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NEWS: Suspects arrested in Boulder Creek Stabbing at Scopazzi’s

September 23, 2015 By in Crime Tags: , Leave a comment

Good to hear – they got ’em.

From the Santa Cruz county Sherrif:

Arrested: Shields, Kyle Spencer, Age: 32

Arrested: Jepson, Sonia Dawn, Age: 32

Detectives identified and arrested the suspects in the stabbing case that took place in the parking lot at Scopazzi’s Restaurant in Boulder Creek on September 13th. Detectives got information regarding the suspect vehicle that fled the scene. The description included the vehicle license plate, which was used to later identify the suspects.

Once detectives identified the suspects they obtained arrest warrants for both suspect. On Tuesday, September 22nd detectives went to the suspects’ residence in San Mateo and arrested both suspects without incident.

Both suspects were transported and booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail. Kyle Shieds was charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon, with a bail of $200,000. Sonia Jepson was also arrested as an Accessory and was also charged with Battery. Her bail is also set at $200,000.

 

shields booking photo

 

Jepson booking photo

SC Sentinel: Suspects sought in Boulder Creek restaurant double stabbing

September 14, 2015 By in Crime Tags: , Leave a comment

What started as an attempted dine and dash ended up as a stabbing at Scopazzi’s. Click HERE to read more detail from the Sentinel.

 

Scopazzi's

 

 

This Tuesday: National Night Out

August 3, 2015 By in Community, events Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment

This Tuesday the Boulder Creek Business Association will be hosting National Night Out on Forest St. between the hours of 5:30 pm- 7:30pm. There will be demonstrations by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff and Boulder Creek Fire Dept. and activities for all ages, as well as free community BBQ, and bounce house.

bounce house

VOTE: Best Brewery in the Santa Cruz – Boulder Creek Brewery

July 23, 2015 By in Community, Stores and Shops Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

KPIG is asking Santa Cruz residents to vote for their favorite brewery and Boulder Creek Brewery is in the running. Right now they are in second place……

If you’d like to support our local Brewery click HERE to go vote! It just takes a few seconds to vote.

Boulder Creek Brewery Ale

Music Video Features Boulder Creek

July 16, 2015 By in music Tags: , , Leave a comment

This video for “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten features some well-known shots from Boulder Creek right after the one-minute mark.

 

This Saturday: Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser – Ramey White

July 15, 2015 By in Community, contribute Tags: , , , Leave a comment

On Saturday, July 18, a “Spaghetti Feed” fundraiser will be held at the Boulder Creek Recreation Center from 4-8 p.m. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the family of Ramey White as he continues his journey of recovery.

The event will feature live reggae music from Blazeen, children’s activities, including arts and crafts and a bouncy house, a silent auction and a drawing for a private Chardonnay Yacht Cruise, valued at $2000. Raffle tickets for the drawing are $2 each or 7 for $10.

For father of two, Ramey White, this past Father’s Day was his first since he was suddenly struck with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in January of this year, an unexpected illness that turned his whole world upside down.

Tickets for the Spaghetti Feed, purchased in advance are $12 for adults, ($15 at the door), and $5 for children, ($7 at the door).  A family of four “To Go Pack” is just $32. Tickets may be purchased online at http://bit.ly/rameyspaghetti.

The Spaghetti Feed is sponsored in part by Beauregard Vinyards, The Mountain Mechanic, the Santa Cruz Pasta Factory, and Chardonnay Charters.

RameyFamily2

From the Sheriff: Officer Involved Shooting – Two Bar Road

July 13, 2015 By in News Tags: Leave a comment

More info from our sheriff’s office:

The young man shot by deputies on July 9th in the 15000 block of Fern Flat in Boulder Creek has been identified as 17 year old Cyrus Hurtado (06/30/98) described as a white male, 6-00 , 245 lbs.  Autopsy results pending toxicology in a few weeks. 

Lieutenant Kelly Kent

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Boulder Creek Radio – Now Streaming

July 13, 2015 By in Community Tags: , , 1 Comment

KBCZ, located right in downtown Boulder Creek, is now streaming music online. Click HERE to listen in or visit kbcz.org and click the “listen” tab.

KBCZ Boulder Creek 90.1