A 38 YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS ARRESTED IN WATSONVILLE LAST NIGHT. THAT AFTER ESPERANZA SERRATO TRIED TO STEEL A 24 OUNCE CAN OF BEER FROM A MAIN STREET MARKET. WHEN THE CLERK TRIED TO STOP HER, SHE PUNCHED HIM IN THE EYE….AND WHEN POLICE OFFICERS ARRIVED AND HANDCUFFED HER, SHE SPAT AT THE OFFICER.
SHE WAS BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL ON SUSPICION OF PETTY THEFT, BATTERY ON A STORE OWNER, BATTERY ON A POLICE OFFICER, FELONY POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (FOR THE SMALL AMOUNT OF METH SHE WAS CARRYING) AND A PROBATION VIOLATION.
