Dispatch log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
Nov. 7
• Three people fled from a taxi without paying the fare at 1:19 a.m. on the 11500 block of Highway 9 in Brookdale.
• Someone snuck into several cabins at a conference center and took a total of $65 in cash, according to reports at 10 a.m. on the 6400 block of East Zayante Road. Several witnesses saw a man inside the cabins.
Nov. 6
• Officers responded to a burglary in progress at 7:30 a.m. and searched a house on the 200 block of Larita Drive in Ben Lomond. The suspect gained entry by breaking a window.
• Someone entered a Boulder Creek woman’s home and took various items at 8:45 a.m. on the 200 block of Stapp Road.
Nov. 3
• A Ben Lomond woman reported her laptop and a box of valuable coins were stolen from her home at 5:30 p.m. on the 700 block of Eduardo Avenue.
Oct. 14
• Three tables were taken from the Boulder Creek Recreation and Parks district at midnight on the 1300 block of Middleton Avenue.
Scotts Valley Police Department
Nov. 5
• Two unidentified people went into a grocery store on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road and put various bottles of alcohol and a large packet of meat into a shopping cart before leaving without paying at 4:33 p.m.
Nov. 2
• Someone tried to buy ink cartridges using a phony driver’s license and credit cards at 12:16 p.m. on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road. The items were not shipped out.
• A 68-year-old man was deemed too drunk to care for himself and was taken into custody at 7:09 p.m. on the 200 block of King’s Village Road.
• A rape was reported at 8:38 p.m. in western Scotts Valley.
• A woman reported that her 27-year-old boyfriend struck her several times in the leg, causing soreness, at 8:45 p.m. in northern Tracy. The boyfriend admitted that he hit her and was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and domestic battery.
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.