Police Blotter: Guns Galore

Watsonville police seized loaded guns from two men during the weekend and took a case on a car that was shot-up.

A gunman shot three times into an unoccupied vehicle parked on the 200 block of Center Street. The shooting happened around 12:50 a.m. Sunday but authorities weren't notified until after 10 a.m. No one was hurt, police reported.

That happened after police took two guns off the streets earlier in the weekend.

Around 5:25 p.m. Friday, officers pulled over Alex Souza, 26, on the 100 block of Altamont Drive. Souza allegedly had a loaded revolver and 16.4 grams of methamphetamine on him, police said.

Police took the gun and drugs, but cited and released Souza on suspicion of transporting and selling drugs, possessing drugs while armed with a loaded gun, possessing a concealed gun while in a vehicle and carrying a concealed gun. Souza is confined to a wheelchair and needs daily care, so officers didn't take him to jail, police reported.

But the next guy ended up behind bars.

Adam Abdo was arrested during a car stop around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the 100 block of Atkinson Lane. He allegedly had a loaded .45-caliber handgun in the waistband of his pants.

Two other people in the car—there were five all together—also went to jail. Daniel Fonseca, 26, reportedly had a warrant and a 15-year-old boy allegedly had an illegal knife. All were booked on gang and weapons charges, police reported.

Watsonville police log, Sunday, May 22

3:15 a.m.—Juan Carlos Rodriguez, 24, was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and taken to jail.

8:08 a.m.—A vandal etched graffiti on the interior passenger door of a police cruiser.

9:50 a.m.—A thief stole newspapers from racks on the 1800 block of Main Street.

10:07 a.m.—A vandal wrote gang graffiti on the walls and doors of a church on the 100 block of Lawrence Avenue.

4:41 p.m.—Raymond Carbajal allegedly tried to evade police. He was arrested on the 100 block of Ridgeview Drive on suspicion of violating parole.

6:25 p.m.—Blas Eduardo Aguirre, 30, was pulled over while driving on South Green Valley Road at Freedom Boulevard. He allegedly had an open container of alcohol with him and his driver's license was suspended. He got a ticket.

7:41 p.m.—Alberta Delgado, 57, was arrested on the 1900 block on Freedom Boulevard on suspicion of DUI.

8:27 p.m.—Alfredo Salas, 23, was pulled over on Carey Avenue and Green Valley Road and had a warrant. He was arrested.

8:45 p.m.—Juan Gonzalez, 45, was stopped on the 100 block of Second Street for reckless driving. He told police he drank seven Modelo 12-ounce beers at his house. he was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Saturday, May 21

1:14 a.m.—Alma Maravilla, 21, was arrested on a warrant on the 100 block of Nielson Street.

1:53 a.m.—Bernando Morales was arrested for being drunk in public on the 100 block of Union Street.

9:10 a.m.—Jose Sotelo was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and child endangerment after he allegedly threw a bottle through the front window of a home on the 100 block of Dolores Avenue, shattering the front window and sending fragments of broken glass onto two children seated on a couch below the window.

9:18 a.m.—Someone siphoned about 5 gallons of gas from a Pasillas Tire truck parked on the 100 block of Airport Boulevard.

12:51 p.m.—A teenager was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and giving cops a fake name when officers were dispatched to gang members gathering at Ramsay Park.

3:59 p.m.—A burglar smashed the passenger-side window of a car parked on the 200 block of East Beach Street and stole a purse.

Friday, May 20

4:59 a.m.—Someone broke several door locks at Rolling Hills Middle School on the 200 block of Hammer Drive.

5:14 am.—A business on the 500 block of Main Street was burglarized.

7:02 a.m.—Someone forced open the door of a business on the 200 block of Green Valley Road. Nothing was stolen.

9:06 a.m.—A vandal keyed a car parked on the 200 block of Main Street.

12:24 p.m.—Robert Thompson was stopped because he was trespassing at 558 Argos Circle. He was arrested on suspicion of being on drugs and possessing drugs and paraphernalia.

4:12 p.m.—Oscar Gamboa-Velasco was arrested on a warrant and a probation violation on the 1300 block of Main Street.

5:33 p.m.—A thief took a digital camera out of a car in the Speed of Light tow yard on the 600 block of Main Street.

5:28 p.m.—A 21-year-old woman reported someone stole her ID. The person used her Social Security number to get a job.

10:35 p.m.—Susanna Mejia, 49, a parolee-at-large, was arrested on the 100 block of Silver Leaf Drive.

11:06 p.m.—Fernando Sarmiento, 25, was arrested on suspicion of DUI at Main Street and Green Valley Road. Police said his blood-alcohol level was 0.14 and he didn't have a driver's license.