MONDAY 11-14-22 KAHI MORNING NEWS

By BStigers on November 15, 2022.

Placer County Sheriffas Office on Saturday evening announced the arrest of a deputy on suspicion of DUI. Allahno Dean Hughes, 35, was responding to a call for service Saturday in a marked Placer County Sheriffas patrol car. According to the Sheriffas Office, Sheriffas personnel were already on scene, suspected Hughes was under the influence and confronted him. The Sheriffas Office confirmed a CHP officer was requested to conduct a field sobriety test. A breathalyzer test revealed Hughesa blood-alcohol level was 0.13 percent. Hughes was arrested for DUI and booked into the South Placer Jail. Hughes was released from custody Saturday on a bail bond. Hughesa official charge is listed as driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent or more.  a(Hughes) has been released from his probationary employment and is no longer a Placer County Sheriffas Office employee,a the Sheriffas Office stated on Facebook on Saturday. aAt this time, we are looking into all contacts Hughes may have had with the public this morning. Hughes was a newly hired deputy.

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Nurses at 21 Kaiser Hospitals plan to hold a two-day strike November 21 and 22 and includes Kaiser Permanente medical centers in Sacramento, south Sacramento, Roseville, Modesto, Manteca, and Fresno. The nurses plan to continue voicing their concerns about chronic short-staffing and workplace health and safety. The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the labor union that represents 21,000 registered nurses and nurse practitioners at the 21 medical centers, said the nursesa strike is to protest Kaiser Permanenteas refusal to address their concerns awith little to no movement on key issues.a  Kaiser Permanente officials said they have been making steady progress in labor negotiations, reaching important agreements in bargaining on safety, diversity, and other issues. They also said they have contingency plans in place to ensure patients receive the care they need if the union holds its planned strike.

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Several incidents this past week resulted in death. A woman was found dead Saturday in El Dorado County after sheriffas deputies said they received a report of asuspicious circumstances.a Detectives are investigating following the discovery at a Shingle Springs apartment, according to a Facebook post from the Sheriffas Office. The post provided no additional information, including anything more about the woman or the possible cause of death. A 16-year-old reported missing in Nevada County was found dead not far from where she was last seen. The girl, was reportedly last seen walking away from a home on the 1800 block of Kentucky Ravine Road on Wednesday night.  According to the sheriffas office, she was found around 2 p.m. Friday a half mile away in a very heavily wooded river drainage area.

The sheriffas office said no foul play is suspected. Her cause of death is not known. A coroner will be doing a full investigation. A male died in an area hospital Friday night after a shooting at a Citrus Heights apartment complex, according to the Citrus Heights Police Department. The incident occurred in the parking lot of Foxborough Apartments at 7795 Antelope Road. Witnesses told police an altercation occurred in the parking lot before gunshots were heard. When police arrived on the scene, they found a male suffering from a gunshot wound. Metro Fire transported the male to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. This investigation is ongoing, and no person(s) have been placed in custody in connection to the shooting.

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