Santa Cruz Police, Santa Cruz Fire, and Santa Cruz Sheriffs combined forces to make an arrest and return approximately $5,000 worth of stolen property to a camping gear store located in Soquel. The incident took place on Saturday when a Santa Cruz Firefighter observed a trio of suspicious individuals with brand new camping gear that did not appear to belong to them. That unique brand of equipment came from a Tepui Tents store in Soquel, that reported two burglaries in the last week. Santa Cruz Police detained the three suspects and information gathered from them, led officers to contact a fourth suspect, who had sold them the gear. Over $5,000 of stolen merchandise was returned to Tepui Tents.
