Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Man Arrested Twice in One Day
Catch up on what the Watsonville Police Department has been up to over the last several days.
May 20:
DUI/Driving with Suspended License for DUI/Battery: Israel Villalobos, 25, was arrested on the 500 block of Joyce Court at 2:39 a.m. In a separate incident later in the day, Villalobos and his brother Edgardo, 26, were arrested for battery after fighting each other.
DUI: Manuel Macias, 73, caused a collision while leaving Jalisco's. He was found to be under the influence of alcohol and was arrested at 12:47 p.m.
Counterfeiting: A fake $20 bill was turned in at 1:37 p.m.
Public Intoxication: Juan Ricardo Valdez, 44, was arrested on Union Street and Riverside Drive at 8:04 p.m.
Driving with Suspended License for DUI: Miroslava Duran, 32, was stopped for a broken tail light and was arrested on E Beach Street at 9:45 p.m.
May 19:
DUI in Commercial Vehicle: Heather Widmont, 23, was arrested at a DUI checkpoint at 1 a.m.
Assault/Challenging Fight in Public: Hugo Sanchez, 20, was arrested on the 100 block of Green Valley Road at 4:44 a.m.
Petty Theft: At 17-year-old girl was arrested for stealing from KMart at 5:02 p.m.
Resisting Arrest/Carrying a Switchblade in Public/Trespassing: Two adult males and one juvenile male were found on the roof of a school at 10:24 p.m.
May 18:
Possession of Narcotics/Use of Narcotics/Possession of Unlawful Paraphernalia: Michael Seadler, 33, was found in a parked car on the 400 block of Village Way. Police found cocaine in his car and he was arrested at 9:02 p.m.
Possession of Narcotics for Sale/Altering a Vehicle ID Number/Resisting Arrest/Possession of Burglary Tools: Jaime Rocha, 27, was arrested on the 100 block of Nielson Street at 5:38 p.m.
Possession of Unlawful Paraphernalia: Christopher Gonzalez was arrested on the 100 block of Alta Vista Avenue at 12:27 p.m.
Possession of Controlled Substance and Paraphernalia: Steven Meidl was arrested on the 500 block of McKenzie Avenue at 9:57 a.m.
May 17:
Burglary: A bicycle was stolen from Motel 6.
Possession of Controlled Substance for Sale: Alejandro Fernandez was arrested with 4.7 grams of methamphetamine at 12:34 p.m.
Possession of Controlled Substance/Destroying Evidence/Resisting Arrest: Felix Falcon Preciado, 42, was arrested on Maple Avenue and Union Street at 4:11 a.m.
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