August 6 on East Castro Valley Boulevard near Villareal Drive. Javier Sandoval of San Mateo was found motionless behind the wheel of a black 2005 Honda Accord. No cause of death has been determined yet. Sheriff’s deputies were called to investigate a person passed out in a car about 4:30 p.m. Deputies attempted
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life-saving measures until Alameda County Fire Department arrived on the scene and pronounced Sandoval dead. An initial investigation revealed no obvious signs of trauma. The vehicle may have run out of fuel and parked on the side of the road, possibly awaiting assistance, deputies report. Deputies say the investigation is ongoing. If you have information on this incident, please call ACSO at 510-667-7721.
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Javier Sandoval of San Mateo was found motionless behind the wheel of a 2005 Honda Accord.
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