Dispatch Log

Scotts Valley Police Department
July 10
**A 65-year-old man reported that someone had entered his home on the 400 block of Whispering Pines Drive and stole a laptop at 3 a.m. The laptop’s serial number was entered into the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System.
**A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of vandalism at 10:15 a.m. on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road after he tried to remove items from his past-due storage container. While trying to sneak into the facility, he damaged a fence and caused about $250 worth of damage.
**A 37-year-old man exposed his genitals to someone at a park on the 300 block of Kings Village Road at 1:48 p.m. The other person refused to prosecute, but the man was arrested and booked into Santa Cruz County Jail for violation of probation terms.
July 8
**Someone stole a 52-year-old man’s motorcycle that had been locked up with a chain in front of his house at 7 p.m. on the 100 block of Bean Creek Road.
July 6
**A 36-year-old man was found to be intoxicated at 9:25 a.m. on the corner of Terrace View Drive and Scotts Valley Drive. He was arrested after officers determined he was unable to care for his own safety.
July 5
**A 45-year-old man and a 20-year-old man reportedly physically assaulted each other at 2:46 a.m. on the 500 block of Flora Lane. No charges were pursued.
**A vehicle was stopped at 9:30 p.m. on northbound Highway 17 after officers saw that the passenger was not wearing his seat belt. The 21-year-old passenger had a misdemeanor warrant and was cited.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
July 10
** A stolen vehicle was seen blocking the roadway at midnight on Empire Grade in Santa Cruz. The driver claimed he had run out of gas after renting the vehicle from a rental agency in San Jose. The vehicle had been reported as stolen in San Jose on July 1, and the man was arrested. A rental agreement indicating a one-day rental a month earlier was found inside.
**A man was reported as missing from a care facility on Rose Acres Lane in Felton at 4:30 p.m. He was found in Santa Cruz by police the following day.
July 8
**A man reported at midnight that about $12,000 worth of iron fencing had been stolen from his property on the 15000 block of Highway 9 in Boulder Creek.
July 6
** A business on the 300 block of Fireside Road in Boulder Creek reported several things as missing from their property at 11:30 a.m. No suspects were identified.
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.