Police Blotter: Shoplifters Assault Store Clerks

Watsonville Police Log
Sunday, Sept. 29
DUI: A man was arrested on Riverside Drive and Main Street just before 1 a.m.

Theft: A man was ticketed for shoplifting from 7-Eleven on Main Street. 

Assault: Two shoplifters assaulted two store employees at a business on the 900 block of East Lake Avenue. The man grabbed the throat of one employee while a 15-year-old girl placed the other employee in a choke hold. The girl was arrested.

Saturday, Sept. 28
Vandalism: A 27-year-old man was arrested after a witness saw him shatter the window of another man's truck on the 700 block of Walker Street. 

Car burglary: A vehicle parked at the movie theater was broken into. 

Marijuana: A 21-year-old driver stopped for a vehicle code violation was ticketed for having marijuana, hash and vandalism tools on East High Street and Freedom Boulevard. 

Friday, Sept. 27
Theft: A 15-year-old girl was detained for shoplifting from Kmart. She later was sent home with her mother. 

DUI: A 49-year-old man was arrested on the 1200 block of Main Street just after 4 p.m. 

Counterfeiting: A man unknowingly tried to pass a fake $10 bill at a business on the 200 block of Riverside Drive. 

Theft: A woman's purse was stolen from her Walker Street home and several unauthorized transactions were made on her accounts. 

Thursday, Sept. 26
Vandalism: Reported on the 500 block of Auto Center Drive just after 5 a.m.

Robbery: A robber brandished two knives at two men on East High and Lincoln Streets around 9:30 p.m. He stole their money, jewelry and a cell phone, then road away on a yellow bike.

Wednesday, Sept. 25
Drugs: A 40-year-old man was arrested for having methamphetamine and a pipe on Stanford and Roosevelt streets.

Tuesday, Sept. 24
Vandalism: A woman slashed two tired on a car parked on the 500 block of East Lake Avenue. 

Monday, Sept. 23
Vehicle Burglary: It happened early in the morning on the 200 block of East Beach Street. 

Vandalism: A car was damaged on the 300 block of South Green Valley Road. 

Theft: A bike was stolen from in front of the library in the morning. 

Vandalism: A home's dining room window was damaged, possibly with a BB gun, on the 100 block of Vista Street.

Drunk in Public: A man was arrested for public intoxication on the 400 block of Rodriguez Street just before 10 p.m.