Crime & Safety

Car-Peeping Probationer Nabbed In Soquel: Deputies

The man, allegedly driving a stolen vehicle, was booked into the local jail on several charges, deputies said.

SOQUEL, CA –After a citizen called reporting a person with a flashlight purportedly peering into vehicles in the Soquel area, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office deputies responded and arrested a suspect, identified as Tyler O'Neil.

The night-shift deputies contacted O'Neil, on probation, in the vicinity of Carriker Lane and Soquel Drive and found him to be in alleged possession of burglary tools, disposable gloves and a radio scanner, the department said.

Deputies also recovered Tyler's vehicle, which was parked nearby and determined to be stolen, the agency said.

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O'Neil was taken to jail and booked on numerous charges, deputies said.

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