Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
Dec. 20
• A woman was reportedly caught stealing items from a store and was stopped by the store manager at 12:25 p.m. on the 9400 block of Mill Street in Ben Lomond.
Dec. 18
• A man’s mother told police where her son was staying before he was taken to Santa Cruz County Jail at midnight on the 300 block of Juanita Road in Boulder Creek.
• A man was caught on video stealing a $13.99 bottle of alcohol at 6:18 a.m. on the 7900 block of Highway 9 in Ben Lomond.
Dec. 17
• A man was taken to jail on suspicion of being drunk in public at midnight on the 11500 block of Highway 9 in Brookdale.
Dec. 16
• During a probation search, a woman was found to have glass pipe and tested positive for methamphetamine use at 8 p.m. on the 15600 block of Highway 9 in Boulder Creek.
Dec. 14
• A woman was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance while her car was parked in a church parking lot at 3:10 a.m. on the 9500 block of Central Avenue in Ben Lomond.
• A woman was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public at midnight on the 800 block of Blue Ridge Road in Boulder Creek.
Dec. 12
• A man was arrested after he was found with a stolen driver’s license and debit card, drug paraphernalia at 8:20 p.m. on Highway 9 at Mountain Street in Boulder Creek.
Nov. 28
• Three people reported mail theft, including personal identity information, at about 8 a.m. on the 14700 block of Big Basin Way in Boulder Creek.
Scotts Valley Police Department
Dec. 20
• During a traffic stop for speeding, a driver bailed on foot and escaped at 11:08 p.m. on the 100 block of Mount Hermon Road. He was later identified by combining prior contacts with his vehicle and a mug shot picture.
• At a sobriety checkpoint, officers saw a 28-year-old man park his car and walk away at 1:04 a.m. on the 200 clock of Mount Hermon Road. Upon contact, he was found to be too intoxicated to care for himself and was taken to county jail.
Dec. 19
• More than 700 vehicles were screened during a sobriety checkpoint on Mount Hermon Road. Eight drivers were investigated for drunken driving; one person was arrested for driving under the influence, three were arrested for narcotics violations and one was arrested for public intoxication.
• An 18-year-old displayed signs of intoxication and was found with a bag of methocarbamol without a prescription at 10:41 p.m. at the Metro Center on the 200 block of King’s Village Road.
Dec. 18
• Someone stole a young person’s electric guitar from a gymnasium during a wrestling tournament at 1:45 p.m. on the 500 block of Glenwood Drive.
Dec. 17
• Someone stole a 50-inch extension cord from a 74-year-old woman’s front porch at 8 p.m. on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road.
Dec. 16
• A 19-year-old woman was seen on video surveillance stealing several charity donation jars at 12:43 a.m. on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road. She was caught while exchanging coins for paper currency and was identified by witnesses.
• A 20-year-old woman was caught trying to steal food in her purse at 11:53 a.m. on the 100 block of Victor Square.
Dec. 15
• Someone entered a locked administration building and took a 48-inch flat-screen television and a DVD player from the lobby at 6:30 p.m. on the 800 block of Bethany Drive.
• 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.