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1 PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER, Petaluma CA, Friday, January 30, 1998 3A Police arrest man for shoplifting, drug charges Reward increased in girl's murder Man tries to pass counterfeit bills An additional $10,000 is being offered to catch the murderer of 12-year-old Georgia Lee Moses, whose body was discovered under a tree next to Highway 101 just Camaro into the parking lot prior to the theft, he was charged with driving on a suspended license. A check of Salido's 1982 Camaro in the lot showed it had a license plate from his 1986 Mazda on it A second bindle of methamphetamine turned up when the suspect was booked at county jail. He was booked on all charges and held on $5,000 bail. Corrections and Amplifications A woman arrested at the Petaluma Hotel last Thursday was a visitor and not a resident A trip to Dan's Auto and Truck Parts proved expensive for Michael Allen Salido, a 27-year-old Santa Rosa man. When Petaluma police arrived at 345 Lakeville St.

to check out a report of a shoplifting in progress, they stopped Salido as he was leaving the store. A search turned up several mechanic's tools concealed in his clothing. After Salido was arrested and put in the patrol car, an officer saw him slip a bindle of methamphetamine on the floorboard. A DMV check showed the suspect's driver's license to be suspended. Upon hearing from witnesses that he had driven his counterfeit bills behind.

Officers were unable to locate the suspect He is described a a slim Hispanic male in his late 20s, about 5-foot-8 and 130 pounds, with collar-length black hair and a black goatee. He was wearing a dark blue baseball cap, gray Nike sweatshirt with a black swoosh on the front, black jeans, and red and black Nike tennis shoes. The money appeared to be high-quality photostatic copies of regular bills. Police have investigated similar incidents recently. Anyone with information should call Officer Martin Frye at 778-4372.

A man tried to pass counterfeit $20 and $50 bills Wednesday, but an alert clerk spotted the bills. The suspect entered Arch Rival Sporting Goods Store in the Plaza North Shopping Center just before 7 p.m., browsed and picked out several items of clothing. The clerk rang up the items and said the total came to $206. The suspect placed bills on the counter, but the clerk noticed the money appeared to be counterfeit and said he could not accept it The man pleaded with the clerk not to call the police, saying he was on parole. He fled when the clerk dialed 911, leaving two souin ot Petaluma.

The new amount brings to $15,000 the total reward being offered. The girl's body was discovered Aug. 22 by a highway worker. To would please come forward," said the Rev. James E.

Coffee of the Community Baptist Church said. County Sheriff Jim Piccinini added, "This department will not rest until this crime is solved." The reward donors will remain anonymous. Moses was last seen about 10 p.m. Aug. 13 near the intersection of Sebastopol Road and Dutton Avenue in Santa Rosa in the company of an unknown man, described as a black male adult, 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-4, weighing about 200 pounds, with closely cropped black hair.

He was driving a small, white four-door vehicle. Anyone with information should call the Georgia Moses Hotline (800) 286-6808. date, there Suspect have been no substantive leads in the case. "I would hope that anyone with information, however vague, Fleeing woman caught, arrested by police PONTIAC-BUICK-GMC TRUCK 1 i-liTl" 1 ill 1 1 ml 111 It aw white van even though it was raining at the time. He asked the man to step toward him so he could talk to him.

Loden then heard a noise in the rear of the van and saw a woman hiding there. Officer Paul Ac-cornero arrived and the two began talking to the couple. Suddenly the woman took off running across the parking lot and down the boulevard. The officers apprehended her in a yard nearby. Christina M.

Benedetto was arrested for the two $5,000 warrants one for narcotics and the other for prowling. She was also charged with resisting and obstructing an officer. FROM THE GOLDEN GATE TO THE OREGON BORDER! TAKE A DRIVE TO FRIENDLY HEALDSBURG FOR YOUR NEXT CAR OR TRUCK. fi mw mm 1 mm mm A 23-year-old Novato woman wanted for two outstanding warrants was arrested after she ran away from police officers early Monday morning. She was also charged with resisting and obstructing an officer.

Officer Roy Loden responded to a report of suspicious circumstances at a closed auto mechanic business in the 800 block of Petaluma Boulevard North about 4 a.ra When he arrived, he heard two people talking about a car alarm in the parking lot of the business. Moving closer to investigate, the officer saw a man washing a Final viewing night at SSU Weather permitting, star gazers and fans of astronomy have a chance to view some of the more dramatic stellar configurations in the night skies at the fifth and final Public Viewing Night at the Sonoma State University observatory tonight. There is no fee to attend this, public viewing, which is scheduled to run from 7 to 9 p.m. The observatory is inside the football field in the south east comer of the campus at East Cotati Avenue and Petaluma Hill Road. Professor Gordon Spear advises that if the night skies are clouded over, the event will be cancelled.

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