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Scotts Valley
April 4, 2026

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

SV smoothie shop robbed at gunpoint

Police are looking for a man who robbed Jamba Juice in Scotts Valley at gunpoint on Monday evening.

Parolee caught after Felton chase

A 27-year-old parolee was caught after a chase in Felton on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 9.

News Briefs

Electricity rates drop slightly

Scotts Valley hotel faces foreclosure

After it missed a payment of more than $1.2 million in July, lenders are preparing to put the Hilton Santa Cruz-Scotts Valley up for foreclosure auction this month.

After storm, no rain predicted until Monday

With winter in full swing, rainfall is nearly double what it was last year at this time, and the San Lorenzo Valley has received more than half of its annual average.

Man killed in SV tree-cutting accident

A 70-year-old man died last week after a fallen tree he was cutting rolled onto his body and pinned him.

Locals recognized after preventing Mountain Store fire

In the late evening Aug. 21, Larry Bourdeau, a man with a history of arson-related offenses, tried to put the Mountain Store in Boulder Creek to the torch. A surveillance video showed Bourdeau setting fire to the papers on a bulletin board attached to the front of the building and leaving the scene.

Adams ‘Chip’ O’Brien June 22, 1955 — Dec. 28, 2010

A memorial service will be Jan. 15 for Adams George “Chip” O’Brien II, who died Dec. 28 in Santa Cruz. He was 55.

Three Eagle Scouts earn their colors

Three Scotts Valley Boy Scouts from Troop 614 in Scotts Valley attained the highest rank in Scouting, Eagle Scout, last week.

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