Another loaded gun has been taken off Watsonville streets.
The semi-automatic handgun stolen from Burlingame was found in the front console of a car after agents from the county Gang Task Force stopped the driver for a vehicle code violation Tuesday.
Alex Fernandez, 26, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm, possessing stolen property and gang participation, according to Watsonville police Sgt. Tony Magdayao.
Fernandez, the sole occupant of the car, was stopped on Green Valley Road near Hi Grade Lane. Agents reportedly smelled marijuana coming from the car and Fernandez admitted he had recently smoked pot, according to Magdayao.
Agents searched his car for contraband and found the gun, Magdayao reported. Fernandez was booked into County Jail.
Watsonville Police Log, Wednesday, May 2
7:53 a.m.—A 17-year-old by punched a hole in his mother's bedroom door, on the 400 block of Holohan Road. He fled before cops arrived, but was spotted around 11:30 a.m. and had a knife concealed in the waist band of his pants. The teen was arrested.
9:18 a.m.—Police investigated the theft of a surveillance camera on the 700 block of Lincoln Street, including viewing the video shot as the camera was taken the day before. A suspect was identified.
10:31 a.m.—A 39-year-old man left his vehicle running in a drive-thru window lane on the 100 block of Green Valley Road and it was stolen.
11:28 a.m.—A 64-year-old man was arrested for being drunk in public on the 2000 block of Freedom Boulevard.
6:57 p.m.—A woman was arrested on a warrant during a car stop on the 500 block of Auto Center Drive.
11:05 p.m.—A 28-year-old woman was arrested in Stroesser Alley for two warrants, drug possession and for being high on drugs.
Sheriff's Office Log, Monday, May 1
7:02 p.m.—A man was arrested for domestic violence after he allegedly grabbed his wife by the hair, pushed her face against the floor and shoved her on the bed during a fight. It happened on Stewart Avenue.
