Crime & Safety

UPDATED Fugitive Friday: Watsonville

Police are looking for a local gang member and a Watsonville man who ran from Capitola police when he got pulled over.

UPDATED July 20: Nathan Connally was arrested by Santa Cruz Police on Wednesday.

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UPDATED July 18: Matt Nelson was arrested by Watsonville Police.

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Local law enforcement agencies have come together and are asking for the public's help in locating these fugitives. Have you seen them? If so, contact your local law enforcement agency.

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WATSONVILLE POLICE
Julio Cesar Geronimo
AGE: 29
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
HOME: Watsonville
WARRANT: Robbery. Also, police say he's a gang member who may be armed and dangerous.

CAPITOLA POLICE
Matt Nelson
AGE: 49
DESCRIPTION: 6 feet tall and 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes
HOME: Watsonville
WARRANT: Evading a police officer. He ran from his car when pulled over. He also had two domestic violence warrants.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Leobardo Contreras
AGE: 34
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
HOME: Santa Cruz
WARRANT: Domestic violence. He was supposed to report to jail four years ago but didn't.

SANTA CRUZ POLICE
Nathan Connally
AGE: 19
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
HOME: Live Oak
WARRANT: Possessing stolen property. Police found stolen goods in his house when they did a probation search there last month.

SCOTTS VALLEY POLICE
Latu Utiana Tapueluelu
AGE: 28
DESCRIPTION: 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 145 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
HOME: Fremont
WARRANT: Tampering with a fire alarm. She pulled the fire alarm at Scotts Valley High when there was no emergency. She got a ticket, but never went to court.


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