A SANTA CRUZ PAROLEE WAS ARRESTED AFTER SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES FOUND MORE THAN A POUND OF METHAMPHETAMINE IN HIS VEHICLE. 57 YEAR-OLD ALAN TINKER WAS PULLED OVER AFTER SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RECOGNIZED HIM AS A DRUG OFFENDER ON PROBATION. A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE WAS CONDUCTED AND MORE THAN 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF METHAMPHETAMINE WAS UNCOVERED. TINKER ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO FLEE, BUT WAS APPREHENDED AFTER A BRIEF STRUGGLE. TINKER WAS ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF RESISTING ARREST, POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE FOR SALES, AND PROBATION VIOLATION.
