Crime & Safety
Crime Briefs: Gunpoint Robbery at House; Drive-By Shooting
Watsonville was plagued with gun violence during the weekend.
A man standing in his front yard was robbed at gunpoint Sunday, Watsonville police reported.
The 28-year-old was on the 200 block of Hushbeck Avenue around 7:31 p.m. Sunday when a man approached him, pointed a gun at him and demanded cash, according to Sgt. Saul Gonzalez.
After collecting the money, the robber fled to a silver Honda waiting nearby. Police searched for the car, but didn't find it, Gonzalez said.
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It wasn't the first crime reported in that neighborhood during the weekend. A day earlier on the same street, a shooter fired at least two shots at a car, Gonzalez said.
The gunfire, reported at 3:54 p.m. Saturday, struck the unoccupied car. Police found one bullet hole in the vehicle, Gonzalez said. Three people were home and inside the house at the time. No one was hurt.
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Police also continue to investigate . Gonzalez had no updates on that case Monday.
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