Watsonville business thanks police for stopping burglars

walking on east alisal street and finally made the arrest. and.. turns out the gun he used in the robberies was a replica. detectives say he never made off with much money at any of the robberies. whether it’s an armed robbery or a burglary, it’s still a big strain on small businesses when thieves strike. watsonville police got a big thank you from one business owner after busting two teens who kept breaking in. news channel 5’s mariana hicks has more. @15-20 rick bays//speed of light towing@53-57 mariana hicks//watsonville*trt1:18 outcue:standard:**unlock nats* *gate nats*rick bays//speed light towing company “very frustrating, we’ve recently had some vandalism done.”it’s been a tough several months for speed of light towing in watsonville. first — a disgruntled customer vandalized their storefront. then –rick bays//speed light towing company”basically in the last week they hit pretty hard breaking into trucks and stealing equipment.”*nats tools and a set of jumper cables*watsonville police say 18 year old alexis chavez and a 17 year old busted into the tow yard several times over the last week.but this time — the two were caught on the company’s live streaming surveillance. within in minutes officers were on scene arresting the suspects. . property from previous burglaries found in their car. fortunately no one was ever at the business during the burglaries.rick bays//speed light towing company “well it is a big concern but the people who do this kind of thing aren’t normally for the most part violent type of people.”mariana hicks//watsonvillebays was so grateful to the watsonville police department, he actually posted about it on facebook rick bays//speed light towing company “watsonville pd is a very well run organization, you know? the chief has really got them doing what they should be doing protecting the community. they’re doing a really good job.” and watsonville police hope they continue to get help from heads up businesses like speed of light.in watsonville, mariana hicks, news channel