A 27-YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE MAN WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING, AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING PURSES FROM CARS PARKED FOR A FUNERAL. THE THEFTS OCCURRED OUTSIDE A CHURCH AND CEMETERY ON WATSONVILLE’S EAST LAKE AVENUE. THE VEHICLES’ WINDOWS WERE SMASHED, AND SEVERAL ITEMS WERE TAKEN. JUAN LEMUS RODRIGUEZ WAS ARRESTED FOR THE CRIMES, AFTER ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO USE A STOLEN CREDIT CARD. HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT ABOUT NOON, AT HIS UNION STREET HOUSE.
