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Registered sex offender arrested in Salinas for reportedly following two girls

By Avery Johnson

March 4, 2020 3:12 PM

Published March 4, 2020 12:41 PM

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) A registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday morning after he reportedly followed two young girls.

Police said they got a call about the man following them and asking if they wanted food at around 9:40 a.m. in the 200 block of W. San Luis Street.

When officers got there, they said the man, 35-year-old Jose Tinajero, ran away and barricaded himself in a nearby restaurant. K-9 Charro caught him, and officers arrested him.

The man was booked into the Monterey County Jail on charges that include annoying or molesting a minor, resisting arrest, violation of parole and for having a felony warrant.

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