Scotts Valley 5-0

A recent selection from the blotter of the Scotts Valley Police Department, showcasing many fine criminal minds at work.

May 22
At 4:39pm a man on the 4600 block of Scotts Valley Drive whistled at a woman driving by, assuming, perhaps, that she was alone in the car. This prompted a man in the passenger’s seat to sit up and instruct the woman to stop the car. The man reportedly jumped out of the car and punched the whistler in the face, leaving him with a broken nose (I think we can all agree what's interesting about this story is how it's unclear what the guy was doing in the passenger seat that he couldn't be seen... hmmm...)

May 26
Two men went into a store on the corner of Granite Creek Road and Santa’s Village Road and reportedly began loading up two baskets with alcohol and food. When they got what they wanted, the men ran out through the emergency exit to an awaiting vehicle. The vehicle was later found and its four occupants were arrested.

May 24
A 42 year-old man successfully lifted a bottle of Cook’s Champagne (they must mean "sparkling wine" - what is wrong with journalists today?) from a store on the 200 block of Mt. Hermon Road. Feeling confident, the man returned to steal two more bottles of bubbly, but he was caught, arrested for burglary and booked into Santa Cruz County jail.