Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
June 9
An arrest warrant was issued for Michael Koselka, 54, of Aptos for serial armed robberies, including one at the Union Bank branch in Felton on Nov. 10. Koselka is in custody in Yuba County on other robbery charges and will be extradited to Santa Cruz when the cases in Yuba County are completed.
June 4
Firewood was stolen from the front of a woman’s property at noon on the 1100 block of Laurel Avenue in Felton.
A woman on the 100 block of Tennyson Avenue in Ben Lomond said she thinks mail has been stolen from her mailbox from the end of April until the end of May.
June 3
A man was angry that a woman cut him off while the two were driving at the corner of Mt. Hermon and Graham Hill roads in Felton. While both parties were stopped at a stoplight, the man got out of his vehicle and spit on the woman through an open car window.
Marijuana was found growing in a man’s garage on the 100 block of Morningside Drive in Ben Lomond after he was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant.
June 2
Someone stuck a knife blade into a man’s tire on the 14100 block of Highway 236 in Boulder Creek at 7 p.m.
June 1
A woman’s car window was smashed but nothing was stolen at 9 p.m. on the 6900 block of Highway 9 in Felton.
May 31
Corn syrup and nacho cheese were taken from a snack bar and storage shed at the high school on the 7100 block of Highway 9 in Felton at midnight. A pry bar appeared to be used to force open the doors.
Items were taken from inside a man’s unlocked vehicle at 9:15 a.m. on the 14600 block of West Park Drive In Boulder Creek.
May 25
A stereo was stolen from an SUV while it was parked on Highway 9 in Felton at 11 a.m.
May 25
Flower pots and a sign were broken at the Felton Guild on the 5400 block of Highway 9 in Felton at 10:04 a.m.
Scotts Valley Police Department
June 6
Someone ran out of a liquor store on the 200 block of Mt. Hermon Road carrying two 1.75 liter bottles of alcohol at 11:48 a.m. An employee chased after the thief to no avail.
June 5
A 42-year-old man with an outstanding warrant was arrested at 9:40 p.m. on the 1000 block of Whispering Pines Drive in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance.
June 3
A 29-year-old man with a warrant was arrested after he was found camping in the park on the 300 block of Kings Village Road at 6:45 a.m.
June 2
A 31-year-old man was arrested and released with a court date after he admitted during a traffic stop to owning a Ziplock bag of marijuana in his vehicle at 5 a.m. on the 4900 block of Scotts Valley Drive.
May 26
A watch was reported stolen from a home on the 100 block of Bel Air Court at 10 a.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.