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POINT… THE DRIVER DID NOT WAIT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO ARRIVE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT C-H-P. # WERE LEARNING NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT A MAN WHO WAS RESCUED YESTERDAY MORNING AFTER GETTING STUCK IN A SPACE BETWEEN BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN SALINAS. SALINAS POLICE SAY HE WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL ON BURGLARY CHARGES… NO DETAILS ON WHY HE IS BEING CHARGED HAVE BEEN RELEASED. HE WAS IDENTIFIED AS 29-YEAR-OLD ISSAC VALENCIA OF SALINAS OFFICIALS SAY THE MAN FELL ABOUT 22-FEET FROM THE ROOF OF MAYA CINEMAS INTO THE NARROW SPACE BETWEEN THE THEATER AND BREW-JEE COFFEE… TODAY WE SPOKE WITH THE OFFICERS THAT FOUND VALENCIA. ## <ANOTHER PARTNER AND I, ISAAC LOPEZ, WENT TO GRAB OUR BREWJEE COFFEE AS WE NORMALLY DO AND WE HEARD A FAINT SCREAM AND A KNOCK ON A WALL” BUTT TO “WE FIGURED OUT HE WAS IN THE WALL BECAUSE WHEN WE KNOCKED ON THE WALL HE KNOCKED BACK.”> THE MAN TOLD OFFICERS HE WAS STUCK BETWEEN METAL BEAMS SINCE 9 SATURDAY NIGH
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A 29-year-old man who was rescued Sunday after becoming trapped in a wall void space near two businesses in California was later arrested on suspicion of burglary, according to police.According to initial information from the Salinas Fire Department, the man fell from the roof of the Maya Cinemas theater near the lettering. It was estimated that he slid down at least 22 feet.Police said officers were inside Brewjee coffee shop getting coffee Sunday morning when they heard faint calls for help coming from nearby. After checking the area, including the Maya Cinemas offices, officers determined the yelling was coming from inside the wall between Brewjee and the theater. When officers knocked on the wall, they got a knock back.That’s when they found Isaac Valencia, 29, trapped inside the wall, police said. His bail was set at $10,000. Salinas Fire responded and worked for about two and a half hours to free Valencia. After being medically evaluated, Valencia was booked into Monterey County Jail on suspicion of burglary.He told responders he had been stuck there since about 9 p.m. the night before, meaning he may have been trapped for roughly 12 hours.Authorities have not released additional details about the suspected burglary.
A 29-year-old man who was rescued Sunday after becoming trapped in a wall void space near two businesses in California was later arrested on suspicion of burglary, according to police.
According to initial information from the Salinas Fire Department, the man fell from the roof of the Maya Cinemas theater near the lettering. It was estimated that he slid down at least 22 feet.
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Police said officers were inside Brewjee coffee shop getting coffee Sunday morning when they heard faint calls for help coming from nearby.
After checking the area, including the Maya Cinemas offices, officers determined the yelling was coming from inside the wall between Brewjee and the theater. When officers knocked on the wall, they got a knock back.
That’s when they found Isaac Valencia, 29, trapped inside the wall, police said. His bail was set at $10,000.
Salinas Fire responded and worked for about two and a half hours to free Valencia. After being medically evaluated, Valencia was booked into Monterey County Jail on suspicion of burglary.
He told responders he had been stuck there since about 9 p.m. the night before, meaning he may have been trapped for roughly 12 hours.
Authorities have not released additional details about the suspected burglary.
