Watsonville, CA - Nude Woman Steals Patrol Car - Woman SHOT While Trying to Run Over Officer - Crashes Into Van and Fence

Disturbance Leads To Shooting
Posted: Wednesday, Apr 10th, 2007

 

California Highway Patrol officer David DaSilva gathers information at the scene of a crash where a naked woman slammed a Watsonville police car into a minivan and a fence Saturday morning after she had been shot moments before on Miles Lane.

A Watsonville police officer shot a naked 35-year old woman in the arm after she reportedly stole a patrol car and fled from the scene of a domestic dispute Saturday on Miles Lane about 6:30 a.m.

The woman, Lisa Isidro, was treated and released for a gunshot wound to her right arm at Watsonville Community Hospital, police reported.

Officers responded to reports of a verbal dispute between Isidro and Bernardo Vasquez, 22, at 30 Miles Lane Saturday morning. When a police officer arrived to speak with a caller who reported the argument, Isidro fled from the house without any clothing.

As she ran from the home in the nude, another officer arrived at the scene and attempted to detain Isidro, who fought off the officer. When the officer tried to subdue her with pepper spay, the spray had no effect and Isidro ran into the officer’s running patrol car.

According to police, Isidro put the car in drive and tried to slam into the officer with the vehicle. The officer responded by firing one round at the suspect, who sped away from the scene before crashing at the corner of Miles Lane and Santa Clara Street.

After smashing the patrol car into a fence at 71 Santa Clara Street, Isidro reportedly fled on foot, but was caught in the immediate vicinity. The car sustained major damage, while the officer involved was not hurt. Watsonville police did not release the names of the officers involved in the incident.

The officer’s life was in danger when he shot Isidro, Lt. Ed Gluhan said. Hitting the suspect in the arm was likely because she was in motion at the time.

“Police officers are trained to shoot to stop a threat,” he added. “They are not trained specifically to hit an arm or a leg.”

According to Gluhan, Isidro and Vasquez, as well as the Miles Lane residence, were known to police before the incident. He said Isidro appeared to have been under the influence of drugs when she took the patrol car.

“The female involved was also charged with driving under the influence,” Gluhan said. “We definitely feel that she was high on something other than alcohol.”

The pepper spray used on Isidro might have been ineffective because she was under the influence of drugs or she may not have been as susceptible as others, Gluhan said.

“Everyone responds differently,” he said. “It isn’t always effective.”

Santa Clara Street was closed for several hours while the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, Watsonville Fire Department and American Medical Response joined the Watsonville Police Department.

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