Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: DUI Crash Into a Pole, Burglaries and a Sex Offfender
The following arrest information was provided by the Watsonville Police Department and sheriff's offices in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. It does not indicate a conviction.

A couple fighting in front of the Corralitos Market led to a break in a burglary investigation on Saturday, the Sheriff's Office reported.
Timothy Allan Trent and Larkin Carmen Ramos were fighting around 7:20 a.m. When deputies responded to the disturbance, Trent allegedly was intoxicated and lied about his name, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Ramos had a warrant. As deputies arrested her, they reportedly discovered stolen XBox games in her backpack and linked them to a recent home break-in in the area. A witness tied both Trent and Ramos to the burglary and both were arrested, according to the Sheriff's Office.
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Watsonville Police Log, Tuesday, Nov. 29
12:24 a.m.—Cesar Espinoza was arrested for having drugs on the 100 block of Riverside Drive.
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Monday, Nov. 28
9:37 a.m.—Christina Castañeda, 24, got a ticket for a misdemeanor warrant on the 200 block of Center Street.
10:59 a.m.—Ruben Murillo was arrested for allegedly possessing a methamphetamine pipe, marijuana and burglary tools. He also was wanted and has a parole hold. Police picked him up on Iris Drive and Acorn Court.
9:32 p.m.—Arnoldo Junior Preciado got a ticket for being a minor in possession of alcohol on the 500 block of Berman Lane.
Sunday, Nov. 27
3:59 a.m.—Francisco Lopez was arrested for DUI on the 100 block of Hill Avenue.
8:10 a.m.—Jenni Lee Robers, 39, was arrested for a misdemeanor warrant on Main Street south of Beach Street.
2:01 p.m.—Guadalupe Valdez was arrested during a traffic stop on Main and Second streets. The 31-year-old had a warrant.
9:42 p.m.—Burglars tried to break into a house on the 200 block of Montecito Avenue. They damaged screens on five windows but didn't get into the home.
Saturday, Nov. 26
8:51 a.m.—A digital camera was stolen from an unlocked vehicle in a driveway on the 100 block of Holm Road. Down the street, a second car was broken into. Both thefts happened sometime in the past two days.
5:19 p.m.—Ronald Sandoval, 58, was arrested for having drug paraphernalia during a probation search of his house on the 400 block of Argos Court.
11:29 p.m.—Neil Ray, 21, was arrested for having drug paraphernalia and being high on the 2100 block of Freedom Boulevard.
Friday, Nov. 25
9:48 a.m.—Titan Croteau, 31, was arrested at the Santa Fe Market on the 300 block of Second Street for possessing drug paraphernalia and violating his probation.
9:53 a.m.—Vandals damaged a vehicle on the 300 block of Second Street overnight. Another car was damaged on the 1700 block of Freedom Boulevard.
11:26 a.m.—Claudia Veronica Alvarado got a ticket for an outstanding warrant on Airport Boulevard at Holm Road.
2:30 p.m.—Charles Fuentes, 46, was arrested for warrants on the 400 block of Rodriguez Street.
6:01 p.m.—A teenage girl was arrested for a warrant on the 100 block of Toscano Loop and taken to Juvenile Hall.
8:21 p.m.—Patrick Lee Sim, 41, was arrested for being on drugs. He was picked up on the 100 block of West Beach Street.
9:31 p.m.—Anthony Tavera, 32, was got a ticket for having a meth pipe on the 1000 block of Lincoln Street.
9:59 p.m.—Cesar Cabrera, 18, was arrested for a probation violation on Ross Avenue at Ginos Court.
10:30 p.m.—Thieves stole tools and electronics from unlocked vehicles parked under a carport on the 100 block of Loma Prieta Avenue.
11:11 p.m.—A woman shoplifted from a store on the 1400 block of Main Street.
Thursday, Nov. 24
2:29 a.m.—Police investigated a drug case on Terry Loop and Clifford Avenue.
3:10 p.m.—Gabrael Chavez, 24, was arrested having a small amount of heroin on the 100 West Lake Avenue.
7:18 p.m.—A teenager was arrested for fighting with cops when police when to a family disturbance on the 100 block of Logan Street.
