Gang Task Force Report-A-124

On February 10th, 2016 at 7:16 p.m., Santa Cruz County Anti- Crime Team Gang Taskforce officers conducted a vehicle stop on a truck in the 100 block of Marin Street, Watsonville for vehicle code violations. The driver, Manuel Figueroa Solorsano, was on active probation for possession of a firearm with court ordered search terms. The passenger in the vehicle was identified as Michael J. Schwartz.
During a search of the vehicle, two firearms were located, a 9mm semi-auto handgun and a .357 caliber revolver. Both occupants of the vehicle were reportedly determined to be associates/participants of a criminal street gang. Schwartz and Mr. Solorsano were arrested and booked into the CountyJail on the charges listed above.