Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
July 12
Midnight: During a probation search at a residence on the 100 block of Orchard Street in Boulder Creek, deputies arrested a man for a probation violation after they allegedly discovered him to be in possession of methamphetamine.
July 11
9 a.m.: Deputies arrested a man on the 12800 block of Boulder Street in Boulder Creek for allegedly etching “BITH” into the passenger door of a vehicle belonging to a former landlord with whom he was having a dispute.
July 10
1:15 p.m.: A man was arrested at the Covered Bridge Park in Felton after deputies determined he was too intoxicated to take proper care of himself.
Scotts Valley Police Department
July 9
4:54 p.m.: Tools were reported stolen from inside an unlocked parked vehicle on uppen Navarra Drive.
July 8
5:29 p.m.: An underage teen was arrested and booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail after officers found her on Mount Hermon Road too intoxicated to take proper care of herself.
6:01 p.m.: A resident of Casa Way reported that a former roommate had stolen items from his home while he was away over the weekend.
7:56 p.m.: A man reported that someone had struck his parked vehicle on Victor Square, damaging it, and left the scene without leaving contact information.
July 7
8:27 p.m.: A resident of Grace Way reported that someone had egged a vehicle parked on her property. She also reported that several such incidents had been occurring over the past 6 months.
July 5
10:13 a.m.: Officers took a report after a glass door at the front of a business on Scotts Valley Drive was found broken.
6:40 p.m.: A purse, which contained an iPhone, wallet, passport, and credit cards, was reported stolen from a park on the 300 block of Kings Village Road.
– 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. The Press-Banner reminds its readers to lock their vehicles and homes.