Watsonville / Pajaro Neighborhood Brief for Wednesday, June 5

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Good morning! It’s June 5 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Areas of low clouds, then sun in Watsonville / Pajaro

Today will be nice with areas of low clouds early; otherwise, mostly sunny. The high will be 75 with a low of 52. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is very high (10/11). Cloudy now, changing to mostly cloudy at 9 am.

9 am

61°

Mostly cloudy

11 am

70°

1 pm

75°

3 pm

73°

Mostly sunny

5 pm

70°

7 pm

64°

Looking ahead: Fog will affect the area tomorrow morning

Watsonville / Pajaro news

Joshua Alfaro, founder of a Salinas-based art nonprofit, was arrested and charged with seven felony counts of child sexual assault, and had brief interactions with the PVUSD community before his contract was terminated, according to Superintendent Heather Contreras.

Consultant charged with child sexual assault had ‘interactions’ with PVUSD community, district clarifies

By Hillary Ojeda

Jun 5, 2024

Roadwork is affecting traffic near you

The east and west lanes of SR-152 near Corralitos Creek Bridge were closed for a striping operation. This started on June 3 and ends today.
There’s a lane closure on SR-152 at College Road because of striping work. It started on June 3 and will end today.

Disclosure: Traffic incidents are partially generated by artificial intelligence. We are constantly working to improve the accuracy and quality of our AI-generated content. However, there may still be errors or inaccuracies. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

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Community crime report

A 40-year-old man was arrested for being drunk in public late at night, around 10 p.m. on June 3, near the 600 block of Bronte Avenue in Watsonville. After his arrest, he was taken to a sobering center in Santa Cruz to recover. (source)
There was an incident where someone showed a hidden gun in public and physically attacked another person. This happened at 5 p.m. on June 3, near the 300 Block of Madison St in Watsonville. (source)
A 21-year-old man was arrested for trying to escape from the police and for driving without a license. This happened at 4 p.m. on June 3 near the 100 Block of Silver Leaf Dr in Watsonville. After his arrest, he was taken to the county jail. (source)
A 45-year-old man was arrested in Watsonville after he was stopped for riding a dirt bike on a public road. The arrest happened because he had an existing warrant for a minor legal issue from another county. This incident took place at 10 a.m. on June 3, near the intersection Freedom B1 and Brennan St. (source)
A 37-year-old man was arrested early in the morning at around 2 a.m. on June 3rd after police responded to a disturbance. He was found to be publicly intoxicated and also had an outstanding warrant. This incident took place near the 140 Block of Freedom B1 in Watsonville. (source)
A 27-year-old man was arrested for being drunk in public early in the morning at around 2 a.m. on June 3rd. This happened near the 100 Block of Madison Street in Watsonville. After his arrest, he was taken to a sobering center in Santa Cruz to recover. (source)
A person was arrested for attacking their partner or ex-partner, near the 1300 block of Main Street in Watsonville. (source)

Disclosure: Police incidents are partially generated by artificial intelligence. We are constantly working to improve the accuracy and quality of our AI-generated content. However, there may still be errors or inaccuracies. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.