A TEEN WAS ARRESTED AFTER BURGLARIZING A SCOTTS VALLEY WOMAN’S HOME MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE 17-YEAR-OLD BOY HAD A BACKPACK WHICH HE WAS USING TO THROW VARIOUS ITEMS IN WHEN THE WOMAN CAME HOME. THE SUSPECT ATTEMPTED TO FLEE BUT THE WOMAN GAVE CHASE AND EVENTUALLY THE SCOTTS VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BY ON LOOKING MOTORISTS. THE TEEN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND BOOKED AT THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT ON BURGLARY CHARGES.
