District Attorney Bob Lee is working fast. Just days after Operation Groundhog cracked down on the Sureno Gang operating in Watsonville, four people have been sent to state prison, while another four have been sentenced to time in local jails or various terms of probation. “Gangs are the No. 1 problem we have in this county,” said Lee, explaining his determination to break the Surenos once and for all.
But gang violence hasn’t ended in Santa Cruz County. A botched robbery by gang members on the Pajaro River levee yesterday left one laborer shot. A 17-year-old gang member was arrested after the incident, but two other suspects have managed to escape.
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