Probation Search of Home Nets 5 Arrests

Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday conducted a probation search of a residence in unincorporated Santa Cruz, netting five arrests for stolen property possession, drug paraphernalia possession, and controlled substance intoxication, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.

Numerous neighborhood complaints surfaced about a residence in the 1400 block of Harper Street, causing police to conduct a probation search of the property at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Santa Cruz County sheriff’s Sgt. Kelly Kent said.

Neighbors of the residence had submitted numerous complaints about loud noise and late night foot traffic, Kent said. Five individuals were found at the property and arrested for various offences, according to Kent.

Frederick Macdonell, 27, of Live Oak, was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, and probation violation.

Danielle Knights, 21, of Aptos, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and for being under the influence of a narcotic.

Dawn Hart, 50, and Robert Hart, 25, both from Santa Cruz, along with Joseph Hart, 22, from Aptos, were all arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Santa Cruz County Planning Department officials red-tagged the residence as unsafe for inhabitance, citing multiple structural violations and unsafe living conditions, according to Kent.

The property owner lives out of state and the agent responsible for the property was given a civil notice stating that the house was a public nuisance.

--Bay City News

Image courtesy of Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office, from top, left to right: Joseph Hart; Dawn Hart; Danielle Knights; Frederick Macdonell; Robert Hart.