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News of Record Covering the Carson City, Minden and Gardnerville areas. 2C WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23,1999 CALIFORNIA LOTTERY Daily 3 Fantasy Five Wednesday's Wednesday's picks: 1,67 picks: 6, 7, 10, 27, 32 Super Lotto Wednesday's picks: 17, 19,25,35,36, 42; $4 million jackpot Reno Carson City and officer. Bail was set at $11,610. Teerdade Azari, 30, of Truckee, a laborer, was arrested at 1 2:05 a.m. Wednesday in the 001 block of U.S.

50 for the investigation of trafficking, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a warrant from Reno District Court. Bail was set at $11 0,500. A report at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday of a domestic battery at U.S. 395 North and Mica Drive.

A report at 02:03 a.m. Tuesday of child abuse in the 1 00 block of U.S. 50. A report at 12:01 p.m. Tuesday of shots heard in the 2000 block of Foothill Road.

A report at 7:47 a.m. Tuesday of fraudulent use of a credit card in the 100 block of U.S. 50. A report at 7:54 a.m. Tuesday of a commercial burglary in the 1000 block of Riverview Drive.

r' binsn yL if County Carson City Yvonne Ingrid Paulus, 43, of Carson City, a lab tech, was arrested at 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of Broad Leaf Lane on a warrant out of Yerington Municipal Court for the investigation of failure to appear on a DUI charge. Bail was set at $2,500. She was subsequently held on a probation violation. Anthony Michael Salado, 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, a steel worker, was arrested at 8:16 a.m.

Tuesday on State Route 28 for the investigation of third offense DUI, driving with a revoked license, and failure to use due care. Bail was set at $5,000. 1A report at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday of a hit-and-run accident in the 2200 block of North Carson Street. 2 A report at 7:31 a.m.

Tuesday of property injury in the 1 600 block of Spooner Drive. 3 A report at 8:26 a.m. Tuesday of property injury at Carson High School. A report at 1 0:07 a.m. Tuesday of a residential burglary in the 1 600 block of Airport Road.

A report at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday of a vehicle burglary in the 1800 block of Winnie Lane. A report at 12:21 p.m. Tuesday of domestic battery in the 600 block of Hot Springs Road. A report at 1 2:23 p.m.

Tuesday of a vehicle theft in the 400 block of East Park Street. Former trooper's murder charge revived A report at 12:36 p.m. Tuesday of a broken vehicle windshield in the 1 500 block of Walker Drive. A report at 1 2:38 p.m. Tueteday of a vehicle theft in the 4200 block of South Carson Street.

A report at 1 :03 p.m. Tuesday of a vehicle injured in the 2100 block of Mountain Street. A report at 2:51 p.m. Tuesday of grand larceny in the 1 1 00 block of Valley View Drive. Sobel to dismiss the case following an evidentiary hearing.

Deputy Clark County District Attorney Clark Peterson had appealed Sobel's decision, saying the Supreme court already had resolved a key issue in a prior ruling and Sobel basically "rewrote your decision." Defense lawyers countered that testimony in the evidentiary hearing contradicted the facts on which the justices based their 1996 decision. Lawyer John Watkins said a prosecutor had told the justices two pieces of furniture were tested and no accelerant was detected but Sobel concluded no meaningful testing occurred. Watkins said defense lawyers sought tests to show that Warner didn't, as prosecutors alleged, douse a chair and ottoman where his wife Reno Gazette-Journal 3 Today's question: Do you agree with the National Football League decision to indefinitely suspend Cleveland Browns tackle Orlando Brown for shoving the referee who accidently hit him in the eye with a penalty marker? Yesterday's question: Should the U.S. Bureau of Land Management create a conservation area out of the Black Rock Desert? Results as of 7:45 p.m. Wednesday 5,150 votes 1,688 yes, 32 percent 3,461 no, 67 percent Nothing much changes in the Black Rock Desert, it still looks the same after 40 years.

The proposed NCA cannot improve upon the remarkable ability of the area to recover each year. It is naturally resistant to man's efforts to create changes. The proposed NCA can-; not improve on Mother Nature. Ed Dunkley Log onto www.RGJ.com and respond to this question through the Gazette-Journal Insta-Poll. Answers will register automatically and readers can view instant results of the poll.

In addition, readers are encouraged to provide additional comments on the subject at hand, as well as other topics, at the RGJ.com Digital Sounding Board. A selection of those comments, signed by the authors, will be reprinted in the Gazette-Journal. Story ideas can be phoned in at 324-0225, ext. 1490. Suggestions for additional discussion topics can be sent to the Online Editor through RGJ.com.

