Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
March 31
9 p.m.: A resident of the 8100 block of Harvard Drive in Ben Lomond reported that someone had burglarized her parked vehicle. Among the items reported stolen were phone cords, a hands-free headset and a stun gun.
 
March 30
7 p.m.: During a traffic stop on the 10000 block of Highway 9 in Ben Lomond, deputies found that the driver had a pair of felony arrest warrants. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail.
11 p.m.: Deputies took a report of a domestic altercation in Felton, where a woman reported that her husband had pushed her to the ground, causing her to hit her head on the ground. The husband had left by the time deputies arrived.
 
March 29
Midnight: A man was arrested for public drunkenness on the 6500 block of Highway 9 in Felton.
 
March 27
7 a.m.: A resident of the 200 block of Melin Avenue in Felton reported that someone had smashed a window of a vehicle she was storing on her property, causing an estimated $650 in damage.
 
Scotts Valley Police Department
April 1
8:12 a.m.: Officers took a report of a burglary involving numerous stolen items in the office of a church on Granite Creek Road.
4:21 p.m.: A pickup — described as a green 1997 Toyota Tacoma, license plate 5M65935 — was reported stolen from where it was parked on El Pueblo Road. A countywide report was broadcast to all law enforcement agencies to look out for it.
 
March 31
1:46 p.m.: A vacant building on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road was reportedly marked with graffiti.
 
March 30
3:12 a.m.: Officers arrested a man for public drunkenness after California Highway Patrol officers found him sitting on the ground next to a bicycle on the property of a church on Granite Creek Road.
2:20 p.m.: A cellphone and other small items were reported stolen from inside a locked vehicle on Civic Center Drive. The vehicle was not damaged, and it was unclear how it was entered.
11:05 p.m.: Officers arrested a woman and requested a warrant for a man after staff members at a gas station on Mount Hermon Road reported that the two of them were smoking marijuana inside one of the gas station restrooms. When officers arrived, the woman, 20, was arrested for drug-related charges, and the man fled.
 
March 29
9:03 a.m.: Two men were arrested for public intoxication on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road after police received a report that they had fallen over bags of potting soil in front of a store and then proceeded to walk into the door to the garden department.
 
March 28
4:18 a.m.: A man was arrested at a gas station on Scotts Valley Drive after the staff reported that he had been repeatedly falling asleep inside his vehicle at one of the pumps for several hours. Officers determined that the man was under the influence of drugs. His vehicle was towed.
4:02 p.m.: A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol when police stopped his vehicle at the intersection of Scotts Valley Drive and El Pueblo Road for weaving in and out of lanes and driving in the median.
 
March 27
4:32 p.m.: A security guard on the former Bethany University property reported chasing away two young males who had broken a window while trying to break into a weight room.
 
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.

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