A wanted suspect out of Santa Cruz County has been arrested after Watsonville Police, aided by their Flock camera system, found him driving a stolen car in Watsonville.
Officers on patrol were alerted that a stolen silver Toyota Avalon was in the area of the 1000 block of Green Valley Road on Monday morning. About five minutes after being alerted, 46-year-old Armando Zepeda was pulled over.
Police learned that Zepeda had an active felony warrant out of Santa Cruz County for false imprisonment and vandalism. He was taken into custody and booked on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle.
“Thanks to technology such as our Flock cameras, our Officers were able to recover the stolen Toyota Avalon in less than 24 hours and eventually get it back to its rightful owner,” ” WPD said on a social media post.