In addition, the Gazette-Journal welcomes letters to the editor, which can be sent in several ways: Directly through www.rgj.com; e-mailed at via fax at (775) 788-6458; or through traditional mail at P.O. Box 22000, Reno, NV 89520. Letters should contain daytime phone numbers and addresses. Witnesses i to fatal car crash sought By Anjeanette Damon RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL Reno police are looking for witnesses to a crash that killed a Reno toddler Saturday morning at the intersection ofPeckham Lane and Neil Road. Police said several people witnessed the accident, but left the scene before police arrived.

"We want some independent witnesses as to what the color of the light was and which vehicle entered the intersection first," Sgt. Bob McDonald said. "We pretty much know what happened I but need some independent wit- nesses to make the case that much stronger." I Bryce A. Poe, 23 months, was killed when a truck driven by Ger-l ard Vasquez-Peregrina, 19, col- lided with a station wagon driven by Bryce's mother, Cheryl Ann Reinert, 37. Vasquez-Peregrina was arrest- ed on felony charges of drunken driving, hit-and-run and reckless driving after he ran from the scene after the collision.

A witness who saw Vasquez-Peregrina run away, chased him down and returned him to the scene, police-said. Police also are looking for in-! formation about where Vasquez-J Peregrina was drinking before the accident. "His recollection of the evening is intermittent at best," McDon- aid said. Police said Bryce was properly strapped into a child safety seat in the middle of the back seat of the car, but the force of the impact was too much for him to survive. McDonald said Vasquez-Pere- grina was traveling between 50 mph to 60 mph when he collided with the station wagon.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Reno police traf- fie division at 334-2141, Secret Witness at 322-4900 or the Span-! ish Line at 721-7727. A report at 1 0:1 0 p.m. Tuesday of a domestic battery in the 700 block of Broadleaf Lane. Douglas County Richard Maxwell Gowing, 39, of South Lake Tahoe, unemployed, was arrested at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at Tramway Drive and State Route 207 for the investigation of third offense DUI, driving with a suspended license, and attempting to elude was sleeping with flame accelerant and light it on fire.

In a two-page order, the Supreme Court agreed with prosecutors, saying, "the evidence adduced at the evidentiary hearing does not alter this court's previous decision in any respect." Warner, a nine-year veteran of the Highway Patrol, resigned soon after he was indicted on arson and first-degree murder charges. That indictment was thrown out for procedural reasons. A second grand jury failed to indict. A third grand jury indicted him in 1994. In other action, the Supreme Court: Dismissed appeals from Gilbert Aguilar, sentenced to double no-parole life terms plus other prison time for the slaying of a Las Vegas man who had stepped out of his house were extremely disappointed with last year's report, so the latest numbers for 1999 are encouraging, said Sandy Heverly, executive director of the Las Vegas group Stop DUI.

"Whatever the reason, we want more of it," Heverly said. "The statistics are interesting because last year was a record year for fatalities. It was a horrific slaughter." Stop DUI is concerned, however, about the safety of Las Vegas residents and visitors duringthe big millennium celebration. "The next two weeks will be the greatest challenge we have ever had to face in terms of keeping DUI deaths and injuries down over a holiday season," Heverly said. "There acting justice of the peace.

Dawson, 55, has lived in Henderson since 1972 and been city attorney, municipal court judge and, since 1996, justice of the peace. Hunt, 57, a fourth-generation Nevadan, has been a federal magistrate since 1992. Others interviewed by Reid included Nevada Supreme Court Justice Bill Maupin, Deputy Las Vegas JACKPOTS Megabucks $25,506,493 Jeopardy 1,580,663 Quartermania 1,030,724 Nevada Nickels $245,371 Totem Pole $2,282,360 Quarters Deluxe 245,989 Elvis Quarters $512,516 Elvis Dollars $277,908 California Lottery information can be obtained by calling (800) LOTTERY or (800) 568-8379. No New Year's Eve fireworks for Ely gambling hall ELY The state fire marshall has snuffed out plans for a New Year's Eve fireworks show at the Hotel Nevada Gambling Hall in Ely. Ely Mayor Bob Miller said he received a letter that states the Great Basin Service Club's py-rotechnician does not meet state requirements to put on such a display.

