Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Thursday, January 29

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Good morning! It’s January 29 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Mostly sunny and pleasant in Westside / Downtown

Today will be sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant. The high will be 70 with a low of 46. Mostly sunny now, changing to sunny at 1 p.m.

Looking ahead: Partly sunny this weekend

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Westside / Downtown news

Eight top Santa Cruz soups for winter; nurses plan Friday anti-ICE protest; Capitola and Felton libraries add Sunday hours; all branches open later Fridays starting Feb. 1.

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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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Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region

• South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley has one lane closed for emergency work. Traffic is being controlled in one direction at a time. The closure is expected to end at 3:59 p.m. on April 1.
   

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Community crime report

• A child abuse and willful cruelty to a child incident with multiple charges happened near the 300 block of Riverside Ave., Santa Cruz at 10 a.m. on January 1. (source)
   
• A vehicle hit a pedestrian, causing injuries. The incident happened near Mission St. and N King St. in Santa Cruz at 3 p.m. on January 26. (source)
    
• A man was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery against a spouse, ex-spouse, or dating partner. The incident happened near the 500 Block of Cedar St., Santa Cruz, at 8 a.m. on January 27. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for being under the influence of drugs, having a controlled substance, and having a warrant for battery with serious injury. The incident happened near the 300 Block of Church St., Santa Cruz, at 10 a.m. on January 27. (source)
   
• A person was re-arrested on charges related to having a firearm, ammunition, and drugs without a prescription. The incident happened near the 500 block of Washington Dr, Santa Cruz County at 10 a.m. on December 29. (source)
   
• A man was arrested for showing a deadly weapon (not a gun) and causing minor property damage. The incident happened near the 1500 Block of Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, at 10 a.m. on January 27. (source)
   
• A person was arrested for violating a protective order. The incident happened near 259 WATER St., Santa Cruz County, at 3 p.m. on January 1. (source)
   
• A stolen vehicle was found and recovered near the 200 Block of Washington St., Santa Cruz, at 3 p.m. on January 27. (source)
   
• Vandalism causing less than $400 in damage was reported. The incident happened near the 600 Block of Modesto Ave., Santa Cruz. It occurred at midnight on January 1. (source)
   
• Vandalism causing less than $400 in damage was reported online. The incident happened near the 100 Block of Leibrandt Ave., Santa Cruz, at midnight on December 31. (source)
   
• A petty theft (misdemeanor) was reported through the online system. The incident happened near the 200 Block of Button St., Santa Cruz, at midnight on December 31. (source)
   
• A petty theft (stealing property of low value) was reported near Cedar St. & Birch Ln, Santa Cruz at 4 a.m. on December 28. (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.