Man arrested for allegedly stealing elderly woman’s purse in Watsonville
Originally published as a Watsonville Police Department Facebook post:
“Watsonville Police Officers have arrested a purse snatching suspect wanted out of Santa Cruz County.
The suspect, 20-year-old Bryan Palacios Zapien, is accused of robbing an elderly woman on the 100 block of Seacliff Dr. in Aptos Monday afternoon. Following the robbery, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office put out a photo and description of the suspect and his car.
This morning, an alert Watsonville resident spotted Palacios Zapien in his 4-door sedan near Sudden St. and immediately called Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1. Our officers then responded to the area and attempted to make contact with him, but Palacios Zapien ran off. Officers eventually caught up to him and took him into custody.
Detectives from the sheriff’s office recovered some of the victim’s stolen belongings and the clothing the suspect was wearing during the incident. Palacios Zapien is being booked into jail for various charges.”
