Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
May 10
A man was stopped at 2 a.m. on the corner of Highway 9 and Fall Creek Drive in Felton for riding his bike without a rear reflector. The man showed signs of being under the influence of a stimulant, and a urine test was positive for methamphetamine.
May 9
Someone cut down and took a large redwood tree from a man’s property on the 100 block of Roble Road in Boulder Creek, the man reported at 4:51 p.m. The man estimated the value of the tree to be $30,000.
May 8
The rear driver’s-side window of a car was smashed, causing $1,400 worth of damage on the 2800 block of Highway 9 in Felton at 1:05 a.m.
May 6
A man found standing in the middle of Graham Hill Road on the 5300 block was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication at 7:05 p.m.
A man said he had meth and hypodermic needles at 12:31 a.m. on Mill Street in Ben Lomond.
A man sitting in his Jeep on the 200 block of Laurel Drive in Felton at 10:31 p.m. was found with marijuana. The man’s passenger had a white, powdery residue in his nostrils and admitted to snorting cocaine.
May 5
A license plate was reported missing from a vehicle parked at the high school on the 7100 block of Highway 9 in Felton at 9 a.m.
May 4
A man called and texted someone many times despite being asked to stop at 4:54 p.m. on the 13800 block of Highway 9 in Bolder Creek.
May 2
Someone stole about $1,050 worth of things from a man’s unlocked vehicle on the 8400 block of Glen Arbor Road in Ben Lomond at midnight.
May 1
An iPod was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle at 10:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Old River Lane in Ben Lomond.
April 20
Someone listed a house for rent on craigslist.com then tried to get a woman’s bank and identification information before allowing her to see more than the outside of the house on the 13100 block of Middleton Avenue in Boulder Creek.
Scotts Valley Police Department
May 9
Someone spray-painted an “obscene” picture on the sidewalk at noon on the 100 block of Civic Center Drive.
May 8
During a vehicle stop at 6:52 p.m. on Mt. Hermon Road near Skypark Drive, a 56-year-old woman was arrested after she was found in possession of heroin, paraphernalia, a loaded syringe and prescription medication.
May 7
A woman’s 1996 Saturn was stolen from the 900 block of Disc Drive but was discovered in Santa Cruz at 2:22 a.m. May 8 by the Santa Cruz Police Department.
May 6
Graffiti was found on the back wall of a business on the 200 block of Kings Village Road at noon.
May 4
A 20-year-old store employee was caught stealing embezzling money at 7:48 p.m. on the 200 block of Mt. Hermon Road. The man was arrested and booked into county jail after admitting to the crime.
Someone vandalized the back door of a business on the 200 block of Mt. Hermon Road at 8:30 a.m.
The school on the 100 block of Bean Creek Road was vandalized with graffiti at 9 p.m. School staff photographed the graffiti and removed it.
May 3
Someone entered through an unsecured window of a business on the 5200 block of Scotts Valley Drive and stole about $150 cash at 7 p.m.
This column includes items reported in the Scotts Valley Police Department and Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher logs and records of the California Highway Patrol and area fire departments. Additional information may be based on reports from officers and other law enforcement agencies.