SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Police Department arrested a man suspected of murdering a woman on Sunday.

Police said they were called to the 900 block of Wainwright Drive at 2:49 a.m. on the report of a suspicious circumstance. The caller was the victim's adult son, according to police. The caller said he had found his mother dead. Officers arrived at the scene and said the victim was in fact dead and showed signs of trauma.

Homicide detectives quickly identified Venko Gospodinov, 60, of San Jose, as the primary suspect. Using license plate reader technology, detectives discovered that the suspect may have been in the Capitola area. Local authorities were notified of Gospodinov's whereabouts.

The California Highway Patrol located the suspect in Capitola and took him into custody w

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