Crime & Safety
Watsonville Teen Reported Missing Found Safe
She was found on Tuesday evening based on a tip

By Bay City News Service
An 18-year-old woman who was reported missing out of Watsonville since last week has been found, sheriff’s officials said Thursday.
Dana Batalla Linares, was last seen at a Target store at 1415 Main St. around 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, the same day her mother last saw her, sheriff’s officials said.
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Video footage from the store’s security system showed Linares walk toward Ramsay Park, sheriff’s officials said.
Investigators learned the 18-year-old sent an email to a friend last Friday, according to sheriff’s officials said.
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She was found on Tuesday evening in Watsonville based on a tip, sheriff’s officials said.
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