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Two arrested for stealing a tractor in Royal Oaks

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ROYAL OAKS, Calif. (KION) -- Two people have been arrested for stealing a tractor on Easter Sunday in Royal Oaks.

According to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office, a report came in over a stolen tractor from a home on Live Oak Road in Royal Oaks, with the reporter saying the tractor had a tracking device on it.

Using the device, they located the tractor around the 1200 block of San Miguel Canyon Road.

The tractor was recovered in Royal Oaks after being stolen on Easter Sunday. Courtesy: Monterey County Sheriff's Office

It was not until the next day, April 21, that deputies used a search warrant to find the stolen tractor. MCSO deputies found the tractor in the middle of getting a fresh coat of paint.

Rene Alvarez Landa, 60, and Jose Olegario Gonzalez, 44, were arrested for possession. It was then found that Landa was a convicted felon for possessing ammunition and methamphetamine.

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Sergio Berrueta has been in the news for quite awhile going from studying print media to entering the realm of broadcast.

Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.

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