Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
Aug. 6
**8 a.m.: During contact with a man on the 6000 block of Graham Hill Road in Felton, deputies determined that he had a warrant for a petty theft charge. The man was cited and released with a court date.
**3 p.m.: Deputies responded to reports of harassment on the 9100 block of Glen Arbor Road in Ben Lomond. One person was cited and released after reportedly yelling offensive words at the reporting person’s mentally disabled son.
Aug. 5
**Midnight: A man was arrested on the 1200 block of Conference Drive in Scotts Valley after deputies discovered two warrants for his arrest.
Aug. 4
**10:53 a.m.: A man was arrested on the 200 block of Covered Bridge Road in Felton after he showed signs of drunkenness despite a “no alcohol” term in his probation.
**6:15 p.m.: During a probation search of a home on the 14700 block of West Park Avenue in Boulder Creek, deputies found a large quantity of drug paraphernalia and arrested a woman.
**7:38 p.m.: A man was arrested on the 6200 block of Highway 9 after deputies judged him too drunk to take care of himself.
Aug. 3
**10:36 p.m.: A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after deputies spotted him driving without his headlights on and stopped him on Highway 9 across from Highlands Park in Ben Lomond.
Aug. 2
**6 p.m.: A warrant is being requested after a woman alleged that her friend had taken personal items worth about $1,000 from her room on the 11500 block of Highway 9 in Brookdale while she was out getting food for them.
Scotts Valley Police Department
Aug. 6
**12:13 a.m.: Two men, ages 26 and 40, were arrested on northbound Highway 17 at the Laurel curve after officers spotted their vehicle weaving in traffic. One man was arrested on a warrant and the other on suspicion of public intoxication.
Aug. 3
**8:30 p.m.: Officers stopped a man on the 100 block of Mount Hermon Road for reportedly proceeding straight from a turn-only lane and then wrote him a citation after finding that his license had been suspended for a DUI conviction. The man was released.
Aug. 2
**8:11 a.m.: A “Share the Road” sign on the intersection of Hacienda Drive and Cadillac Drive was reportedly vandalized with white writing.
**9:59 a.m.: A 43-year-old woman was arrested on a warrant during a traffic stop on the 6200 block of Highway 9.
**10:14 a.m.: A woman on the 800 block of Pinecone Drive reported that she had lost her wallet and later found fraudulent charges on her account.
**4:29 p.m.: A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road after reportedly taking a liquor bottle and running. When caught, he was found to be under the influence of opiates and in possession of syringes, according to reports.
**5:37 p.m.: A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road. A bottle of liquor and a container of ice cream were recovered in the arrest.
**8:39 p.m.: Officers found a 47-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman inside an illegally parked vehicle on the 100 block of Santa’s Village Road. The driver was on probation, so officers searched the vehicle, finding methamphetamine. Both people were arrested.
Aug. 1
**2:41 a.m.: A 42-year-old man was arrested on the 100 block of Mount Hermon Road after officers stopped his vehicle for expired registration tags and found that he was drunk and his license had been suspended because of a DUI conviction.
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. Charges may have been added or dropped as of press time, and all suspects are assumed innocent until proven guilty.