Windy conditions and low humidity will make fire danger high in the Bay Area tonight through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
He also took cash and a cell phone; deputies later arrested him.
The two-month-old shepherd mix was returned unharmed to the Santa Cruz SPCA.
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Emergency crews managed to contain fire from spreading to vegetation.
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Three arrests were made during the Wednesday bust; one person is still wanted.
But property crimes decreased in Capitola in 2012, according to a recently released FBI report. Use the grey scroll bars to see all the data.
He faces three felony sex crimes charges.
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School officials say the man, now a school bus driver, has been placed on leave.
Considering how many people were out in Capitola for the Begonia Festival, the crime reports are pretty tame.
The fatal accident happened Sunday afternoon.
The crew was on the fire lines for a week.
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Two others also are wanted for unrelated burglary charges.
Watsonville police later arrested the suspected gunman.
Officer Albert Donald Hoover was killed while on patrol in 1934.
Sheriff's deputies learned of the allegations Saturday.
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She committed suicide early Wednesday.
The bust happened Monday morning in Soquel.
Also, the Sheriff's Office reported a shoplifter tried to hit up the same store twice in two days. He needed accessories for the stolen goods.
Despite representing less than 1 percent of the population, blacks accounted for nearly 6 percent of all marijuana arrests in Santa Cruz County.
On May 10, they stole a truck, stole a safe, burned the truck and used stolen credit cards.