Watsonville police take a man into custody along Riverside Drive Monday on suspicion of theft. Sgt. Donny Thul said witnesses called police to report a theft from a car in progress around 2pm on the 200 block of Locust Street. When police arrived they spotted the man fleeing on a bike. The detained him along a farm dirt road with a backpack loaded with various goods.

Photo: Theft suspect nabbed by Watsonville police
By: Tarmo Hannula

Tarmo Hannula
Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.
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