Capitola / Soquel Neighborhood Newsletter for Friday, April 17

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Good morning! It’s April 17 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Mostly sunny and pleasant in Capitola / Soquel

Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant. There is a 1% chance of rain. The high will be 73 with a low of 47. Wear your sunblock — the UV index is very high (8/11). Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of tree pollen in the air. Sunny now, changing to mostly sunny at 2 p.m.

Looking ahead: Pleasant tomorrow.

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Capitola / Soquel news

Celebrate Earth Day Saturday with free family events in downtown Santa Cruz and Live Oak, plus a chili cook-off, dance week, arts festival, live music and theater performances throughout Santa Cruz County all weekend.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ events

Read on to see the details about each item…

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Things to do in Capitola / Soquel

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Community crime report

• A person committed inappropriate acts with a child under 14 and tried to stop the victim or witness from reporting it. This happened near the 4000 block of Center Street in Soquel at 10 a.m. on April 7. (source)
    
• A person was arrested for causing injury to a spouse or partner and for abusing an elder or dependent adult. The incident happened near the 800 block of Hidden Valley Road, Soquel, at 4 a.m. on April 11. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for several offenses, including loitering on private property, disorderly conduct related to drug use, trespassing, having illegal drug paraphernalia, resisting and obstructing officers, battery on emergency personnel, possessing narcotics and violating a local ordinance. The incident happened near the 2700 block of Monterey Ave., Soquel, at 8 p.m. on April 8. (source)
   
• A person was found with illegal drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance, and was involved in burglary and several counts of petty theft, including shoplifting with previous offenses. The incident happened near the 4100 block of Capitola Road, Capitola, at 5 p.m. on April 11. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for stealing, shoplifting with previous offenses, having illegal drugs with prior offenses, having illegal drugs and having illegal drug paraphernalia. The incident happened near the 2600 block of 41st Avenue, Capitola, at 11 a.m. on April 8. (source)
   
• A person was acting disorderly due to alcohol, exposed themselves indecently, assaulted a police officer or emergency personnel and resisted arrest. This happened near the 4800 block of Soquel Drive in Soquel at 11 a.m. on April 7. (source)
   
• A person assaulted and physically attacked a police officer and another person, but no one was injured. The incident happened near the 2700 block of 41st Avenue, Capitola, at 3 p.m. on April 15. (source)
   

Note on today’s report: Some of the incidents listed are not recent. This can happen for a couple of reasons: Delays in agency reporting — sometimes officials don’t file reports right away, or agencies release batches of reports weeks later. Delays in public complaints — people may not notice or decide to contact police until some time after an incident. Please contact the responsible law-enforcement agency or your local elected officials if you have concerns about their delay in releasing information.

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No traffic problems nearby

We checked with state and county agencies — the roads look good!

Disclosure: Police incidents are partially generated by artificial intelligence. We are constantly working to improve the accuracy and quality of our AI-generated content. However, there may still be errors or inaccuracies. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.