VALENTINES THIEF CAUGHT 2/19/13 5:00p DMF

A THIEF HAS BEEN ARRESTED THAT STOLE $7,000 WORTH OF ROSES A FEW DAYS BEFORE VALENTINE’S DAY.   35-YEAR-OLD SAUL RODRIGUEZ OF WATSONVILLE WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AFTER ALLEGEDLY SWIPING THE FLOWERS FROM MONTEREY BAY BOQUET ON SAN ANDREAS ROAD.  BECAUSE ROSES DIE QUICKLY, RODRIGUEZ WASN’T ABLE TO SELL THEM BEFORE THEY DIED, SO HE TOSSED THEM IN A DITCH OFF HIGHWAY 152. HE WAS BOOKED INTO COUNTY JAIL ON COMMERCIAL BURGLARY CHARGES WITH BAIL SET AT $25 THOUSAND DOLLARS.