Crime & Safety

Fugitive Friday: Watsonville

Police are after a guy who ran from them once before. Last time they got him and used a Taser to subdue him.

Local law enforcement agencies are asking for the public's help in locating some of the county's most wanted. Have you seen any of this week's fugitives? If so, contact your local law enforcement agency.

WATSONVILLE POLICE
Anthony Agustine Villalobos
AGE: 39
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 187 pounds with a shaved head and brown eyes
HOME: Watsonville
WARRANT: Illegal weapons possession and resisting arrest. He caught after a foot chase, shocked with a stun gun and arrested in 2009 for having a concealed, loaded gun and resisting police. Villalobos has a history of
methamphetamine use, firearms possession and resisting arrest.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Victor Manuel Fuerte

AGE: 26
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
HOME: unknown
WARRANT: Two counts of child molestation. Fuerte molested a 13-year-old girl while he was with two of his friends. He was arrested but failed to show up in court.

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SANTA CRUZ POLICE
Cory Ray Thomas
AGE: 27
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 160 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes
HOME: frequents Santa Cruz
WARRANT: Drug possession and sales. He was initially detained for the
violations in mid-August; however, he has failed to make required court appearances.

CAPITOLA POLICE
John Dale Vanderbrink
AGE: 68
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 11 inches tall and 160 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes
HOME: Santa Cruz
WARRANT: Possessing an illegal weapon. He missed court dates after his arrest.

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SCOTTS VALLEY POLICE
Omar Santos Barajas
AGE: 34
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 182 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes
HOME: Freedom
WARRANT: Drug possession. Barajas was contacted by officers in a
vehicle with a reported stolen license plate attached. Barajas was also in possession of methamphetamine and narcotics paraphernalia.

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
David Andrew Perez
AGE: 26
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
HOME: Santa Cruz County
WARRANT: Evading a peace officer, resisting arrest, reckless driving. A CHP officer observed Perez driving his Durango 70 mph on Empire
Grade Road (posted at 40 mph) and nearly struck a bicyclist in the same spot Zachary Parke was struck and killed. The CHP officer tried to stop Perez, and he led her on a pursuit through the UC Santa Cruz campus. He eventually fled on foot from his vehicle.


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