Woman prowling Santa Cruz County neighborhoods arrested again

Two people were arrested for prowling in a Santa Cruz County neighborhood Monday.

According to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office, deputies were called out to a home on Big Basin Way a little after 8 p.m. Monday, November 20th for a report of people prowling on private property.

Vigilant homeowners confronted the suspects and were told the suspects were looking for their lost dog. The suspects tried to leave but their truck wouldn’t start and they were chased out of the area. A chain saw belonging to one of the neighbors was then found in the bed of the truck.

A short time after deputies arrived, the suspects, identified as Jonathan Luczak and Nicole Papineau rode up on a dirt bike. Papineau got off the bike and waited with the deputies, but Luczak ran into a creek and then nearby home where he was confronted in a tree by the homeowner.

Luczak eventually climbed off the roof of a car-port which was near the tree and was arrested by deputies.

Both suspects were booked into the Santa Cruz County jail.

Nicole Papineau was also arrested after prowling at a pot grow near the Bear Fire in October. More details on the previous arrest here