Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, Oct. 28

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Good morning! It’s Oct. 28 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…

Partly sunny and pleasant in Westside / Downtown

Today will be areas of low clouds, then some sun and pleasant. The high will be 74 with a low of 48.

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Westside / Downtown news

Two indie bookstores open: The Burning Ember (romance/romantasy) in Santa Cruz and Trailside Books (adventure, kids, local history) in Aptos.

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What’s new around you

▼︎ police incidents   ▼︎ road incidents

Read on to see the details about each item…

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Community crime report

• A person was arrested for several offenses, including using someone else’s identity to get credit, vandalism, assault with force likely to cause serious injury, and having illegal paraphernalia. The person was released after the incident. This happened near Lincoln Street and Center Street in Santa Cruz at 11 a.m. on Oct. 5. (source)
   
• A threat to commit a crime intended to terrorize was reported near the 900 block of Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, at 3 p.m. on Oct. 6. (source)
    
• A person committed battery against a police officer or another specified person, but no one was injured. The person was released. The incident happened near the 1300 block of Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, at 5 p.m. on Oct. 5. (source)
   
• A woman was arrested for having drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine. The incident happened near the 100 block of River Street, Santa Cruz, at 8 a.m. on Oct. 25. (source)
   
• A person was cited for a misdemeanor warrant related to possession of a controlled substance and given a notice to appear in court. The incident happened near the 100 block of Dakota Avenue, Santa Cruz, at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25. (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.