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Rejected an appeal from Adrian Medina, sentenced to at least 40 years in prison for shooting longtime Clark County employee Willard Larson. Larson's wife and her son admitted plotting with Medina to kill him. Justices rejected Medina's claim of inadequate evidence to support murder and conspiracy verdicts. Rejected an appeal from Bill Joseph Stone, sentenced to double no-parole life terms plus additional sentences for the slaying of another man during a 1996 robbery in Las Vegas. The victim was shot in the back of the head.

The court said it had overwhelming evidence of Stone's guilt. in 1999 are going to be more celebrations and drinking, and unfortunately, I believe, more drinking and driving." Law enforcement agencies are gearing up to deal with the drinking and driving problem, and Stop DUI is also taking every opportunity to ask people to use alternatives to drinking and driving, she said. Keller said that while an overall decline in road deaths and a drop in alcohol-related deaths this year would be good news, there are some disturbing trends, particularly the number of pedestrian fatalities. There have been 67 pedestrian fatalities so far this year, compared with 46 at the same time in 1998. City Attorney Larry Bettis, and Clark County District Judges Valo-rie Vega and Lee Gates.

He also spoke with Las Vegas attorneys Stan Hunterton, Tim Cory, Kathleen England, Mark Albright, Allan Earl, David Chesnoff and Bruce Alverson; former Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Bill Curran; and Clark County District Attorney Stewart Bell. 782-2413 (DOUGLASLAKE TAHOE) to a BrfybfoFitoct cy. As of Monday, 339 people had died on Nevada's roadways in vehicles or in accidents with vehicles involving pedestrians or bicyclists. That's fewer than at this time in 1998 when there had been 349 deaths. Last year went on to be the worst in Nevada history, ending with 36 1 deaths.

This year's numbers represent a 2.8 percent drop in the number of people killed on Nevada's roads. The fatalities include 97 alcohol-related deaths so far in 1999, compared with 150 deaths at this same time last year. Anti-drunken-driving groups 1989 ruling overturned: Third grand jury indicted George Warner. By Brendan Riley ASSOCIATED PRESS The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned a lower-court decision in the case against a former Nevada Highway Patrol trooper accused of killing his wife. The high court says a trial for George Warner, whose fifth wife, Carol, died in a 1989 mobile home fire, should be conducted "with all deliberate speed." The Supreme Court ruling overturns a May 1998 decision from Clark County District Judge Jeffrey Number of ASSOCIATED PRESS So far this year, Nevada's roadways have been a little less lethal than in all records for traffic death's.

But the next 1 1 days are a concern as New Year's Eve approaches. The Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety also says alcohol-related traffic deaths are down from last year, but pedestrian fatalities are up. "I'm pleased that the alcohol-related numbers are down, but I'm not pleased at all at the increase in pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle deaths," said Joanne Keller, highway safety coordinator for the agen Reid names By Trevor Hayes ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS A Hispanic lawyer, a federal magistrate and a justice of the peace were nominated Wednesday by Nevada Sen. Harry Reid for three U.S. District Court judgeships.

Reid picked Las Vegas attorney Eva Garcia-Mendoza, U.S. Magistrate Roger Hunt and Henderson Justice of the Peace Kent Dawson after interviewing 30 judges and lawyers. The judgeships include two just created by Congress and a third held by Johnnie Rawlinson, recently nominated by Reid for a seat on the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. As the senior Democrat in Nevada's congressional delegation, Reid has the privilege of recommending candidates for such federal appointments while a Democrat occupies the White House.

Reid's choices go to President Clinton who has final say, subject to Senate confirmation, on the U.S. District Court posts paying 1 36,700 annually a pay cut for many private attorneys. Reid expects Congress will confirm Rawlinson by April and the other three by June. Asked whether her activist role with various groups in Las Vegas might work against her, Garcia-Mendoza, 49, said, "I've always been out there helping people whose rights have been trampled on. If that's an activist, I'm proud to be one." his choices for federal judgeships Garcia-Mendoza, wife of former Clark County District Judge John Mendoza.haspracticedlawin Nevada since 1981.

Reid said he met her when she worked as the state's first Spanish courtroom interpreter. That job led her to pursue a legal career. In addition to her private practice, Garcia-Mendoza has been an alternate municipal court judge and i i t' yourself in a new career What are you waiting for? SPRING CLASSES BEGIN January 24 REGISTER NOW! I A Jl 4-- '-CS ly 887-3000 (CARSON) Tin's hg Today Douglas County Public Library is hosting an African-American celebration called Kwanzaa at p.m. at 1625 Library Lane in Minden. For more information, call 782-9841..