POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A COUPLE BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MULTIPLE CAR THEFTS IN SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY COUNTIES. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED FRIDAY MORNING AT 10:45 (A-M) WHEN A JEEP WAS STOLEN NEAR GREEN VALLEY ROAD AND FREEDOM BOULEVARD. THE CAR’S OWNER FOLLOWED THE CAR THIEF, THEN WAS DRAGGED AS HE TRIED TO CONFRONT THE SUSPECT. THE VEHICLE WAS RECOVERED CRASHED IN HOPE PARK. THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED IN HIS 2O’S AS 5 FOOT 9, WITH BROWN HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND SLIGHT FACIAL HAIR, POSSIBLY ACCOMPANIED BY A WOMAN IN HER EARLY 20’S WITH BLONDISH HAIR. ANYONE WITH ANY RELATED INFORMATION IS URGED TO CONTACT THE WATSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
