Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
July 22
**Midnight: A woman on the 200 block of Hidden Glen Drive reported that someone had used her credit card information to make $40.26 in fraudulent purchases.
July 19
**Midnight: A man was arrested at the intersection of Highway 9 and Lomond Street in Boulder Creek after deputies found him to be in possession of 7.8 grams of marijuana, half a gram of methamphetamine and a glass meth pipe.
n 1 a.m.: A woman was taken to Santa Cruz County Jail after deputies found her on the 400 block of Marion Drive and determined that she was too intoxicated to care for herself.
California Highway Patrol
July 18
**4:50 p.m. A three-car crash blocked Highway 9 at Larkspur Street in Brookdale. Two women in their 40s and two young girls in a Geo Metro were moderately injured, as was a 55-year-old man in a Mazda pickup. Two people in a Nissan Quest were unhurt by the crash that tied up Highway 9 for several hours. Tow trucks removed all three vehicles.
Scotts Valley Police Department
July 23
**9:04 p.m.: A man was arrested on southbound Highway 17 near the Mount Hermon Road exit when, during a stop for a broken taillight, officers found cocaine, hash, a large amount of marijuana and a machete in his vehicle. The man’s vehicle was impounded.
July 18
**11:40 a.m.: A firearm was reported as stolen from a home on the 300 block of Bean Creek Road.
**11:49 p.m.: A 34-year-old man was arrested on a warrant on southbound Highway 17 near the Mount Hermon Road exit. Officers also cited him on suspicion of possessing of drug paraphernalia. The vehicle was left with a passenger.
July 17
**10:29 a.m.: A 45-year-old woman was cited and released at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz after officers noted that she showed signs of impairment following a traffic collision on the 4500 block of Scotts Valley Drive. A sample of her blood was sent for toxicology testing.
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.