Tag: crime
Man arrested in Ben Lomond on Scotts Valley rape and imprisonment...
Scotts Valley police arrested a 36-year-old San Lorenzo Valley man on burglary, rape and false imprisonment charges on Oct. 18.
When the call for service...
Scotts Valley Police investigate parking lot pigeon massacre
Scotts Valley police have launched an animal abuse investigation following the apparent willful killing of several pigeons last week, according to authorities.
Just before 12:30pm...
Scotts Valley police chief says gung-ho recruits reason for increased arrests
Scotts Valley Police Department may not quite have enough officers yet to restart its investigations unit, but the patrol department is finally fully staffed,...
ATM stolen from Spanky’s Café
After consecutive break-ins, Spanky’s Café in Ben Lomond is now missing an ATM.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies responded to a report...
Update: Boulder Creek shooting victim ID’d
BOULDER CREEK—The 18-year-old who was killed Saturday at a party at a Boulder Creek residence—Rowan Parham—was described as a man who loved his friends...
Boulder Creek shooting suspect arrested, 18-year-old victim identified
Updated Jan. 30 at 1:45pm.
The teenager who was shot to death during a party in Boulder Creek Saturday night was identified Monday by the...
Youth shot to death at Boulder Creek party, suspect at large
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for a suspect who fatally shot a victim in Boulder Creek Saturday night during a party.
According...
Scotts Valley Man Gets 4-Month Sentence for Fraud
A Scotts Valley man who defrauded investors through a medical-technology-financing scheme has been sentenced to four months in custody.
Jason Nielsen, a man in his...
Crime level stabilizing, according to Scotts Valley PD
Burglaries nearly doubled in 2020—overall, crime fluctuated heavily during the pandemic, Scotts Valley Police Department Chief Steve Walpole, Jr. told the city council in...
How to deal with poison oak
Having treated thousands of cases of poison oak in my career, I’d like to share with you what I’ve learned about this miserable affliction.
Rising golf star hosts junior charity tournament this weekend at Pasatiempo
In 2023, then-13-year-old Lucius Niesen from Scotts Valley was on fire on the links. Having taken first place in the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s...
