Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
April 11
*A man on probation was arrested at 10:15 a.m. on the 100 block of Orchard Street in Boulder Creek after officers found drug paraphernalia inside his home and the man tested positive for being under the influence of a controlled substance.
*Two men got into a verbal argument outside a bar at midnight on the 9400 block of Highway 9 in Ben Lomond. One man was arrested on suspicion of punching the other in the eye.
April 10
*A man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public at 11:30 p.m. on the 100 block of Pacific Avenue in Brookdale.
April 8
*Two men entered a Ben Lomond home without permission at noon on the 100 block of Hubbard Gulch Road.
April 7
*A man under a restraining order was found with a firearm and ammunition at 5:19 p.m. on the 200 block of McGaffigan Mill Road in Boulder Creek.
Scotts Valley Police Department
April 10
*Police checked on a 21-year-old man who was passed out in his vehicle and arrested him as too intoxicated to care for himself at 2:06 a.m. on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road.
April 9
*Someone fraudulently obtained a resident’s Social Security number and stole the person’s identity at 2:27 p.m. on the 200 block of Oak Creek Boulevard.
April 8
*A woman was seen leaving a store wearing multiple articles of clothing she did not pay for at 10:40 p.m. on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road.
*Someone entered a home through a bathroom window and stole a television, an Xbox console and some games at 8 p.m. on the 100 block of Cumbre Lane. Police found some fingerprints and sent them to a lab for testing.
April 6
*Someone stole a woman’s iPhone while she loaded her groceries into her car at 2:30 p.m. on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road.
April 2
*Someone dented the side of a truck with an unknown object while the truck was parked at a school on the 100 block of Bean Creek Road, according to a report at 5 p.m.
This column includes items reported in dispatch logs of the listed agencies and records of the California Highway Patrol and area fire departments. Additional information may be based on reports from other agencies and officers.