Crime & Safety
Registered Sex Offender From Berkeley Arrested in Santa Cruz
He was chased off a high school campus by school personnel and then followed until police arrived.

SANTA CRUZ, CA — A transient from Berkeley was arrested in Santa Cruz on Tuesday after he was seen on the campus of Santa Cruz High School, police said.
At about 12:33 p.m., campus staff spotted the man walking into the school gym and immediately noticed he was not affiliated with the school. Campus security was notified and stopped the man before he made contact with students.
The man then left the school and was followed by a campus supervisor until police arrived. Police stopped the man a block from the school and determined he was a registered sex offender with two felony warrants in Nevada County, police said.
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The transient man was identified as 25-year-old Daniel VanDoren of Berkeley.
According to police, an officer arrested VanDoren without further incident.
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By Bay City News; Photo via Renee Schiavone/ Patch