Santa Cruz deputies arrest man on suspicion of vehicle theft, DUI

A man is behind bars after deputies with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said he stole a truck.

A deputy was flagged down Monday evening in Watsonville by a person who wanted to report his Silverado pickup truck had been stolen a few minutes earlier.

The deputy shared the information with other deputies on patrol, and a few minutes later another deputy saw the pickup truck going northbound on Highway 1 near State Park Drive.

Deputes said they stopped the truck and arrested the person driving it. They said the driver was intoxicated, and they asked the CHP to start a DUI investigation.

The driver faces charges on suspicion of stealing the truck, having a stolen truck and DUI.