Goodwill Store Burglary; Suspected Serial Tagger Arrested; Bail Set for Brain Surgeon: Santa Cruz Co. Police Log

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around Santa Cruz County this week.

Suspected Soquel Serial Tagger Caught With Paint On Hands: Sheriff’s Office

• Deputies have been looking for a prolific tagger with the moniker “BA$0” allegedly responsible for thousands of dollars worth of damage.

Transient Suspected Of Burglarizing Goodwill Store Arrested: Watsonville Police

• Police said Horacio Lara broke the glass on the front doors of two Watsonville stores.

Santa Cruz Ex-Brain Surgeon Child Sex Abuse Case: Bail Set At $6.45M

• Prosecutors say Dr. James Kohut recruited women to help find child victims. He was arrested last month along with two nurses.

Firefighters Extinguish Monterey County Vegetation Fire Wednesday

• Fire officials determined the cause of the fire to be faulty power lines.

Missing Watsonville Teen Found Safe

• Police said Taylor "Tay" Simpson, 19, was found safe in Aptos.

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