Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
Nov. 8
Midnight: Deputies found a man on the street near the intersection of Highway 9 and Middleton Avenue in Boulder Creek and arrested him for public drunkenness.
8:17 a.m.: A man was arrested by deputies on the 800 block of Vine Hill Road in Scotts Valley when they determined he was drunk in public.
Oct. 27
Midnight: A resident of the 200 block of El Rancho Road in the Pasatiempo area reported that an antique slot machine — valued at about $1,000 — had been stolen from inside a detached garage on his property.
Scotts Valley Police Department
Nov. 5
10:02 a.m.: A woman reported that her wallet and laptop computer had been taken from inside her unlocked vehicle while she went into a coffee shop on Scotts Valley Drive. The theft reportedly took place at 8 a.m., but the woman did not realize the items were missing until she arrived in San Jose.
2:03 p.m.: A man was arrested for public drunkenness after police received reports that he had been lying on the ground for about 40 minutes at the entrance to a church the 5000 block of Granite Creek Road.
Nov. 11
1:42 a.m.: A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol after officers received a call reporting that he had tried to leave a bar on Scotts Valley Drive in a vehicle before it bottomed out and he got out and stumbled around outside the vehicle.
3:50 p.m.: A 55-year-old man was arrested for shoplifting on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road after grocery store loss prevention workers stopped him, alleging that he tried to steal an assortment of items.
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. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty, and charges may have been added or dropped as of publication.