Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Man Arrested For Fighting at Wedding

Also, a teenage girl attacked and robbed an acquaintance on Sunday afternoon.

A 33-year-old man was arrested Saturday night when a fight broke out a wedding reception in Watsonville, police reported.

The fight happened around 9:15 p.m. during the reception, on the 100 block of East Fifth Street. Jose Mendoza, 33, was arrested on suspicion of battery. The victim was a 35-year-old man, police reported.

Sunday, Oct. 14

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12:09 a.m.—A man was arrested for drunk in public on the 600 block of Lincoln Street.

10:07 a.m.—A parolee was arrested on Elm and Marchant streets.

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12:55 p.m.—A jacket and purse were stolen on the 100 block of Madison Street.

1:44 p.m.—A man was arrested for being drunk in public on Rodriguez and Ford streets.

3:03 p.m.—A vandal carved racial slurs into the wooden door of a building on the 100 block of West Beach Street.

5:51 p.m.—A 15-year-old girl was attacked by another teenage girl while walking on East Fifth near Madison. The assailant punched the 15-year-old repeatedly and stole her iPod, then fled in a waiting vehicle.

7:14 p.m.—Police were called to a family arguement on the 100 block of Eaton Avenue where a young man threatened his aunt.

9:01 p.m.—Gang tags were spray painted on a car parked on the 100 block of Hill Avenue.

9:55 p.m.—A man contacted for illegal camping on Washington and Martinelli streets was arrested for drug charges when officers discovered he had methamphetamine with him.

10:12 p.m.—A man was arrested for two warrants on West Front and Union streets.

Saturday, Oct. 13

10:32 a.m.—A vehicle was vandalized overnight on the 100 block of Blanca Lane.

5:05 p.m.—A man was arrested for a misdemeanor warrant and resisting arrest at his home on the 100 block of Carey Avenue.

5:28 p.m.—A man was arrested for being drunk in public on the 100 block of Fifth Street.

5:50 p.m.—A couple was arrested when police were called to a disturbance on Walker and Ford Streets. He was booked for drug possession; she had warrants.

6 p.m.—A man was arrested for drug charges after being detained for shoplifting at Kmart.

9:59 p.m.—A 28-year-old man was arrested for several drug and theft charges when he was pulled over on Airport Boulevard and Larkin Valley Road for multiple vehicle code violations. Police reportedly found drugs, evidence of drug sales, burglary tools and stolen property in his car.

Friday, Oct. 12

1:31 a.m.—A man was ticketed for marijuana possession on California Avenue and Lincoln Street.

4:07 p.m.—A vandal threw something at a woman's car while was was driving on Riverside Drive, shattering a window on the vehicle.

5:31 p.m.—A man was arrested for shoplifting at Verizon Wireless. he was also booked on drug charges.

8:26 p.m.—A teenager was arrested for a probation violation on the 100 block of Riverside Drive.


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