Crime & Safety

14 Watsonville Drug Arrests Made in Three Days

Over a dozen people were arrested for alcohol or drug-related crimes between Friday and Sunday.

The following people from Watsonville were arrested over the weekend, according to Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office arrests logs. 

Of the 28 arrests, 15 were either alcohol or drug-related. Seven of the crimes were violent in nature. 

March 8:

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5:12 a.m.: Francisco Lopez Hueso, 31, public intoxication, 600 Front St., Santa Cruz

7:33 a.m.: Victor Hugo Quintana Carmona, 28, DUI, Riverside Street, Santa Cruz

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10:06 a.m.: Ambar Michelle Orozco, 21, embezzlement, 1415 Main St., Watsonville

12:52 p.m.: Pedro Sanchez Fuentes, 33, parole violation, 208 Carey Ave., Watsonville

3:43 p.m.: Juan Rangel, 18, grand theft, resisting arrest, Pajaro River

8:27 p.m.: Ninfa Julia Falcon, 33, possession of controlled substance, 445 Herman Ave., Watsonville

9:46 p.m.: Gerardo Magdalena Rios, 36, possession of controlled substance, Airport and Holm, Watsonville

10:32. p.m.: Eduardo Damian Gonzalez-Arias, 26, DUI, Bridge and Cirvelo, Watsonville

March 9:

12:47 a.m.: Ramiro Chavez, 28, possession of controlled substance, destroying evidence, Airport and Holm, Watsonville

2:34 a.m.: Hector Andres Gutierrez, 19, sale of metal knuckles, Lincoln and 5th, Watsonville

3:32 a.m.: Luis Damian Villanueva, 21, possession of concentrated cannabis, possession of a switchblade, Chappell and Ross, Watsonville

4:18 a.m.: Stephen Ryan Avellar, 40, grand theft, 1620 Beach St., Santa Cruz

4:32 a.m.: Alex Zamora, 20, assault with a deadly weapon, Cedar and Walnut, Santa Cruz

5:43 a.m.: Ismael Rios Roman, 23, battery, conspiracy, Pacific and Lincoln, Santa Cruz

6:39 a.m.: Lucas Jamal Jasso, 19, public intoxication, Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

1:35 p.m.: Felipe Cardenas Mora, 35, battery on spouse

1:42 p.m.: Kristiana Ullman, 27, battery, inflicting corporal injury

10:24 p.m.: Saul Ortega, 38, DUI, 1000 Main St., Watsonville

March 10:

1:43 a.m.: Jose Luis Castillo, 25, DUI, Beck and Lake, Watsonville

5:05 a.m.: Geoffrey James Smith, 21, assault with a deadly weapon, Willow Creek and Spring Valley, Watsonville

8:03 a.m.: Paul Anthony Granados, 38, trespassing, battery, damaging a wireless communication device

8:52 a.m.: Victor Roman Ramos, 22, battery, threatening crime

9:49 a.m.: Francisco Marquez Zamora, 39, DUI, Freedom Boulevard and Stanford

8:04 p.m.: Carlos Garcia Escobedo, 22, possession of controlled substance, possession of unlawful paraphernalia, under the influence of controlled substance, 520 Harkins Slough

8:13 p.m.: Richard Alexander Rodriguez Chavez, 28, DUI, River Street and Hwy 1, Santa Cruz

9:50 p.m.: Joshua James Gilchrist, 33, felon in possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, receiving known stolen property, Wheelock and Gilchrist, Watsonville

10:59 p.m.: Antonio Pintor, 28, parole violation, Toscano and Green Valley, Watsonville

11:22 p.m.: Humberto Villegas Gracida, 23, DUI, Hwy 129 west of Lakeview


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