Crime & Safety

Stolen Car, Mail Recovered By Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Benjamin King was arrested Tuesday morning.

King during his arrest by a Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputy.
King during his arrest by a Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputy. (SCCSO)

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — A man driving a stolen a car was nabbed by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Tuesday morning. Benjamin King was arrested after a deputy spotted the stolen car near 41st Avenue and Clares Street.

During the arrest, deputies found several pieces of stolen mail from Watsonville and burglary tools, according to the sheriff's office.

King was booked into county jail.

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