A TEENAGER WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY, AFTER HE LED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON A SHORT CHASE IN CAPITOLA. THE INCIDENT BEGAN SHORTLY BEFORE NOON, WHEN AN OFFICER RECOGNIZED THE VEHICLE THE 17 YEAR-OLD WAS DRIVING AS A STOLEN CAR. THE TEEN, WHO IS A DOCUMENTED GANG MEMBER FROM WATSONVILLE, WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A LOADED STOLEN HANDGUN.
THE TEEN, WHO SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY DURING THE ARREST, WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND THEN BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JUVENILE HALL.