CHP Santa Cruz makes three stolen vehicle busts in a 24-hour span
Jeanette Bent
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The CHP Santa Cruz reported three recovered stolen cars within a 24-hour time period Wednesday and Thursday.
They said that the Santa Cruz County Auto Theft Reduction and Enforcement task force (S.C.A.R.E.), a CHP-led task force comprising multiple law enforcement agencies—including the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, Watsonville Police and the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office—successfully retrieved a 2020 Skid Steer valued at $45,000. Image below:
Then, they said on Wednesday evening, a CHP officer tracked down and stopped a stolen 2012 Chevrolet Camaro. The driver was a 36-year-old man from Gilroy, and was arrested on scene for vehicle theft. Image below:
Finally, Thursday afternoon officers stopped a stolen 2023 Chevrolet Malibu and arrested the 36-year-old female driver from Santa Cruz. Image below:
