A CAR THAT WAS STOLEN YESTERDAY MORNING FROM IN FRONT OF THE HOME OF A WATSONVILLE MAN, WAS RECOVERED EARLY THIS MORNING. THE VICTIM OF THE THEFT CALLED POLICE AFTER WITNESSING A WOMAN DRIVING AWAY IN HIS CAR, WHICH HE HAD LEFT RUNNING IN HIS DRIVEWAY. WATSONVILLE POLICE STOPPED THE VEHICLE NEAR WEST BEACH STREET AFTER MATCHING THE LICENSE PLATE TO THE REPORTED THEFT. AN UNKNOWN MAN TOOK OFF ON FOOT, BUT POLICE WERE ABLE TO DETAIN ANOTHER PASSENGER, AS WELL AS 24-YEAR-OLD ELISE JOHNSON, WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR. JOHNSON WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY AND BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL.
