Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Friday, February 6

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Good morning! It’s February 6 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Cooler in Westside / Downtown

Today will be cooler with clouds giving way to some sun. The high will be 65 with a low of 46. Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of tree pollen in the air. Mostly cloudy now, changing to intermittent clouds at 9 a.m.

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Westside / Downtown news

Bad Animal’s new chef Nick Hahn debuts a French bistro menu downtown. This weekend features the Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival, plus live music, art, theater, and Super Bowl watch parties countywide.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ road incidents   ▼︎ events

Read on to see the details about each item…

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Things to do in Westside / Downtown

Add an event to our calendar

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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• A lane on North Highway 9 at Encinal Street is closed because of shoulder work. The closure will last until February 28 at 3:01 p.m.
   
• There is a one-way traffic closure on South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley because of emergency work. The closure will last until April 1.
   

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Community crime report

• A hit and run involving injury or death happened near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County at 11 a.m. on January 29. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for injuring their spouse or partner and being drunk in public. The incident happened near 400 BEACH St., Santa Cruz at 10 p.m. on January 29. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for causing injury to a spouse, cohabitant, or date, and for paying or receiving money for adoption. The incident happened near the 000 block of Front Street in Santa Cruz at 11 a.m. on January 28. (source)
   
• A person was threatened and not allowed to leave. This happened near Kite Hill Road, Santa Cruz County at 10 p.m. on January 28. (source)
   
• Police arrested a person for violating probation, having a controlled substance with two or more prior offenses, and receiving stolen property. The incident happened near Linekiln St. and Fern St. in Santa Cruz at 2 p.m. on January 29. (source)
   
• A vehicle was stolen and someone was arrested for taking a car without the owner’s permission and for obtaining money through false pretenses. The incident happened near 259 WATER Street in Santa Cruz County at 2 p.m. on January 28. (source)
   
• A person was involved in several incidents, including resisting and obstructing police officers, violating local rules, assaulting officers without causing injury, trespassing and interfering with business operations, disorderly conduct related to alcohol, and shoplifting. This happened near the 400 block of River Street in Santa Cruz at 1 p.m. on January 25. (source)
   
• A person was reported for multiple counts of trespassing, lewd conduct, refusing to leave university property, and indecent exposure. The incident happened near the 400 block of McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz County, at 4 p.m. on January 28. (source)
   
• A person was found in possession of a controlled substance and illegal drug paraphernalia, with previous offenses. The incident happened near W. Levee and S River St., Santa Cruz, at 6 p.m. on January 29. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for having illegal drugs and for repeatedly trying to annoy or harass someone by phone, after having been caught for similar offenses before. The incident happened near the 100 BLOCK of Center St. in Santa Cruz at 4 p.m. on January 27. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for disorderly conduct, having illegal drugs, possessing unlawful drug paraphernalia, and interfering with a public officer. The incident happened near 1020 EMELINE Ave., Santa Cruz County at noon on January 24. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for disorderly conduct while under the influence of drugs. The incident happened near the 400 block of Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, at 8 p.m. on January 28. (source)
   
• A person was found under the influence of a controlled substance near 1400 EMELINE Avenue, Santa Cruz County at 5 p.m. on January 28. (source)
   
• A hit and run causing property damage was reported near the 700 Block of Riverside Avenue, Santa Cruz. The incident happened at midnight on January 29. The report was filed online through the Coplogic system. (source)
   
• A driver was stopped for driving with a suspended license due to a previous DUI violation. The incident happened near the 210 block of Delaware Ave., Santa Cruz County, at 4 a.m. on January 29. (source)
   
• A person was caught driving with a suspended license due to a previous DUI and did not keep their vehicle’s lights properly maintained. This happened near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County, at 10 a.m. on January 27. (source)
   
• A person was found with nitrous oxide and made an unsafe turn without signaling. This happened near 259 WATER Street, Santa Cruz County, at 3 p.m. on January 29. (source)
   
• A shoplifting incident happened near 259 WATER Street in Santa Cruz County at 5 p.m. on January 28. (source)
   
• A person was stopped for resisting a police officer, using offensive language at the university, and loitering on private property. The incident happened near UCSC Campus College 10, Santa Cruz County, at midnight on January 27. The person was released. (source)
   
• A trespassing incident happened near the 110 block of High St. in Santa Cruz County at 9 p.m. on January 24. (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.

Disclosure: Traffic incidents and 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.