10:31 p.m.—Johnny Antolin, 37, was arrested for being drunk in public. Police went to a home on the 200 block of Crestview Drive for a disturbance.
Wednesday, Nov. 23
9:45 a.m.—Luis Sanchez, 35, was arrested for a warrant on the 200 block of Brennan Street.
1:44 p.m.—Daniel Castillo, 25, was jailed for a warrant from Santa Clara County. He was arrested on Main and Rodriguez streets.
2:34 p.m.—Juan Valdez was arrested for being drunk in public on the 100 block of East Beach Street.
8:37 p.m.—Agustine Reyes, 25, was arrested after a 911 caller reported he was driving on the wrong side of the road and crashed into a pole. Reyes was pulled over on the 600 block of Tuttle Avenue and jailed for DUI
10:28 p.m.—Adrian Ruiz, 29, was prowling around a home near Bridge Street and Vivienne Drive. He was arrested for having drugs and burglary tools.
10:35 p.m.—Jennie Roberts, 50, was arrested for trespassing, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest on the 300 block of East Beach Street.
Tuesday, Nov. 22
7:46 a.m.—A car was vandalized and burglarized overnight on the 100 block of Blackburn Street.
9:34 a.m.—Burglars got into a vacant home on the 700 block of Tuttle Avenue and stole painting supplies overnight.
12:15 p.m.—Four tags were found on the 100 block of Penny Lane. Police are investigating the vandalism.
1:10 p.m.—Manuel Gutierrez, 40, got a ticket for driving while his license was suspended. He was pulled over on West Lake Avenue and Rodriguez Street.
2:11 p.m.—Ernesto Murillo, 18, Joshua Zepeda, 22, were arrested for hanging out with gang members, a violation of their probation. They were picked up on East Lake Avenue and Beck Street.
4:14 p.m.—Burglars hit a house on the 200 block of Anna Street.
5:57 p.m.—Jaime Aranas was caught with an unloaded .22-caliber revolver in his car when he was pulled over on Freedom Boulevard and Mariposa Avenue. Aranas was booked for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Log
Sunday, Nov. 27
11:39 a.m.—A 911 caller reported Jose Selverio Soto-Rios possibly driving drunk. A deputy pulled him over on Green Valley Road at Litchfield Drive and the California Highway Patrol responded to arrest him.
6:05 p.m.—A drunk man who went to the wrong house on Trembly Lane refused to go home and was arrested for public intoxication. Once deputies got William Lionel Keller out of the front room of the house, he said he'd go home but by that time it was too late and he went to jail.
Saturday, Nov. 26
12:15 a.m.—John Richard Boyanton was arrested on Airport at Pajaro for a warrant.
3:20 p.m.—Zachary Ryan Mifflin was arrested for a warrant on Madison Street.
2:30 p.m.—Mail was stolen on the 300 block of Calabasas Road.
Friday, Nov. 25
4:35 p.m.—A burglar tried to get into a mobile home on Green Valley Road by ripping off the window screens, but the residents were home and screamed at him. He ran away and was not caught.
Thursday, Nov. 24, 3:35 p.m.—Maegan Sarah Brown was arrested for being high on methamphetamine on the 1800 block of Freedom Boulevard.
Wednesday, Nov. 23
6 p.m.—TVs and chainsaws were stolen from a home on the 400 block of Webb Road.
9 p.m.—Constantino Hernandez was pulled over for a vehicle code violation on Whiting Road. The CHP also responded and arrested him for DUI.
Nov. 21—A car was burglarized on Pajaro Lane. The burglar smashed a window. stole tools and ripped out the ignition column—presumeably while trying to steal the car.
Nov. 16—A wheelchair was stolen from a garage on Las Colinas Drive.
Monterey County Sheriff's Office
Monterey County Sheriff's deputies took a man into custody for suspicion of committing lewd acts on two children, sheriff's officials said.
Sheriff's deputies said that Ruben Lopez DeLuna, 54, of North Monterey County was taken into custody without incident at 3:45 p.m. Saturday. DeLuna was charged with multiple counts of committing lewd acts against a child and booked into Monterey County Jail.
Deputies said that during the course of investigating allegations of lewd acts against a child, a second victim was located.
—Bay City News contributed to this report.
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