Police Blotter: Home-Invasion Robber Caught

A 15-year-old gang member already wanted for felony gun possession was arrested Friday in connection with a home invasion robbery where two brothers were victimized, Watsonville police reported.

The home invasion robbery happened around 1 p.m. Friday when two armed robbers tied up two brothers, ages 12 and 14, in their house and stole from them, police reported.

The boys were able to identify one suspect by his nickname and through a photo line-up, Watsonville police Sgt. Saul Gonzalez. That suspect, a 15-year-old, was arrested at a home on the 100 block of Atkinson Lane later Friday.

Gonzalez said the teen is not cooperating with investigators and has not revealed who his accomplice was. Officers didn't find the pistol used in the robbery, but did recover some of the stolen property.

The robbery was gang motivated, but Gonzalez said the boys who were victimized were not gang members.

Watsonville Police Log, Sunday, Aug. 5

1:02 a.m.—A man allegedly threw a small green baggie of methamphetamine into a grassy area when police responded to a disturbance call on East Front and Union streets. He was arrested for drug possession.

3:03 p.m.—A 35-year-old man was arrested for being drunk in public on Second and Rodriguez streets.

3:09 p.m.—A child was hurt in a DUI crash on the 500 block of Auto Center Drive.

6:23 p.m.—Two men, ages 19 and 20, were arrested for being drunk in public on West Beach Street west of Rodriguez Street.

7:05 p.m.—A man was arrested for having crystal methamphetamine on the 400 block of Riverside Drive.

9:14 p.m.—A woman was arrested for a warrant after she and another woman were suspected of shoplifting on the 1000 block of Main Street.

10:19 p.m.—A 42-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving and driving without a license on Peppertree and Knollwood lanes.

Saturday, Aug. 4

6:07 a.m.—A man vandalized his girlfriend's car after the two had a fight. It happened on the 100 block of Madison Street.

6:32 a.m.—A gang member was arrested for having a methamphetamine pipe on Melrose Avenue and Crescent Drive.

10:08 a.m.—A 19-year-old man admitted he stole $1,800 cash from his stepfather.

5:31 p.m.—A burglary was reported on the 200 block of Elm Street.

6:33 p.m.—A 52-year-old man was arrested for public intoxication on the 900 block of East Lake Avenue.

9:21 p.m.—A thief stole beer from a store on the 1900 block of Freedom Boulevard.

9:57 p.m.—A bike was stolen from in front of a home on the 700 block of Madison Street.

10:19 p.m.—A 24-year-old woman was arrested for driving on a suspended license after she was pulled over for vehicle code violations on West Riverside Drive and Walker Street.

11:48 p.m.—A purse was stolen from a vehicle parked on the 200 block of East Beach Street.

Friday, Aug. 3

6:42 a.m.—A car burglar stole items on the 100 block of Martinelli Street overnight.

11:15 a.m.—A 19-year-old man was arrested for associating with gang members; another man, age 29, was arrested for public intoxication. It happened on Ford Street west of Sebastian Lane.

7:37 p.m.—There was a DUI arrest on the 100 block of Carnation Drive.

7:55 p.m.—A man was arrested for making threats on the 100 block of Eighth Street.

8:06 p.m.—Officers investigated a robbery and domestic abuse case on the 100 block of Brennan Street.

9:01 p.m.—A thief stole beer from a store on the 1900 block of Freedom Boulevard.

9:30 p.m.—A 32-year-old man was stopped for a vehicle code violation on the 100 block of Stewart Street. He was arrested for not having a driver's license.

10:18 p.m.—A woman was pulled over on Airport Boulevard and Larkin Valley Road. Both she and her passenger, a man, were wanted. He also had drugs. Both were arrested.

11:56 p.m.—A 30-year-old man was arrested for being drunk in public on the 1200 block of Main Street.

Sheriff's Office Log, Friday, Aug. 3

9 a.m.—A man was arrested for a warrant on the 400 block of East Beach Street.

July 15

No time given—A thief took $500 worth of agriculture equipment from a property on the 100 block of Holohan Road.