Posted on 01/28/2022 1:29:56 PM PST by nickcarraway
Her teen children helped pin the man until police arrived.
A Watsonville mother fought off an armed man who broke into her home during the day on Wednesday.
According to police, the mom and her teen children arrived at their home on Holly Drive when they noticed the window had been tampered with. When the family tried to go inside, they encountered a man who closed the door from inside the home.
The mom and the burglar began to struggle at the door, police said. During their scuffle, the man pulled a knife and threatened to stab the family. The mom was able to yank the knife out of his hand and pin him down with help of her kids and a good Samaritan.
The mom received a large cut on her hand.
They held the man down until the police arrived.
The man was identified as Salvador Leonor, 48, and police say he is on parole for burglary.
Leonor was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on charges of burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, and parole violation.
The mom, the mom, the man, the man. Great writing, but at least a happy ending, I think.
Leonor was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on charges of burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, and parole violation AND WAS IMMEDIATELY RELEASED ON $100 BAIL.I made that last part up. But it wouldn't surprise any of us.
“Leonor was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on charges of burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, and parole violation.”
Okay. So the mom and her kids defended themselves. What have they been charged with?
It is California, after all.
Adding this to the banglist as it is a CA self defense argument.
Good work by the mom, but she needs to keep a firearm within easy reach.
I never answer my door without one.
Watsonville, California, is " Strawberry Capital of the
World;" Ponchatoula, Louisiana,is also "Strawberry
Capital of the World;" and Plant City, Florida,qualifies
its supremacy with the title " Winter Strawberry Capital
of the World."
Watsonville Strawberries -
Man at the door: "So I guess that .45 is a 'no' for getting Prevention and the Saturday Evening Post free with a subscription to these five popular magazines at a discount. Have a nice rest of your day."
Kids to Mother (while holding a belt around the guy’s neck): “You’re the best mom in the whole wide world.”
LOL! You've missed your calling as a comedian.
No, I'm discrete about it. Actually, I only partially open the door with half my body still concealed behind it. That half holds the firearm.
Another reason not to go to California.
Ah, the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival. I went several times back when I lived in Louisiana.
Well, I guess this (mostly) indicated to me that Watsonville is west of the Mississippi.
ML/NJ
I remember Watsonville for artichokes, not strawberries.
Then I would be tired of strawberries and no eat none
until the following year.
Watsonville is big for strawberries, but a lot of them are grown in North Santa Cruz County.
It does not say how many minutes after being booked he was released. It could not have been more than an hour.
She shoulda pulled out a heater and let the perp assume room temperature.
KDKA.....
I have already eaten dinner tonight - so I should probably
attempt to resist this desire to go back into the
kitchen and cook / bake more food...
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