AN ARMED ROBBERY IN WATSONVILLE ENDED WITH THE ARREST OF 2 SALINAS MEN IN PRUNEDALE. THE INCIDENT BEGAN WEDNESDAY WHEN SHORTLY BEFORE 1 P-M AN ARMED MAN ROBBED AN INSURANCE COMPANY ON THE 14-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MAIN STREET IN WATSONVILLE. THE ROBBER JUMPED INTO A WAITING GETAWAY CAR. INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO GET THE LICENSE NUMBER FROM VIDEO FOOTAGE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED BY MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AN HOUR LATER AT A PIZZA PARLOR ON 8-THOUSAND BLOCK OF SAN MIGUEL CANYON ROAD IN PRUNEDALE. WITNESSES IDENTIFIED 26 YEAR OLD FERNANDO MARTINEZ PLACIDO AS THE ARMED ROBBER, AND 25 YEAR OLD RIGOBERTO GUERRA CASTILLO AS THE DRIVER. BOTH MEN WERE TRANSPORTED TO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL.
