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Elementary schools in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley are offering a new grade level for the first time in more than 100 years. But so far, few students have signed up.

Scotts Valley Police Department August 12 3:08 p.m.: A texting related traffic stop resulting in the arrest of a suspect for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia near Kings Village Shopping Center in Scotts Valley. 5:04 p.m.: A report of assault with a deadly weapon was taken after a road-rage hit and run incident involving a car and a motorcycle on La Madrona Drive in Scotts Valley. 8:17 p.m.: A purse was stolen from a locked vehicle after the window was smashed outside of a café on Scotts Valley Drive. August 13 8:37 p.m.: A traffic stop for reckless driving on Granite Creek Road near Highway 17 resulted in the suspect being cited for a misdemeanor. August 14 2:07 a.m.: A suspect was arrested after a deputy conducted a search of their vehicle pursuant to the terms of their probation and found controlled substances on Coast Range Drive in Scotts Valley. Later the suspect was found to be concealing methamphetamines on his person at the County Jail.  Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office August 12 9:49 a.m.: A suspect was arrested on West Zayante Drive in Felton after failing to comply with his sex offender registrant terms. 10:50 p.m.: A suspect was arrested for public intoxication on the 6100 block of Highway 9 in Felton. August 13 7:52 p.m.: A fight occurred at Covered Bridge Park. A male was arrested for public intoxication and a female was arrested for local warrants. The male was transported to the Sobering Center and the female was transported and booked into County Jail. August 14 11:08 a.m.: A male subject was in possession of a meth pipe and in violation of his probation terms in Felton. 11:37 a.m.: A juvenile was detained on Glen Arbor Road in Ben Lomond after deputies determined them to be a danger to themselves or others. 3:01 p.m.: Suspect was arrested for public intoxication and a probation violation on the 13100 block of Central Avenue in Boulder Creek. 4:24 p.m.: Two males detained for public intoxication at the Felton Covered Bridge Park. 7:46 p.m.: A suspect on a searchable probation for paraphernalia was arrested after a motorcycle stop on the 11000 block of Highway 9 in Boulder Creek. 11:16 p.m.: A vehicle was burglarized while a victim was hiking in Henry Cowell State Park. August 15 8:37 p.m.: An intoxicated subject was detained in Felton after deputies determined her to be unable to care for herself. 11:02 p.m.: Two subjects were arrested for assault on Clear Creek Road in Brookdale after an altercation resulted in $500 in damage and injuries to both parties. August 16 8:48 a.m.: Suspect was arrested on Conference Drive in Felton after deputies found them to have two outstanding warrants while on probation for burglary. The suspect was also in possession another’s financial and insurance information, burglary tools, a controlled substance, and drug paraphernalia. 6:04 p.m.: A female was detained for public intoxication on Mills Street in Ben Lomond. August 18 4:10 p.m.: A wallet was stolen out of a parked car on Hihn Street in Felton.

Holiday happiness may begin with making out your Christmas gift list. Not so happy may be the actual shopping excursion and parking safely in your local shopping mall. According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, more than 20 percent of all collisions take place in shopping mall parking lots during the holiday season.