AUTO BURGLARS ARRESTED TM

TWO WATSONVILLE RESIDENTS WERE ARRESTED WEDNESDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY BREAKING INTO BEACHGOER? CARS NORTH OF SANTA CRUZ. 19-YEAR-OLD HUGO NORATO CASTRO AND 18-YEAR-OLD BRENDA RODRIGUEZ WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY NEAR PANTHER BEACH. A SEARCH OF THEIR VEHICLE REVEALED SEVERAL ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN STOLEN EARLIER THAT DAY FROM ANOTHER CAR. THE ORIGINAL OWNER IDENTIFIED THEIR PROPERTY. THE PAIR WAS BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL ON CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY AND BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS.