Crime & Safety
Teens Arrested In Scotts Valley After Alleged Burglary
Two teens were arrested in Scotts Valley after police allegedly found them in possession of stolen property near the scene burglary.
UPDATE 11:45AM-
(Editor's Note: In today's original article, Scotts Valley police identified a suspect as an 18-year-old boy and provided a mugshot of him. Police have since clarified that the boy is actually a juvenile and are asking for the information to not be released.
Patch has made the clarification to the original article, as requested by police.)
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SCOTTS VALLEY - Two teens were arrested in Scotts Valley after police allegedly found them in possession of stolen property near the scene of a vehicle burglary early Monday morning.
Find out what's happening in Scotts Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Around 5:20 a.m. an officer patrolling in the 200 block of Estrella Drive found a vehicle with a broken window and glass on the ground.
The officer informed the vehicle's owner of the damage and noticed two male subjects walking in the vicinity.
They were found to be in possession of property stolen from the vehicle, as well as a tool for breaking windows, according to police.
A teenage boy from Scotts Valley and a 16-year-old boy from Watsonville were both arrested on suspicion of burglary and possession of burglary tools.
The stolen property was returned to the victim.
-Bay City News, image via Scotts Valley police